The war in Ukraine is on the 106th day. Wheat negotiations are still taking place on the high seas, while the fate of Donbass is being decided in Severodonetsk
By: VirgilioNotizie | Published on: 06.09.2022 08:11
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On the 106th day, fighting is still going on in Ukraine without ceasing. The situation a Severodonetsk, besieged for weeks, it becomes increasingly compromised for the occupied country; The battle in the city in eastern Ukraine is crucial, and according to President Zelenskyy, there is the “Fate of the Donbass“.
In Severodonetsk “the fate of Donbass will be decided”
Zelenskyi described the situation in Severodonetsk in harsh terms. “A brutal fightwhich will decide the fate of Donbass,” the Ukrainian president said in a video speech, “probably one of the most difficult in this war.”
Huge damage: two hospitals were destroyed from the Russian bombardment of Severodonetsk and Rubizhne. The new satellite imagery, taken by Maxar Technologies and released by CNN, shows a large red cross painted on the roof of the Severodonetsk hospital.
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Wheat crisis, the positions of Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
In the meantime, diplomacy is also being used to fight. No agreement has yet been reached on the wheat crisis after the summit in Ankara between Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Cavusoglu.
Russia has upped the ante by proposing to unblock grain exports from Ukrainian ports, but only on one condition: the West must relax imposed sanctions. A request that Turkey also supported, stressing that Moscow is ready to deal with mediation by the United Nations.
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But Ukraine has refused to resume negotiations, and on the issue of Grain The country’s positions differ greatly from those of Russia. According to Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar, Russia has interests that clash with those of the other two countries.
For Bodnar, Russia doesn’t really want to free the grain from the ports, but wants to sell its own and steal the Ukrainian in the occupied territories. The demining of ports could therefore only be possible if Russia withdraws.
Zelenskyy: “31,000 dead Russian soldiers”
Meanwhile, the number of war casualties continues to rise. According to President Zelensky, more than 31,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion of Ukraine, with an average of about 300 dead a day. A number that, according to Zelenskyy, will sooner or later also exceed “the permitted limit” for Russia.
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