A 120-kilometer ditch running through the Zaporizhia region to the Crimean Gate and sandbag defense positions on the roofs of the nuclear power plant. According to some satellite images shown by Ukrainian media, Russia is preparing for the counter-offensive in Kiev.
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According to the statement, the military had been ordered to dig trenches deep and wide enough to prevent tanks and armored vehicles from advancing. In addition, concrete “dragon teeth” would be set up as barricades. Meanwhile, it’s yellow on the remains of a rocket found in a forest about ten kilometers from the Polish city of Bydgoszcz. According to some local media, the wreck was written in Russian, while for others it is just the remains of a Warsaw Army military exercise on some air defense systems.
On the diplomatic front, the phone call held between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Xi Jinping on Wednesday continues to hold the fort. In this regard, the Kremlin specifies that during his meeting with the Beijing leader, Vladimir Putin “did not discuss” the restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity according to the 1991 borders, which were considered one of the basic conditions for sitting at the table of negotiations from Kiev. At the same time, however, Moscow has asserted that it “welcomes” any initiative that could “bring closer” to the end of the conflict in Ukraine, labeling the rumors of a failed attack on Putin by the Kiev secret service last April 23 with the use of a kamikaze Drone.
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From Russia comes a new attack on Europe, with relations “at the lowest possible level” following recent expulsions of diplomats by various countries. The Russian Foreign Ministry also turned down a request from the US embassy to visit Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held at Lefortovo prison on espionage charges. A measure taken “in response” to Washington’s denial of visas for the pool of journalists assigned to accompany Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his visit to the United Nations last Monday.
Finally, the question regarding the corridor for Ukrainian wheat exports remains hot. The topic was the focus of a talk between Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Speaking via video link at the inauguration of Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant, the Russian President called it “the most important joint project between Moscow and Ankara.”