Kyiv guidelines out ceasefire or territorial concessions as Moscow hits navy targets in Ukraine’s east and south.
- Ukraine guidelines out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its assault within the nation’s east and south.
- Kyiv extends the interval of martial legislation and common mobilisation within the nation for a further 90 days, till August 23.
- Russian gasoline producer Gazprom says it has continued to produce gasoline to Europe by means of Ukraine.
- African Union chief declares visits to Moscow, Kyiv
- Polish chief visits Kyiv, lends assist to Ukraine
- Russia’s lead negotiator in peace talks with Ukraine says that Moscow was prepared to renew negotiations, however that the ball was in Kyiv’s court docket.
Listed here are the updates on Monday, Might 23:
11 minutes in the past (22:45 GMT)
Russia’s lead negotiator says Moscow prepared to renew negotiations
Russia’s lead negotiator in peace talks with Ukraine mentioned on Sunday that Moscow was prepared to renew negotiations, however that the choice remained with Kyiv.
“Freezing talks was fully Ukraine’s initiative,” Vladimir Medinsky informed Belarusian TV, including that the “ball is totally of their court docket”.
He spoke a day after Zelenskyy mentioned the battle “will solely definitively finish by means of diplomacy”.
16 minutes in the past (22:41 GMT)
Polish chief first to deal with wartime Kyiv parliament
Poland’s president has travelled to Kyiv to change into the primary international chief to deal with the Ukrainian parliament because the begin of Russia’s battle on Ukraine.
Ukrainian legislators stood on Sunday to applaud Polish President Andrzej Duda, who thanked them for the honour of talking in a spot the place, he mentioned, “the guts of a free, unbiased and democratic Ukraine beats”, based on remarks carried by the Polish state-run information company PAP.
“The free world has the face of Ukraine,” Duda informed the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature.
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1 hour in the past (21:44 GMT)
UK’s Johnson mentioned Russia’s blockade of Odesa with Zelenskyy
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday mentioned with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s transport port Odesa, a Downing Road spokesperson mentioned.
Johnson resolved to redouble efforts to supply very important meals and humanitarian assist to the folks of Ukraine and make sure the nation was in a position to export to the remainder of the world, the spokesperson added.
2 hours in the past (21:10 GMT)
Ukraine parliament bans Russian battle symbols
Ukraine’s parliament has banned the symbols “Z” and “V”, utilized by Russia’s navy to advertise its battle within the nation however agreed to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s name to permit their use for instructional or historic functions.
Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an opposition member, introduced the choice on the Telegram messaging app, saying 313 deputies had voted in favour within the 423-member Verkhovna Rada meeting.
Zelenskiy had vetoed an earlier model of the invoice and known as for the 2 symbols to be allowed in shows in museums, libraries, scientific works, re-enactments, textbooks and related cases.
Neither of the 2 letters exists within the Russian alphabet. They've been broadly used, significantly on Russian navy automobiles and tools, to advertise the goals of the battle.
2 hours in the past (21:01 GMT)
Ukraine rejects concessions as Russians assault in east and south
Ukraine guidelines out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its assault within the japanese and southern components of the nation, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv areas with air strikes and artillery hearth.
Kyiv’s stance has change into more and more uncompromising in latest weeks as Russia skilled navy setbacks whereas Ukrainian officers grew nervous they could be pressured to sacrifice land for a peace deal.
“The battle should finish with the entire restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,” Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s presidential chief of workers mentioned in a Twitter put up.
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