Forty-third day of the war in Ukraine, and at the NATO headquarters it is the day of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who calls for "arms, weapons, weapons".

“Let's see how the Russians are reorganizing. They have their plans, we have ours. In the battle for the Donbass, unfortunately, you will see the Second World War again ”, he says. "I have only three things to ask here today: guns, guns, guns." The allies have promised him they will "do more", but the details are still a mystery.

The new package of sanctions against Russia decided by the West a month and a half after the invasion of Ukraine, says Zelensky, "seems effective, but it is not enough": the measure, the leader claims in a video message, is not proportionate to the atrocities committed in Bucha and continuing in Mariupol and Kharkiv.

Speaking of Western sanctions, which Moscow has defined as "indecent", Prime Minister Mario Draghi, after a meeting with Dutch leader Rutte, replied to the Kremlin: "Indecent are the massacres we see every day".

Meanwhile, while the G7 warns the Kremlin about "serious consequences in the event of the use of chemical or nuclear weapons", accusations from Kiev on war crimes perpetrated by Russian soldiers continue to arouse reactions. Mariupol, Zelensky recalled in a speech to the Greek Parliament, "was a city of half a million and there are still about 100,000 people. But there are practically no buildings intact. The vast majority of the buildings in the city are completely destroyed. Russian army destroyed everything: hospitals, maternity hospitals, apartment buildings and the city theater, where civilians were hiding from the bombs. Mariupol is almost destroyed ". And today, he added, Russia could try to destroy Odessa: "We must save Odessa from the destruction suffered by Mariupol."

Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly welcomes the US request to suspend Russia from the Geneva Human Rights Council with 93 votes in favor. In the draft resolution - Italy is also among the co-sponsors - it asks to "suspend Russia's right to be part" of the Council expressing "grave concern for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, in particular for the news of violations and abuses of international humanitarian law by Moscow ".

Decision defined as "illegal" by Moscow, which promises to defend itself with "any legal means" at its disposal.

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EU wants to increase military aid to Kiev by half a billion

The EU will propose to increase the fund for military support to Ukraine by an additional 500 million, bringing it to 1.5 billion euros. This was announced in a tweet by the president of the EU Council, Charles Michel, writing to "support" the proposal of the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, on the increase of the European Peace Facility fund. The ok is up to the member countries of the Union.

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The Lithuanian ambassador has returned to Kiev

Lithuania's ambassador to Ukraine, Valdemaras Sarapinas, returned to Kiev today after working for over a month from Lviv in the west of the country. This was announced by the Ukrainian media according to which the diplomat from Vilnius is the first to return to the capital. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, on the other hand, announced on Twitter that the Latvian embassy in Kiev has resumed its activities and that the ambassador will return there soon after consultations in Riga.

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Green light for ambassadors to the fifth EU sanctions package

Green light for the fifth EU sanctions package from the 27 ambassadors of the member countries. The sanctions include, inter alia, the gradual embargo on Russian coal imports. The formal ratification of the capitals is expected by tomorrow at 10 am, after which the sanctions will be able to enter into force.

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Born: "More weapons in Kiev for this new phase of the war"

"I will not give details on which ally is providing what to the Ukrainians, but the different kind of war we will see in the second phase will require other needs from the Ukrainian army: the support of the allies will change depending on this. And I can foresee that the allies they will provide more weapons to Ukraine according to its needs at this stage of the war, along with humanitarian and financial aid. " NATO deputy secretary Mircea Geoana said this in Piazzapulita on air tonight, explaining that in the coming weeks in the southeast there will be "another type of war, more conventional and on a larger scale".

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Usa: "A historic vote from the UN, Russia isolated"

"Today's vote was historic. It is unprecedented that the UN General Assembly voted to suspend a permanent member of the Security Council from the Human Rights Council, and it was truly extraordinary." This was stated by the American ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. "We have again managed to isolate Russia, condemn it and support the Ukrainian people," he added, stressing that in his opinion the chilling images of Bucha and the video shown by the Kiev leader Zelensky to the Fifteen "influenced" the vote of today.

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Moscow: "Illegal UN decision"

Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council is "illegal". This was supported by the Moscow Foreign Ministry.

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UN vote, Moscow: "We will defend ourselves by any legal means"

The Kremlin is "sorry" about the qualified majority vote of the General Assembly which today suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, but reiterates that Moscow will continue to "defend itself" on the international stage. The spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, Dmitri Peskov, told Sky News Uk. "Russia will continue to defend itself with all legal means" at its disposal, Peskov cut short when asked about it, and to express its point of view regarding the Ukrainian crisis.

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Peskov: "Sweden and Finland in NATO are not a threat to Moscow"

A further enlargement of NATO to include countries such as Sweden or Finland would not in itself represent in the eyes of Russia that existential threat that the government of Vladimir Putin has indicated as a precondition for the hypothetical use of nuclear weapons. The spokesman of the Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, told Sky News Uk. Peskov ruled out that sanctions could also be considered an existential threat, underlining how Russia has lived with them "in the last 20 years" continuing to grow and how it had "been preparing for a year" for the escalation of Western retaliation triggered by the events in Ukraine.

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Moscow: "Mariuol soon freed"

Mariupol will be "liberated" by Russian forces "soon". The Kremlin spokesman said this in an interview with Sky News Uk, during which he once again called the reconstruction of the attack on the city hospital "false". Peskov insisted on labeling the accusations against the Moscow troops based on the images taken in Bucha as the result of "fake news" and "lies" passed off by the Ukrainians: among other things, he raised suspicions about the date of the satellite images, disseminated by a a company that - he argued in the face of complaints from the British journalist who showed them to him - has ties "with the Pentagon".

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Russia out of the Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly approved the US request to suspend Russia from the Geneva Human Rights Council with 93 votes in favor. In the draft resolution - Italy is also among the co-sponsors - it asks to "suspend Russia's right to be part" of the Council expressing "grave concern for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, in particular for the news of violations and abuses of international humanitarian law by Moscow ".

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Moscow: "Completely irrational nuclear weapons allegations"

Western claims about Russia's alleged plans to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine "have absolutely no rational basis." This was stated by the Moscow Foreign Ministry quoted by TASS.

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"No hospital left standing in Lugansk"

No hospital in Lugansk oblast remained standing, every health facility was bombed and damaged. Governor Serhiy Haidai denounced this, reports The Kyiv Independent, accusing Russian forces of deliberately attacking hospitals so that injured people "have no chance to survive".

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"Lavrov complicit in war crimes"

The Ukrainian foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, accused his Russian counterpart Serghei Lavrov of being "complicit in the Russian crimes" in Bucha and Mariupol.

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"NATO will strengthen aid to Ukraine"

"We agreed that we need to strengthen aid to Ukraine." This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference after the conclusion of the Atlantic Council. "I cannot go into specifics for operational reasons but the allies are increasing their support: the division between offensive and defensive weapons is a bit strange, it makes little sense, given that Ukraine is defending itself from aggression and has the right to do so ".

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Moscow charges two officers from the Azov battalion

Two officers from the Ukrainian nationalist Azov battalion, integrated into the Kiev armed forces, were indicted by Russian justice on charges of torture and violence against at least eight Russian prisoners, including shooting them in the legs, in the Kharkiv region. The Russian Investigative Committee, quoted by Tass, identified the two as SO Velichko and KV Nemichev, indicted in absentia on the basis of Article 317 of the Russian Criminal Code.

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"200 missing in Borodyanka"

Ukraine's internal affairs minister advisor Anton Gerashchenko said around 200 residents of Borodyanka, the town north of Kiev devastated by Russian bombing, are currently missing. Ukrinform reports it.

"According to the village chief of Borodyanka, there are currently around 200 residents missing. And we understand that many, many of them are gone forever. We will never forgive this crime: both the Russian occupiers and their leaders will be responsible for the killings of the Ukrainians," he said. said Gerashchenko.

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UN: "We will open an investigation into Bucha"

An investigation into the circumstances of the deaths of people dressed in civilian clothes who were found dead in Butcha by the Ukrainian authorities after the withdrawal of the Russian army is "the next step": a senior UN official said during a visit to the city near Kiev. "The world is already deeply shocked," Martin Griffiths, the UN's under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, told a Butcha municipality official, assuring that "the next step is to conduct an investigation".

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Kuleba: "In the Donbass you will see the Second World War"

"The war for the Donbass will unfortunately remind you of World War II: thousands of tanks, planes, artillery. Russia has its plans and we have ours. That's why the allies don't have to tell us there are procedures to follow: o help us now, in days, or the help will arrive late. Many civilians will die, because the help has arrived late. I am moderately optimistic about the outcome of the negotiations here at NATO headquarters. I have been very clear: to win a war we they want weapons ". Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said this at a press conference at NATO.

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G7: "Serious consequences if Moscow uses nuclear power"

"Any use by Russia of a nuclear or chemical weapon would be unacceptable and would have serious consequences." It can be read in the communiqué of the G7 foreign ministers.

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Moscow: "Kiev has changed the draft agreement"

Ukraine has presented a new draft agreement with Russia, which Moscow considers a deviation from the agreements reached in Istanbul. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, according to reports from the Tass agency. "Ukraine yesterday presented its draft agreement with Russia to the negotiating team, which obviously deviates from the key provisions recorded at the Istanbul meeting on March 29," Lavrov said. "What's more, they were recorded in a document signed by the Ukrainian delegation leader Arakhamia," he added.

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Draghi: "Indecent Moscow massacres"

“Indecent sanctions? Of indecent there are only the massacres that we see every day. ”Thus Prime Minister Mario Draghi after his meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

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"Kharkiv bombed 48 times in 24 hours"

Russian troops bombed Kharkiv's civilian infrastructure 48 times in the past 24 hours. Three people were killed in the city of Balakliya. This was stated by Oleh Synehubov, governor of Kharkiv Oblast quoted by The Kyiv Independent.

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Kremlin: "Supplying Kiev with weapons will not contribute to the talks"

Supplying Ukraine with weapons will not contribute to the success of the talks between Moscow and Kiev. This was stated by the Kremlin quoted by Tass.

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The mayor of Irpin: "The Russians with tanks on corpses"

Irpin Mayor Alexander Markushin said the Russians in the city first shot people and then passed over the bodies with tanks. "After the release of Irpin we had to collect the remains with shovels" the mayor denounced in an online conference organized by the Ukrainian commission of inquiry, as reported by Pravda Ukraine. "The occupiers started dividing families, taking away men and leaving children and women. The men were taken away in exchange for prisoners."

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Moscow jokes about Bucha, France summons ambassador

The Paris government summoned the Russian ambassador after the diplomatic representation in France posted pictures of the Bucha massacre tonight and wrote "Film set, city of Bucha". The government responded immediately with a tweet from the Minister for European Affairs, Clément Beaune: "Beyond shame. Stop".

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The mayor of Bucha: "So far 320 civilians have been killed"

"Until yesterday evening 320 civilians were found killed. Specialists are now working on the bodies: forensic specialists, law enforcement officers, but the number of bodies discovered is growing every day. They are found in private estates, parks, squares, where it was possible, when there was no bombing, to bury the bodies. People tried to bury the dead so that the dogs would not take them away. Almost 90 percent of the cases are wounded by bullets, not shrapnel. " This was stated by the mayor of Bucha Anatoly Fedoruk in an interview with Ukrainian TV Dw.

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Kuleba: "Oil and gas embargo, do we need new Buchas?"

"We insist on calling for an embargo on Russian oil and gas, full disconnection from Swift, closed ports. I hope it doesn't come to a situation where more shocks like Bucha are needed to impose new sanctions, I can't believe the Ukrainian people have to suffer so much to get European politicians to act. " This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to the Atlantic Council.

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Moscow: "Kiev pays $ 25 per person to make the scene"

"The Ukrainian authorities are stepping up a campaign to spread deliberately false accusations against the Russian military, which raises doubts as to the sincerity of Kiev's claims that they want to resolve the crisis through diplomacy." This was declared by the Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov in an interview with Newsweek shot by TASS: "People - he says - are paid 25 dollars to participate in the staged filming".

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Kuleba to NATO: "I have 3 requests, weapons, weapons, weapons"

"I have three requests today for the Atlantic Council: arms, weapons, weapons". This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to the Atlantic Council.

(Unioneonline)

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