2023-08-07 14:15:38
Russia rejects Ukraine’s demands for peace
None of the 10 points of the “peace formula”, put forward by Zelensky “aims to find a negotiated and diplomatic solution to the crisis, and all of them are a senseless ultimatum to Russia, which aims to prolong hostilities”, declared the Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement.
Moscow’s reaction to the talks on a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, which took place in Saudi Arabia, was predictable. “Without Russia’s participation and taking into account its interests, no meeting on the Ukrainian crisis has any added value,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
“Demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine”
Only the capitulation of Kiev will put an end to the Russian offensive in Ukraine, reaffirmed this Monday Moscow, two days after a meeting on the conflict in Saudi Arabia which did not allow progress towards its settlement.
“We are convinced that a truly global, lasting and equitable settlement is only possible if the Kiev regime puts an end to hostilities and terrorist attacks,” insisted the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova, in a communicated.
“The new territorial realities (in eastern and southern Ukraine) must be recognized, the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine (…) must be ensured”, she further claimed, demanding “confirmation” of the “original foundations of Ukraine’s sovereignty: its neutral, non-aligned and non-nuclear status”.
These demands, already made by Moscow when it launched its military offensive in February 2022, had been swept away by kyiv.
Twenty Ukrainian prisoners of war freed
Twenty-two Ukrainian soldiers who had been captured by Russia have been freed and returned to the country, claims on Telegram Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to President Zelensky.
These soldiers, aged 23 to 54, are servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two of whom are officers.
Two wounded in a village about a hundred kilometers from Kharkiv.
Russia targeted the village of Koutcherivka, 120 km from Kharkiv, this night, announces Andriy Yermak, chief of staff of Volodymyr Zelensky.
He reports on Telegram with a balance sheet of two dead and three injured.
A drone shot down in the Russian region of Kaluga at night
Air defense shot down a drone in the Ferzikovsky district of the Kaluga region, the region’s governor Vladislav Shapsha said.
The incident happened at 2:30 a.m. Moscow time that night. There were no injuries or damage to infrastructure, according to the governor.
Former MP dies in action
Serhiy Slabenko, elected between 2002 and 2006 to the Ukrainian Parliament, was killed in action, announces the Verkhovna Rada on his account Telegram.
Aged 57, he later served in the local executive of the Volyn region.
A bombed building at night in Kherson
A 59-year-old woman died in Kherson last night in the bombing of her building. At least seven other people were injured, according to state television Suspilne.
Separately, Russian troops launched an attack on the Sinelnyk district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. However, there were no deaths or injuries.
60 billion dollars paid to Ukraine by the United States
According to Washington Postthe amount of US aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the war amounts to 60 billion dollars, or about 54 billion euros.
A total of $43 billion was allocated for military aid, $20 billion for economic support and $2.6 billion for humanitarian aid.
“Many disagreements” in Jeddah
Seeking global influence, Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting on Ukraine on Saturday which was held without Russia but with emerging powers close to Moscow such as China, India and South Africa. .
It ended Saturday evening in Jeddah, after several hours of discussions, but without a final declaration. Ukrainian representative, the head of the presidential administration, Andriï Iermak, acknowledged “not easy discussions” and the existence of “numerous disagreements”.
Nearly 200 drone attacks in one week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country had been targeted by 178 drone attacks, as well as 65 missile strikes in a week.
“We managed to shoot down a significant number of them,” he said on Twitter, assuring that “we will do our best to make our air shield even stronger”.
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