Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes London’s proposed ‘coalition’ to supply planes to kyiv

2023-05-17 06:00:28

Cover image: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak at a Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 16, 2023. ALASTAIR GRANT / AFP

• Ukraine said on Tuesday May 16 that it had resumed 20 km² to Russian forces in recent days around the devastated city of Bakhmout, the epicenter of fighting for months in the east of its territory.
• Russian troops, however, continue to advance in this city “Completely destroying the city with artillery”said Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Maliar.
• Meeting on Tuesday for a Council of Europe summit in Iceland, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte, want to build a « coalition internationale » pour help Ukraine get F-16 fighter jets. “A good start for the coalition! »responded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening message, adding: “Thank you all”.
• The Council of Europe also created on Tuesday an “international register of damage caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine”., French President Emmanuel Macron announced at the opening of the summit. He also called on the Council to contribute to the installation of a hundred “mental health centers” in Ukraine to cope with the trauma of war.
• On the night of Monday to Tuesday, Ukraine claimed to have repelled a new deluge of fire by shooting down six Russian Kinjal hypersonic missiles and 12 other devices including Kalibr cruise missiles, S-400 anti-aircraft and Iskander ballistic missiles, but also Iranian-made drones.
• On the contrary, Moscow assured that it had “hit all the targets”, including “Ukrainian Armed Forces Deployment Points” and Western ammunition and weapons depots.
• A peace mission led by six African leaders must leave ” as soon as possible “ in Ukraine and Russia, announced South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, stating that kyiv and Moscow had “accepted to receive it”.
• The extension of the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports was still uncertain on Tuesday, with the Kremlin claiming it remained ” a lot of questions “ to settle.

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