May 11, 2023 21:28
Zelenskyy may visit Rome at the weekend
The possibility of a lightning visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Rome, which could meet Pope Francis, the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is becoming more concrete. Details are still top secret, but according to various qualified sources, Zelenskyy is expected to land in Italy between Saturday and Sunday as part of a series of visits to European countries. The Ukrainian head of state could be received by the Holy Father at the Vatican, while contacts are ongoing in the Quirinals to set the agenda for the meeting with Mattarella. However, the most awaited moment is perhaps the face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whom Zelenskyi met in Kiev on February 21. It was precisely for this reason that the Prime Minister had invited him to Italy, an invitation which he repeated on April 26 at the Rome Conference on Reconstruction. Zelenskyy has already been to Helsinki and The Hague in the past few days, and he is expected in Germany on Saturday and Sunday: first in Berlin to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, then in Aachen to receive an award. The visit to Rome could be included in this agenda, but this has not yet been officially confirmed for obvious security reasons.
May 11, 2023 21:21
Hypothesis meeting between Mattarella and Zelenskyy on Saturday
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, could meet the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday as part of his visit to Italy. AdnKronos writes it and points out that there is currently no official confirmation and it is only a hypothesis.
May 11, 2023 8:49 p.m
Zelenskyy is meeting with Meloni in Rome on Sunday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Sunday. One learns this from parliamentary circles of the majority. The visit is still being finalized.
May 11, 2023 8:40 p.m
Kiev: “Bombs are increasing in Bakhmut, it is wrong that the Russians have no ammunition”
“The number of Russian bombings in the Bakhmut and Lyman areas has increased significantly in recent weeks.” This was stated by Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Hanna Malyar, clarifying that “the claims of the occupiers about the so-called lack of ammunition are not true.” . “The enemy is simply misleading us for their military purposes. You can communicate by phone, and not by posting video and audio calls on social networks,” Malyan added.
May 11, 2023 20:35
Kiev Army: “Attack Russian troops near Bakhmut”
“Artillerymen of the 3rd assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Russian troops with a D-30 howitzer near the town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, inflicting casualties on the enemy.” The press service of the same brigade writes it on Telegram and also publishes it a video. “Six of them were injured and another killed in a direct hit,” the military said. Border guards in Bakhmut had previously reported the shooting down of four Russian drones.
May 11, 2023 7:24 p.m
Vatican sources: “Possible meeting between Pope and Zelenskyy”
“It is possible that the Pope will meet the President of Ukraine on Saturday.” Vatican sources tell ANSA, responding to rumors that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could pay a lightning visit to Rome. At the moment it is only a hypothesis and therefore there are no official confirmations about the time and place of this possible meeting. The Pope received Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal a few weeks ago, while he received Zelenskyy before the war in February 2020.
May 11, 2023 4:24 p.m
US national security adviser meets Chinese foreign minister
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Communist Party foreign envoy Wang Yi in Vienna. The White House announced this in a statement. Sullivan and Wang Yi held a “frank, factual and constructive” discussion on key issues in the U.S.-China bilateral relationship, global and regional security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Taiwan Strait, the note said.
The meeting, the White House says, is part of ongoing efforts to keep the dialogue open with Beijing based on pledges made by Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in Bali last November. The US adviser and the Chinese official agreed to “maintain this important channel of communication.”
May 11, 2023 3:44 p.m
US Ambassador: “South Africa Armed Russia”
The South African government has supplied Russia with arms. According to local media reports, the American ambassador denounced this.
May 11, 2023 3:34 p.m
Mattarella: “Counter Moscow, but seek a haven of peace”
We must “oppose Russia’s aggressive policy”, but this “must not distract us from the search for a haven of peace”. This was underlined by President Sergio Mattarella in his talks in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. “Russia’s decision (to attack the government) is irrational: we hope that elements of rationality will return to Moscow.”