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18:56
Zelensky says Moscow “counts” US elections will weaken support for Kiev
The Ukrainian president claimed that Russia was betting on the upcoming US presidential election and hoped it would weaken Washington’s support for Kiev: “(The Russians) are counting on the US elections… although we have mutual, bipartisan support.” Zelensky also acknowledged that there are “voices within the Republican Party that say support for Ukraine needs to be reduced.”
18:43
Zelensky says he is “ready” to hold elections in war-torn Ukraine
The Ukrainian president considered his country “ready” to hold elections in wartime. Statements that echo Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s statements at the time: “Russia’s pseudo-elections in the temporarily occupied territories have no value.” »
“I am ready for elections. “We are ready” if “our people need it,” Zelensky said at a conference in Kiev. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Kiev had planned to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in 2024.
6:00 p.m
The Council of the European Union announces sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations
In a statement, the Council of the European Union announced sanctions against six more people it said committed serious human rights violations against ethnic groups in Crimea. These include prosecutors and judges working in the courts set up by the Russian occupying power in Crimea, as well as two members of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB).
5:42 p.m
Russia summons Armenian ambassador over ‘unfriendly measures’
Russia on Friday summoned the ambassador of Armenia, a country allied with Moscow, for “unfriendly actions” after Yerevan announced “military exercises by the United States on Armenian territory.”
The Armenians accuse Moscow and its peacekeepers of failing in their mission by letting Azerbaijan block a key supply route to Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory the two countries have disputed for decades.
5:36 p.m
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounces a “relaxation” of sanctions against Russia
Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, denounced on X “the easing of the sanctions regime against Russia in exchange for the revival of the grain agreement.” According to him, it is “essential for Russia to return to its obligations and not to increase the feeling of impunity.”
5:26 p.m
Zelensky’s chief of staff welcomes Boris Johnson
At the 18th Yalta meeting on European strategy, Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, recognized that the former prime minister of the United Kingdom was “a great friend of Ukraine.”
17:17
The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine discusses Ukraine’s EU accession with the Polish ambassador
Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, announced on X that she had spoken to the Polish ambassador to Ukraine. According to her, in particular, “Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and NATO” was discussed.
16:38
Zelensky denounces a slowdown in Western military aid
During a press conference organized in Kiev, the Ukrainian president also lamented the slowdown in Western military aid and sanctions against Moscow. According to him, these are “processes that are becoming increasingly complicated and slower.”
Zelensky also stated that the Ukrainian army would advance faster if the West supplied faster, long-range munitions that could destroy Russian defenses, supply depots and logistics.
4:15 p.m
Russia “stops” Ukrainian counteroffensive thanks to air superiority, Zelensky admits
At a conference in Kiev on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that Russia’s air superiority stopped the Ukrainian counteroffensive. “If we’re not in the sky and Russia is, then they’re keeping us out of the sky. They’re stopping our counteroffensive,” he said. According to him, “the war is slowing down, we are aware of that.”
16:06
Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Vladimir Putin of being responsible for Prigozhin’s death
As Portal reported and the Guardian said during a press conference in Kiev, the Ukrainian leader said: “The fact that he killed Prigoyine, at least the information that we all have, says a lot” about his rationality and his Weakness.
15:58
UN Secretary General speaks of a “dysfunctional global family” on the eve of the G20 summit.
On the eve of the G20 summit, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that “while we are indeed a global family, today we look like a rather dysfunctional family.”
Significant disagreements over Russia’s war in Ukraine and how to help emerging economies combat global warming are likely to derail possible agreements at the two-day summit in New Delhi.
15:41
Ukraine condemns “sham votes” in the occupied zone
Kiev condemns the “sham elections” organized by Russia in the territories occupied since its invasion and in the annexed Crimea. “Russia’s pseudo-elections in the temporarily occupied territories have no value,” criticized the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
15:33
Ukrainian Defense Ministry condemns Russia after attack on Odradokamianka
The small town of Orihiv in the Zaporizhia region was “bombed several times a day for a year and a half.”
15:18
Russia will be “pleased” if Georgia doesn’t join the EU, says Josep Borrell
After a meeting in Tbilisi with representatives of civil society in Georgia, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called on this country to implement democratic reforms.
“Russia will be happy if we fail” to integrate Georgia into the EU, he also said during a press conference together with Georgian Prime Minister Iraqi Garibachvili, promising that “the EU will not abandon Georgia.”
3:07 p.m
The first Leopard 1 tanks arrive in Ukraine
The first ten Leopard 1 tanks that Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands promised in February have arrived in Ukraine and more will follow, according to the Danish military. At the beginning of February, these three European countries announced the deployment of a hundred heavy tanks “in the coming months” to support Kiev against the Russian army.
2:46 p.m
Estonia wants to impose a trade embargo with Russia
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has proposed imposing a trade embargo on countries bordering Russia. These are primarily Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Finland, she emphasized, adding that such a solution does not require a pan-European agreement. “The same thing we did with Visa, we can do with goods,” she added.
13:14
Petition in Ukraine for transparency about officials’ inheritance
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have already signed an online petition calling for transparency in officials’ asset declarations amid growing discontent over wartime corruption.
“Hiding these statements from Ukrainians is currently tantamount to a cover-up of widespread corruption in the country,” the text of the petition reads. It was posted online on the President’s Citizens’ Initiative website and received more than 83,000 votes, far more than the 25,000 President Zelensky needed for a response. He is asked to send a bill back to Parliament, which has veto powers. In fact, on Tuesday MEPs adopted a text in second reading that imposes an obligation on civil servants to disclose their assets, but maintains secrecy for another year. However, the petitioners, supported by NGOs, are calling for immediate public access.
1:03 p.m
Man arrested by Russians for planning a bomb attack in Crimea
Russia’s FSB intelligence agency has announced that it has arrested a man accused of plotting a bomb attack in Crimea. The suspect, a Russian citizen in his 40s, had apparently planned a railroad bombing. “We found and seized an improvised explosive device made of foreign-made plastic explosives in a hideout organized by him,” the FSB said, adding that the man had acted “on the instructions of Ukrainian military intelligence.” He was taken into custody.
12:44
Sergey Lavrov comes to India for the G20 summit
Russian diplomatic chief Sergey Lavrov arrives in India for the G20 summit. The other heads of state and government of the G20 are expected in New Delhi. Their host, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hopes to leverage India’s growing diplomatic influence and facilitate dialogue on Ukraine in the absence of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.
Amman (Jordan), November 3. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gives a press conference. AFP/Khalil Mazraawi
12:30
Four people are killed in new Russian bombings
At least four people have been killed and dozens more injured in a series of Russian attacks and shelling of towns and villages in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities. Three civilians were killed and four injured when a bomb was dropped from a plane on Odradokamianka in the southern Kherson region, according to Interior Minister Igor Klymenko.
11:55
British military to patrol Black Sea to prevent Russia from attacking cargo ships
The British government has announced that British military and security services will monitor the Black Sea to deter Russia from attacking cargo ships carrying grain from Ukraine to developing countries. According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the failure of the grain deal is causing “tremendous suffering for millions of people”.
11:42
Ukraine demands not to recognize election results in occupied territories
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the “sham elections” held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories, saying they were “worthless” and had no legal force. The ministry also called on Ukraine’s international partners to denounce the votes and not recognize the results. These elections in four partially Russian-controlled regions started today and are expected to end on Sunday.
11:17
Ukrainian forces approach Donetsk airport
Ukrainian forces advanced near Opytne and approached Donetsk Airport. These operations are conducted by soldiers from the 59th Mechanized Brigade. According to reports, around 2.4 km² have been cleared in the last few days.
10:43
A police officer was killed in a bomb attack in Kryvyi Rih
According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, a police officer was killed in a Russian rocket attack on a police building in Kryvyi Rih. After the attack on President Zelensky’s hometown, the police administration building was destroyed and rescue workers pulled several people from the rubble. According to a recent report, about fifty people were injured, regional governor Serhiy Lysak said.
10:28
Explosions in occupied Berdyansk near the polling station
As Russia holds local and regional elections this Sunday, including in the territories annexed by Ukraine, two explosions occurred at midnight near the Berdyansk municipal high school in the Zaporizhzhia region, where the Russians have set up one of the election offices.
09:55
After a bomb attack in Sumy, two injured people were rescued from the rubble
According to the Sumy regional military administration, the Russian attack destroyed a two-story residential building and more than 20 houses overnight. Eight vehicles were damaged. “There were two people under the rubble. Rescuers saved a man and a woman. The fire was extinguished. “The work continues,” the authorities state.
09:41
Chinese Vice Premier in Russia from Sunday to Tuesday
As the G20 summit begins in India this weekend, the Chinese vice premier will travel to Russia from Sunday to Tuesday to attend an economic forum. “At the invitation of the Government of the Russian Federation, Zhang Guoqing, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Vice Premier, will travel to Vladivostok, Russia, to attend the Eastern Economic Forum from September 10 to 12,” the Foreign Ministry said.
09:21
16 out of 20 drones launched by Russia were shot down
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 16 of 20 Russian drones launched overnight were shot down in the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions. These drones were launched from Russia and Crimea.
08:47
Has Elon Musk deactivated his Starlink system to prevent a Ukrainian attack on the Russian Navy in the Black Sea?
In a biography of Elon Musk due to be published next week, the blurb of which was picked up by CNN, author Walter Isaacson claims the billionaire secretly asked his engineers last year to disable Starlink satellite communications near Crimea in order to to prevent a Ukrainian underwater drone attack on Russian military ships in the Black Sea. As the explosive-laden drones approached the Russian fleet, “they lost connection and landed harmlessly,” Isaacson said. According to the author, Musk’s decision was motivated by fears of a nuclear retaliation from Moscow, which were triggered by the billionaire’s conversations with high-ranking Russian officials. He reportedly said Ukraine was going “too far” by threatening to inflict a “strategic defeat” on the Kremlin with a “mini-Pearl Harbor.”
Elon Musk responded on The apparent intention was to sink most of the Russian fleet at anchor. Had I accepted their request, SpaceX would have explicitly engaged in a major act of war and an escalation of the conflict.”
08:28
Arrest of seventeen people in Cuba suspected of recruiting for Russia
Seventeen people have been arrested in Cuba for alleged links to a human trafficking network operating out of Russia to recruit men for the war in Ukraine, the interior ministry said.
The government said Monday that the ministry is working to “neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network operating out of Russia to induct local Cuban citizens and even some from Cuba into the armed forces.” Ukraine is involved.
The head of the investigation, César Rodriguez, specified that one person arrested was “the internal organizer of these activities” and that two others were identified as recruiters. Prosecutors, for their part, said the judicial authorities are investigating allegations of “human trafficking, mercenary hostile acts from a foreign state,” which could carry a 30-year prison sentence, life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
08:24
Humanitarian aid from Armenia
While support for a thousand digital devices for schoolchildren may seem modest, the Armenian PM’s wife confirmed humanitarian aid to Ukraine for the first time since the conflict began. So far, Armenia has shown neutrality in the face of this conflict.
08:17
According to Charles Michel, the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports is “scandalous”.
On the eve of the opening of the G20 summit, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, called “scandalous” Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s seaports since its exit from a grain deal negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations and Turkey. “ and “must stop”.
“Ships carrying grain must be able to enter the Black Sea in complete safety,” he stressed, pointing out that the United Nations initiative had initially allowed 32 million tons to be delivered to the market, “particularly to developing countries.” According to him, “More than 250 million people around the world are facing severe food insecurity, and by targeting Ukrainian seaports, the Kremlin is depriving them of the food they urgently need.” He concluded that “the Kremlin’s offer to Africa of a million tons of grain is absolutely cynical.”
08:13
Ukraine wants to protect its power plants for the winter
Thanks to more modern air defense capabilities, Ukraine hopes to more reliably protect its energy facilities from Russian attacks this winter. According to one report, almost half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was affected during the winter, but almost all of it was repaired. This winter, Kiev hopes to benefit from the recently offered German-made Gepard systems. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia could resume its bombing of energy infrastructure in late September or early October.
08:07
Croatian ports for export of Ukrainian grain
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrdenko stated that Ukrainian grain can be exported from Croatian ports. In July, Russia withdrew from the agreement that allowed Ukrainian ships to transit through the Black Sea. “Russia continues to carry out missile attacks on grain infrastructure on the Black Sea coast, which significantly limits opportunities for the export of domestic grain,” Svyrydenko said at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Bucharest, adding: “Ukrainian grain has already been exported through Croatian ports exported.” . Thank you for this opportunity. Although this trade route is niche, it is already very popular,” she added.
08:04
Local and regional elections are taking place this Sunday
This Sunday, tightly controlled local and regional elections will take place in Russia, the first since the invasion of Ukraine began, Portal recalls. Governors, including the powerful mayor of Moscow, are running in 21 regions of Russia, from Siberia to the Black Sea coast.
The authorities set up by Russia in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, whose territory Moscow supposedly controls, are also organizing elections that Kiev and its allies have condemned.
08:03
Drone attack on an electronic components factory on Russian territory
Authorities in Russia’s Bryansk region have confirmed a drone attack on an industrial facility. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that one of the Ukrainian drones was shot down by an electronic warfare system. According to the region’s governor, after the attack, an “administrative building” at the Kremniy L factory, one of Russia’s largest microelectronics manufacturers, caught fire.
According to Russian media, the company produces components for the Pantsir and Iskander air defense systems. This factory had already been attacked on the night of August 30th. The fire would be put out. The Russians blame Ukraine for the attack, but neither Ukrainian authorities nor the military have yet commented on the matter.
07:45
North Korea supporting Russia would be a “huge mistake,” says Kamala Harris
07:30
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