- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, offering to facilitate the reopening of Ukrainian ports.
- The Kremlin says Putin suggested Erdogan that Russia is willing to facilitate the unhindered export of grain from Ukrainian ports in coordination with Turkey.
- France publicizes the opening of a battle crimes probe into the killing of journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff, French media outlets have reported.
- Charles Michel, president of the European Council, publicizes an settlement amongst EU nations to ban most Russian oil imports.
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Russia stolen half of a million tonnes of grain: Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy has stated that Russian occupiers have stolen “no now not as much as half of a million tonnes of grain” from Ukraine.
They “are now attempting to search out ways to illegally promote it someplace. To promote it in a draw to assemble money on what changed into stolen and to aid the deficit in the excellent market,” he stated in his center of the night handle.
On Monday, CNN reported that satellite tv for pc imagery showed a Russian merchant ship loaded with stolen Ukrainian grain had arrived in the Syrian port of Latakia. It changed into carrying almost 30,000 tonnes of (Ukrainian) wheat, in step with Ukrainian officials.
Zelenskyy says 32 media workers killed since invasion started
The killing of French journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff brings the different of media workers killed in Ukraine for the reason that delivery of the Russian invasion to 32, Zelenskyy has stated.
Zelenskyy stated: “Barely better than a month in the past I gave an interview to this very TV channel. It changed into my first interview to the French media for the length of the plump-fledged battle. My staunch condolences to colleagues and family of Frederic.”
Belarus to conduct military mobilisation exercises cessation to Ukraine border
Belarus will conduct military mobilisation exercises in June and July in the Gomel space, which borders Ukraine to the south and Russia to the east, remark info company BelTA has reported.
“Events of this vogue are traditionally held to elongate the fight and mobilisation readiness of military commissariats, and crimson meat up military data and good talents of those in payment of military service,” BelTA quoted Andrey Krivonosov, military commissar of the Gomel space, as announcing.
European Union agrees to ban most Russian oil imports: Legitimate
The president of the European Council has presented an settlement amongst EU nations to ban most Russian oil imports to the 27-nation bloc.
“This straight covers better than 2/3 of oil imports from Russia, decreasing a sizable provide of financing for its battle machine,” Charles Michel wrote on Twitter.
It remains unclear when the ban will creep into end or whether or now not nations closely dependent on Russian energy exports, which beforehand antagonistic the embargo, could be exempt from the measure.
The ban would be phase of a sixth EU sanction kit in opposition to Moscow that Kyiv had been searching for. Michel stated the measures moreover consist of blocking Russia’s greatest monetary institution Sberbank from the SWIFT monetary messaging service, banning three Russian remark-owned broadcasters and sanctions in opposition to other folks guilty for battle crimes.
#Unity
Settlement to ban export of Russian oil to the EU.
This straight covers better than 2/3 of oil imports from Russia, decreasing a sizable provide of financing for its battle machine.
Maximum stress on Russia to complete the battle.
#EUCO
— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) Could 30, 2022
Russia ‘clearly’ searching for global food crisis, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy has stated the Russian blockade of Ukrainian seaports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tonnes of grain.
In his nightly handle, Zelenskyy stated the is the specter of famine in nations dependent on the grain and will slay a contemporary migration crisis. “This is something the Russian leadership clearly seeks,” he stated.
Zelenskyy accused Moscow of “deliberately constructing this enviornment so as that the total of Europe struggles and so as that Ukraine doesn’t kind billions of bucks from its exports.”
Moscow has blamed Western sanctions for the crisis – a dispute Zelenskyy dismissed as “cynical”.
WNBA star calls for bringing Brittney Griner ‘home’
Basketball star Breanna Stewart has known as on Washington to lift home her fellow Women’s NBA player Brittney Griner who has been detained in Russia since February.
“We’re paying consideration and we’re hoping on you,” Stewart stated in a tweet addressing the White Dwelling.
It has been 102 days since our friend, Brittney Griner, has been wrongfully detained in Russia. It’s a ways time for her to come home. @WhiteHouse, we’re paying consideration and we’re hoping on you. #WeAreBG pic.twitter.com/JrmxiPD4Kw
— Breanna Stewart (@breannastewart) Could 30, 2022
France opens battle crimes probe into killing of journalist: Reports
France has presented the opening of a battle crimes probe into the killing of journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff and the wounding of his colleague Maxime Brandstaetter for the length of Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine, French media outlets have reported.
The French journalist changed into working for the BFM television info channel, which stated he changed into 32 years ragged and on his 2nd Ukraine reporting shuttle for the reason that battle started on February 24.
France’s nationwide anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office stated it changed into moreover investigating 5 other incidents provocative French voters, AFP reported.
Zelenskyy warns in opposition to succumbing to Russian ‘blackmail’ on food provides
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has requested France to now not succumb to Russian “blackmail” over food provides at a assembly with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, his office has stated.
In its summary of the talks, the Ukrainian presidency accused Russia of the utilize of food safety issues in an strive to have world sanctions eased. Kyiv has stated Moscow is looting grain and farm gear from areas its troops aid in Ukraine and of obstructing Ukraine’s exports of grain.
Zelenskyy’s office stated he and Colonna discussed sanctions, weapons provides and Ukrainian aspirations to affix the European Union.
The battle in Ukraine has contributed to a world upward thrust in food costs, raising effort of worsening the starvation crises in many places around the realm.
German politicians conform to $107bn deal to eradicate military
Germany’s authorities and conservative opposition have agreed on a deal that can delivery 100bn euros ($107bn) to modernise the nation’s army in step with Russia.
An settlement changed into reached to slay a varied fund for military procurement that can moreover allow Berlin to assemble NATO’s target spending of two percent of erroneous domestic product (GDP) on defence.
The deal, which entails amending budgetary rules in the nationwide constitution, changed into struck after weeks of interesting negotiations between the occasions in the governing coalition and the conservatives of used chancellor Angela Merkel, representatives of these groups suggested the AFP info company.
Erdogan holds separate talks with Putin, Zelenskyy
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, offering to facilitate the reopening of Ukrainian ports.
“All around the dialogue of the insist in Ukraine, emphasis changed into placed on making certain safe navigation in the Murky and Azov seas and striking off the mine menace of their waters,” the Kremlin stated of Putin’s name with Erdogan.
For its phase, Ankara stated Erdogan suggested Putin that peace wished to be established as soon as conceivable and that Turkey changed into willing to eradicate on a feature in an “statement mechanism” between Moscow, Kyiv and the United Countries, if an settlement is reached.
Erdogan later stated that he “especially valued the project to slay a steady sea route for exporting Ukrainian agricultural products”, in step with his office, adding the Turkish chief welcomed, in precept, the premise of making Istanbul a headquarters for the “statement mechanism”.
Persisted dialogue with 🇹🇷 President @RTErdogan. Discussed threats to food safety posed by the aggressor & ways to unblock 🇺🇦 ports. Held discussions on cooperation in the safety sphere. Unanimously agree on the have to restore peace. We love 🇹🇷’s attend in this direction of.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) Could 30, 2022
No EU settlement on Russian oil embargo
European Union nations assembly in Brussels to discuss extra sanctions on Moscow have failed to agree on a ban on Russian oil imports, regardless of final-minute haggling earlier than the two-day summit.
The EU has rolled out 5 applications of sanctions in opposition to Russia since its troops invaded Ukraine, but an settlement on an oil embargo has proved elusive because so many nations rely on Russian erroneous.
“There’s now not any compromise for this 2nd the least bit,” stated Hungarian High Minister Viktor Orban, whose nation has been the first holdout for a deal.
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