UN chief ‘appalled’ by strikes on Vinnytsia
The UN secretary-general is “appalled” by the Russian attack on Vinnytsia, a city in central Ukraine, his spokesman said on Thursday.
Antonio Guterres “condemns any attack against civilians or civilian infrastructure”, recalled his spokesperson. At least 23 people were killed Thursday in this Ukrainian locality, until then relatively spared from the fighting.
G20 big moneymakers open war-dominated meeting in Ukraine
The big moneymakers of the G20 began a meeting in Indonesia on Friday that is expected to be dominated by the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the global economy, as inflation picks up and growth prospects weaken. darken.
“The world is watching us,” said Sri Mulyani Indrawati, finance minister of host country Indonesia, opening the meeting. “The actions we take will have a very significant effect on all the nations of the world.”
Ukrainian executive calls on parliament to control arms deliveries
This proposal comes after the European Union expressed concern that these weapons were smuggled out of Ukraine to equip criminal gangs in Europe.
“Parliament, as the legislature, should be involved in oversight of defense aid from allies. Our goal is to be as transparent as possible under martial law,” Andrii Iermak said on Telegram. However, he assured that all the weapons supplied by the West were “registered and sent to the front”.