Time.news – The US president, Joe Biden, answered “yes” to a question from journalists who asked him if he was ready for a trip to Ukraine. After the announcement that the US is considering whether or not to send an official to Kiev, Biden said: “We are making a decision now. Thank you.” “Who do you intend to send?” Asked a reporter. Biden replied, “Are you ready to go?” “Yes – replied the journalist who then asked the president: And you?”. Biden replied ah: “Yes”.
The New York Times revealed that the EU is working on a draft for the Russian oil embargo. A gradual purchase ban is being studied in Brussels to give Germany and other countries time to organize alternative suppliers. President Zelensky accused Germany and Hungary of blocking efforts to reach an embargo on energy exports from which Russia would earn about $ 326 billion this year. Russian President Putin has ordered the construction of new gas pipelines in Siberia and has launched the challenge: “We will export our energy to Asia”.
The Russian Defense Ministry, cited by Ria Novosti, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, the missile cruiser Moskva, sank while being towed into port during a storm following an explosion and fire.
The Ukrainian Parliament has asked the world to recognize the “genocide”. French President Emmanuela Macron chose not to use the word “genocide” for what is happening in Ukraine, arguing that “verbal escalation does not help Ukraine”. “The word genocide has a meaning” and “must be qualified by the jurists, not the politicians,” she explained, speaking from Havre in the northwest. Then Macron had two telephone conversations with his counterpart Volodi’mir Zelensky, reiterating to the Ukrainian president that France is on Kiev’s side to end the conflict.
09:34Moscow: arms factory near Kiev hit
09:23For Moscow, the attacks on Kiev will increase
The number and extent of missile attacks on targets in Kiev will increase in response to those of Ukrainian forces against Russian territory. This was stated by the Moscow Ministry of Defense
09:12Di Maio: “We need to restart the Moscow-Kiev dialogue”
“We must stop the escalation and restart the dialogue between Ukraine and Russia”. This was stated by the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, on Radio24, underlining that Italy is ready to act as guarantor.
09:00Di Maio: Genocide? “Atrocities are there for all to see”
“Obviously we have no elements to verify whether or not it is a genocide, but the atrocities are there for all to see and we were among the first countries in the world to ask the International Criminal Court to verify war crimes and identify those responsible”. This was stated by the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, on Radio24.
08:43London: the sinking of the ‘Moskva’ will change the picture in the Black Sea
The sinking of the missile cruiser Moskva, preceded on March 24 by the sinking of another Russian Alligator-class ship, “will probably push Russia to review its position in the Black Sea”: British intelligence wrote in his update on the war in Ukraine. “Russia has suffered damage to two key ships since the invasion began,” the bulletin reads again. “The missile cruiser Moskva – observes British intelligence – played a key role both as a command ship and for air defense”.
04:25Moscow: after the explosion of ammunition on board the ship sank
The flagship of Russia in the Black Sea it sank after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed to be a successful missile strike, while the Kremlin accused Kiev of targeting its citizens by pushing across the border. The Russian defense ministry said the ship’s explosion was the result of the ammunition explosion and added that the damage from the blast caused her to “lose her balance” as she was being towed into port. “Given the rough seas, the ship sank,” Russian state news agency TASS said, citing the ministry. On the Ukrainian side, Odessa military spokesman Sergey Bratchuk said the ship was hit by national Neptune cruise missiles. In Washington, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said he was unable to verify either version, but stressed that the sinking of the Moskva dealt a “big blow” to the Black Sea fleet.
02:02The head of the CIA: Putin is desperate, he can use nuclear weapons
Russia’s setbacks during its invasion of Ukraine could prompt Russian President Vladimir Putin to use tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons. This was stated by CIA director William Burns. “Given the desperation of President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the setbacks they have faced militarily so far, none of us can take lightly the threat of the potential use of tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons,” Burns warned in a statement. speech in Atlanta, adding however that there are no particular signs that Moscow is preparing an attack of this type. “Obviously – he added – we are very worried. And I know the president Biden is deeply concerned about averting a third world war, avoiding the threshold at which a nuclear conflict becomes possible“.