Russia accuses Ukraine of “nuclear terrorism» and calls on the international community, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Organization (UN) to pay “maximum attention” and condemn the “irresponsible behavior of Kyiv” which has led to a “Nuclear disaster in Europe». The allegation relates to Friday’s incident when a Ukrainian drone allegedly crashed in Kurchatov, in Russia’s Kursk region, where a nuclear power plant is located. Meanwhile, during a call with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Russian leader Wladimir Putin continues to express concerns about the renewal of thewheat deal, expires on the following July 17. Putin stressed that the main purpose of the agreement, namely to supply grain to countries in need, including the African continent, was not achieved and the obstacles to Russian exports of food and fertilizers were not removed as provided for in the agreements. It has been announced from China that the Chinese and Russian militaries will soon hold joint drills in the Sea of Japan, as part of the annual cooperation plan between the two countries. In Ukraine the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues its intensive diplomatic activities and hosts an unannounced visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. Zelenskyy emphasized that the end of the war will directly depend on it comprehensive support for Ukraine and that they do everything to make it as intense and meaningful as possible. These words are an indirect response to concerns from some parts of Europe that are reluctant to continue delivering military aid to Ukraine, as emphasized by the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who believes that Kiev in particular insists on wanting to wage this war.
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Russia arrests seven people who intended to kill two prominent journalists
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GB: 18,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained
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Russia arrests seven people who intended to kill two prominent journalists
According to the Russian news agency Tass, a Moscow court on Saturday issued criminal charges against seven people “motivated by national hatred” for killing two prominent Russian journalists in a Ukraine-backed plot. The court authorized the detention of five minors born in 2005 and 2006 and two men belonging to an organized group until September 14 for “hooliganism”. In fact, Russian intelligence announced that it had foiled an attempted attack on journalist Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Russia Today and the Rossiya Segodnya publishing group, believed to be very close to Vladimir Putin. In this connection, seven arrests were made. A second journalist, Ksenia Sobchak, would have been another target.
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Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of bombing civilians in Zaporizhia
Three civilians were injured by Russian shelling of a village in Zaporizhia, the head of Ukraine’s presidential administration said on Saturday, while pro-Russian officials said Ukrainian forces had shelled a school in the same area. In Zaporizhia, a frontline region in southern Ukraine that Russia tried to annex last year, fighting has been going on for months but has not yet reached its full extent. The regional capital, Zaporizhia, remains under Kiev control.
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GB: 18,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained
There are 18,000 Ukrainian recruits who have taken part in the Op Interflex training program in the UK. This was announced by the British Ministry of Defence, which published a video with recordings of the training on Twitter. Launched in June 2022, the program “teaches Ukrainians to survive and be deadly in their fight against the illegal invasion of their country,” the tweet said.
Op Interflex, the British-led infantry training program for Ukrainian volunteers, has so far trained 18,000 recruits.
Launched on June 26, 2022, Op Interflex teaches Ukrainians how to survive and be deadly in the fight against the illegal invasion of their homeland.
#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/jXWrw0jXrE
— Department of Defense (@DefenceHQ) July 15, 2023
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GB, Secretary of Defense Wallace will resign
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed his intention to step down but stressed that he would do so at the next reshuffle. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Wallace also said he would not stand for re-election in the next election. “I entered politics in the Scottish Parliament in 1999, I’m 24 years old. “I’ve spent over seven years with three phones on my bedside table,” Wallace told the British newspaper again, who, as an ironclad ally of Boris Johnson, remained defense secretary with three different prime ministers and played a key role in Britain’s response to the invasion of “Ukraine . In publishing the news of the resignation, Sky News highlighted how Wallace’s failed bid to become NATO Secretary General in place of Jens Stoltenberg, who was confirmed for another year in recent days, could weigh on the decision. Wallace has also come under criticism in recent days for saying Ukraine must show the UK “gratitude” after Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there was no date for Kiev’s entry into the “absurd” Born. “I think we’ve always been grateful to the UK,” the Ukrainian president replied. “I don’t know what he meant or how else we could be grateful.”