2023-07-07 07:17:32
► Volodymyr Zelensky en visite en Turquie
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday (July 7th), on the eve of the 500th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. During this first visit to Turkey by the Ukrainian head of state since February 2022, the two heads of state will meet in particular, according to the pro-government daily Sabahof the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports.
Concluded in July 2022 with the sponsorship of the United Nations and Turkey, the agreement may not be extended, as Russia does not see it ” no reason “, just days away from its expiration on July 17. Moscow has been complaining for several months about obstacles to another – bilateral – agreement signed last July with the UN on its fertilizer exports.
► Zelensky says Ukraine needs ‘honesty’ in NATO relations
Ahead of a crucial NATO summit, the Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Ukraine had “need for honesty in [ses] relations » with the Atlantic Alliance, in front of the press in Prague, alongside Czech President Petr Pavel. It’s time to demonstrate “the courage and strength of this alliance”he added.
Volodymyr Zelensky went to Prague after a visit to Bulgaria to discuss joining NATO and to plead for an acceleration of the delivery of arms by this major ammunition-producing country, in the midst of the Kiev counter-offensive.
► The Ukrainian offensive is “not fast” but “we are advancing”, says Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that the Ukrainian counter-offensive was not ” not fast “ but that the kyiv troops were advancing.
“The offense is not fast, that’s a fact”he admitted. “But nevertheless, we are advancing, we are not retreating, like the Russians”assured journalists the Ukrainian president in Prague, alongside his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel. “We now have the initiative”he said.
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