KIEV – Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange 107 prisoners of war each as tensions continue. At the same time, Russia has stepped up its offensive aimed at destroying Ukraine’s infrastructure. The high-tension lines leading to the Zaporizhya Nuclear Power Plant were damaged and the power supply to the plant was interrupted again.
Russian forces have completely withdrawn from Kherson, where Ukraine is advancing. The withdrawal comes as Ukraine is accused of planning to destroy the Kakhokva Dam on the Dnipro River to destroy Russian forces. All the people nearby have been asked to evacuate. Russia, which temporarily withdrew from a UN-brokered agreement on food grain exports, decided to continue cooperation under pressure from Turkey.
The movement of food grains from Ukraine will not be interrupted. The British ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow to protest, accusing Britain of being behind the drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea.
S. Jaishankar to Russia
New Delhi ∙ India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Russia on 7th and 8th. He will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The two have met 4 times since the start of the Ukraine conflict.
India abstained from the vote on the Russian resolution
New York: India abstained from voting on a resolution brought by Russia in the UN Security Council demanding an investigation into allegations that the US and Ukraine are conducting biological weapons tests at laboratories in Ukraine. Only Russia and China supported the resolution. The US, UK and France opposed it. Other countries, including India, abstained.
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