New international secretary David Cameron meets Zelensky
Vladimir Putin has spoken at a G20 digital summit as we speak, repeating the propagandistic line that Russia stays open to peace talks in Ukraine and calling the “particular army operation” a “tragedy” regardless of ordering the invasion.
“Sure, after all, army actions are all the time a tragedy,” Putin stated. “And naturally, we must always take into consideration tips on how to cease this tragedy. By the best way, Russia has by no means refused peace talks with Ukraine.”
The Russian chief stated the invasion was crucial to beat what he known as a “coup”.
Throughout his transient speech, which was roughly 17 minutes lengthy, it appeared that solely a handful of nations tuned in to listen to him converse, together with Spain, Singapore, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Korea and the hosts India. China and the US had declined to attend, in line with a report in Bloomberg.
It comes as Volodymyr Zelensky stated Ukrainian troops face ”tough” defensive operations on components of the japanese entrance with bitter winter chilly setting in. Photos from the frontline in Donbas, in addition to in Kyiv, present that snow has already begun to fall.
Russia has by no means deserted peace negotiations with Ukraine, says Putin
Vladimir Putin has stated Russia has by no means deserted peace negotiations on Ukraine.
“The state of affairs in Ukraine can’t however shock, however the coup in Ukraine and the extermination of the civilian inhabitants there and in Palestine is just not stunning,” he stated, in line with state media.
Tom Watling22 November 2023 13:28
Putin pictured addresses a digital G20 summit
Vladimir Putin has been pictured addressing the digital G20 summit.
It seems solely a handful of nations have tuned in to listen to him converse, inlcuding India, Spain Indonesia, and Korea.
Vladimir Putin addresses a G20 digital summit
(Tass )
Tom Watling22 November 2023 13:25
Russia claims Ukraine attacked a bunch of journalists
Moscow has claimed a bunch of Russian journalists have come underneath assault from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defence Ministry stated the incident occurred in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia area, which is partially underneath Russian occupation.
Russia annexed the area, illegally, in September final yr.
Alexander Butler23 November 2023 05:01
The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has now written to European Council President Charles Michel arguing EU leaders shouldn’t endorse the European Fee’s suggestion that Ukraine be allowed to hitch the bloc.
“The European Council is just not ready to… agree on the way forward for the enlargement course of except a consensus on our future technique in the direction of Ukraine is discovered,” he stated.
The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban
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Alexander Butler23 November 2023 03:01
After greater than a thousand of its employees went to combat Russia’s invasion, a coal mining enterprise in japanese Ukraine suffered an enormous employees scarcity. Its reply was to permit girls to work underground for the primary time in its historical past.
Over 100 took up the supply. “I took this job as a result of the conflict began and there have been no different jobs,” 22-year-old Krystyna stated.
For 5 months, she has labored as a technician 1,542 ft under floor, servicing the small electrical trains that haul employees greater than 2.5 miles from the carry shaft the place they descend to the seams of coal.
Alexander Butler23 November 2023 01:00
‘It’s like Covid’: Zelensky says Putin has made ‘5 – 6’ makes an attempt on his life
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that no less than “5 – 6” Russian makes an attempt to assassinate him have been foiled by his safety companies.
The wartime chief, talking from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, stated the quantity of makes an attempt had turned him nearly numb to the hazard. He in contrast the later makes an attempt to catching the Covid-19 an infection.
“The primary one could be very attention-grabbing, when it’s the first time, and after that it is rather like Covid,” he stated in a brand new interview.
Alexander Butler23 November 2023 00:01
Ukrainian sniper ‘breaks world file after killing Russian solider almost 2.5 miles away’
A Ukrainian sniper claims to have damaged the world file by killing a Russian soldier nearly 2.5 miles away, with a customized rifle known as ‘Lord of the Horizon’, Holly Evans studies.
The earlier file was held by a Canadian particular operations sniper at a distance of two.2 miles in Iraq in 2017.
In a press assertion, the Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated: “The SBU sniper set a world file for a profitable shot.
“He hit a Russian soldier from an unbelievable distance.
“SBU snipers are altering the foundations of world sniping, demonstrating the power to work successfully at implausible distances.”
Alexander Butler22 November 2023 23:00
Estonia accuses Russia of serving to migrants to its border
Estonia‘s inside minister accused Russia on Wednesday of being concerned in “a hybrid assault operation” to carry migrants to its border, aiming to undermine safety and unsettle the Baltic state’s inhabitants.
A complete of 75 migrants, largely from Somalia and Syria, have tried to enter Estonia from Russia by the Narva crossing level since Thursday, Estonia‘s public broadcaster ERR reported. None have requested for an asylum and all have been turned again, the inside ministry stated.
Estonia has made preparations to shut border crossings if “the migration strain from Russia escalates”, and to take care of migrants in the event that they attempt to enter outdoors official crossings, Inside Minister Lauri Laanemets informed Reuters by a spokesperson.
“Sadly, there are a lot of indicators that Russian border officers and probably different companies are concerned”, stated the minister.
“Fairly frankly, (the) ongoing migration strain on Europe’s japanese border is a hybrid assault operation”, he added.
Russian officers weren’t instantly obtainable to remark.
Estonia‘s neighbour Finland stated on Tuesday Russian authorities have been seemingly instantly concerned in additional than 500 asylum seekers, largely from Yemen, Somalia, Syria and Iraq, arriving in a sudden surge from Russia over the previous two weeks.
On Monday, the Kremlin denied Russia was intentionally pushing unlawful migrants in the direction of the Finnish border and stated Russian border guards have been finishing up their duties consistent with the foundations.
Migrants have a look at a Finnish Customs official’s canine on the worldwide border crossing with Russia earlier this week
(AP)
Tom Watling22 November 2023 21:00
10 years later, a war-weary Ukraine displays on occasions that started its collision course with Russia
It occurs each November, when the chilly descends on Kyiv. The change in climate all the time makes Dmytro Riznychenko suppose again, and he’s overwhelmed by his feelings.
“That is the place it actually started,” Riznychenko stated, strolling by central Kyiv’s Independence Sq. not too long ago, reflecting on the rebellion that unleashed a decade of momentous change for Ukraine, finally resulting in the present conflict with Russia.
“Ten years of conflict and wrestle,” the 41-year-old psychologist continued, wearily and reluctantly. “And it looks as if the blood has solely simply begun to circulation, actually. I remorse nothing. However, God, it’s simply so tiresome.”
Tom Watling22 November 2023 20:00
Ukraine might fail to satisfy future grain calls for amid continuous Russian assaults, says UN
“If assaults on meals infrastructure and the blockage of sea export routes proceed, it can dramatically influence the agricultural manufacturing outlook over years to come back, and will, in a worst-case situation, result in wheat manufacturing being unable to satisfy home and export demand,” stated the WFP’s Ukraine director Matthew Hollingworth on Tuesday.
Tom Watling22 November 2023 19:00