2023-09-09 16:33:00
North Korea held a paramilitary parade on Friday (September 8th) to mark the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of North Korean rule, attended by Russian and Chinese delegations, under the watchful eye of leader Kim Jong Un, the agency reported. official KCNA press release. The event was a parade of “paramilitary forces”, according to KCNA, and not regular army soldiers as usual.
State media footage showed uniformed brigades, some on tractors or large red trucks, as Kim Jong Un and his daughter looked on, cheering and smiling. The “8 September parade in Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” KCNA said, using the official name of North Korea.
Vladimir Putin did not miss the opportunity to congratulate the North Korean dictator. “I am convinced that thanks to our joint efforts we will continue to strengthen […] bilateral ties on all axes,” he said in a message quoted by the Kremlin. “This fully corresponds to the interests of our peoples” and helps to ensure “security and stability on the Korean peninsula and in Asia of the North-East”, he assured.
“Three quarters of a century ago, the Soviet Union was the first to recognize the new sovereign state that has appeared on Korean soil,” recalled the Russian president, stressing that “since then relations between our countries have been based always on the principles of friendship, good neighborliness and mutual respect. And to conclude: “I sincerely wish you robust health and success and I wish all North Korean citizens peace and prosperity.”
Ukraine: G20 members denounce “use of force”
According to the declaration adopted at the end of the G20 summit, which is being held this weekend in India, the leaders of the member countries denounced the “use of force” aimed at obtaining territorial gains in Ukraine. “Regarding the war in Ukraine […] under the UN Charter, all states must refrain from resorting to the threat or use of force to seek territorial gains to the detriment of territorial integrity and political sovereignty of any State”, concluded the representatives of the G20 countries.
But the text does not explicitly mention Russian “aggression”, an expression used in 2022 during the previous G20 summit in Bali in a reference to a Security Council resolution, which had deplored “in the strongest terms aggression committed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine”. The American national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, however, welcomed the wording of the text. “From our point of view, it’s a very good job,” he told reporters.
“Ukraine is grateful to the partners who tried to include strong wording in the text. At the same time, regarding Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the G20 has nothing to be proud,” said Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry.
The declaration also reinforced the principle that the use of nuclear weapons is “inadmissible” and that “a just peace must be based on the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity “, he added. India, host of the G20 summit, has walked a tightrope over the war in Ukraine to find a balance between its traditional alliance with Moscow – which provides the bulk of New Delhi’s arms imports -, and its membership in the “Quad” alongside the United States, Japan and Australia.
In the campaign, Joe Biden praises his “quiet strength” and his visit to Ukraine
At rock bottom in the polls, Joe Biden boasts of his “quiet strength” in a campaign clip featuring his trip to Ukraine in February. The 80-year-old Democratic president, who is seeking a second term, appears as a leader who is not afraid to confront “dictators” to better contrast, according to his campaign team, with the Republican opposition and his potential rival. in the November 2024 election, Donald Trump.
Joe Biden established himself as the architect of the Western response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and is proud, according to him, of having restored America’s image on the international scene after the years Trump, for example, renewing the alliances of the United States. The former American president has vowed to do everything to end the war in Ukraine if he is elected in 2024. “In the middle of a war zone, Joe Biden has shown the whole world what America is like. done”, assures a narrator in this one-minute clip, like a film trailer, which will be broadcast in key states during the weekend.
The head of Japanese diplomacy visits Ukraine
The head of Japanese diplomacy, Yoshimasa Hayashi, is visiting Ukraine on Saturday, the Japanese embassy in kyiv said. “Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives in Ukraine,” the embassy said on Facebook, posting a video showing the diplomat being greeted upon his arrival at the train station.
Earthquake in Morocco: Zelensky sends his “deep condolences”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent his “deep condolences” to Morocco this Saturday, September 9, after the earthquake which left more than 630 victims, according to a provisional report. “Our deep condolences to His Majesty King Mohammed VI and all Moroccans for the lives lost in this horrible earthquake in the Marrakech region. I wish the injured a speedy recovery. Ukraine expresses its solidarity with Morocco at this time. tragic moment,” Volodymyr Zelenzky posted on a social network.
One person died in Russian attack on Kryvy Rih
A young man was killed in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih on Friday, the head of the town’s military administration, Oleksandr Vilkoul, said on Telegram on Saturday. “The number of injuries following yesterday’s rocket attack [vendredi] amounts to 74 people, 34 people are in city hospitals, including three in serious condition,” he said.
Russian party headquarters in Ukraine destroyed
The headquarters of the United Russia political party in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Polohy was destroyed in an attack on Friday, according to the mayor of Melitopol, reports the Kyiv Independent. Ivan Fedorov said that local residents confirmed the destruction of the party headquarters. No details were given on how the building was destroyed or the casualties among Russian authorities.
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