Volodymyr Zelensky was involved in a traffic accident in Kiev .
Presidential spokesman Serhii Nykyforov announced this: the car in which the Ukrainian president was traveling collided with a private vehicle. Zelensky would not have been seriously injured.
"The president was visited by a doctor: no serious injuries were reported ", said the spokesman, adding that "the circumstances of the incident will be ascertained by the police".
"The doctors accompanying the head of state rescued the driver of the private car and put him in an ambulance," Nykyforov finally said. A few minutes after the statement, the Ukrainian president's office released a video of the evening speech that the leader delivers every day.
Meanwhile, Moscow, while the Ukrainian counter-offensive continues, launches a not too veiled warning to Washington: “The possible supply of long-range missiles from the US to Kiev would have an extremely destabilizing character. If the United States makes this decision, it will cross the red line and become a direct party to the conflict and Russia reserves the right to respond appropriately , ”said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
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Von der Leyen: "Putin is tried for war crimes"
Russian President Vladimir Putin must be tried by the International Criminal Court for the invasion of Ukraine. This was stated by the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in an interview.
"Putin must lose this war and answer for his actions, for me it is important," Von der Leyen told the TV channel of the German newspaper Bild. And he judged it "possible" that the Russian president will one day be prosecuted before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, believing that "ultimately Putin is responsible" for war crimes in Ukraine.
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Von der Leyen: "Give Kiev also tanks"
"If they say they need tanks, then we should take them seriously and provide them." Ukraine knows exactly what it needs "to protect itself and to defend itself". This was stated by the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen, in an interview with Bild reported on the website of the German newspaper.
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Aiea asks Russia to withdraw from Zaporizhzhia
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) has adopted a resolution calling on Russia to withdraw from the Ukrainian central Zaporizhzhia, which is regularly subject to bombing. It has been learned from diplomatic sources. The text, presented by Poland and Canada, was approved by 26 of the 35 member states, with Russia and China voting against, a diplomat said. Russian forces took control of the plant in early March, shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began.
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Von der Leyen: "Military aid and Kiev needed"
"It is absolutely necessary to support Ukraine militarily with all the means it needs. The EU is facilitating this process with the European Peace Facility". Ursula von der Leyen said this in the press point with Volodymyr Zelensky from Kiev. "We will never compensate for your sacrifices but we will be by your side as long as necessary, we will be friends forever," he added.
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G7 Trade reaffirms its commitment to sanctions against Russia
"We continue to condemn Russia's brutal, unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal war attack on Ukraine. We remain steadfast in our commitment to our unprecedented sanctions and in upholding the rules-based international order." This is what the G7 trade ministers say in the final declaration of the summit held today in Neuhardenberg, in the German state of Brandenburg. "We will continue to increase and coordinate our efforts to prevent Russia from taking advantage of its illegal aggression" and to "reduce Russia's ability to carry on the war".
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Moscow: "US long-range missiles in Kiev beyond the red line"
"The possible supply of long-range missiles from the US to Kiev would be extremely destabilizing. If the United States makes this decision, it will cross the red line and become a direct party to the conflict and Russia reserves the right to respond appropriately." This was stated by the spokeswoman of the Moscow Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, quoted by Ria Novosti.
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Moscow: "The US wants to prolong the conflict and get involved"
The US is interested in "prolonging the conflict in Ukraine as much as possible and wants to be directly involved in the hostilities". This was stated by the Moscow Foreign Ministry quoted by the Tass agency.
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Kiev: "The Russians withdraw troops from the Zaporizhzhia region"
"The occupiers have withdrawn troops and equipment from many villages and cities close to the contact line in the Zaporizhzhia region": the deputy of the regional council, the Ukrainian Sergiy Lyshenko, told Espreso TV. "In Dniprorudny there are only the police forces that collaborate with the Russians. Soldiers and equipment have been transferred to Vasylivka, in south-eastern Ukraine. The Russians have even taken away banking equipment. Now the work of Russian bank branches and the issuance of money has been stopped, as a result, the occupiers expect to have to withdraw, "he said.
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Joint Russia-China naval maneuvers in the Pacific
Russian and Chinese warships are conducting joint patrols in the Pacific, including the Sea of Okhotsk, in the Russian Far East, and are preparing to launch joint exercises. This was announced by the Moscow Ministry of Defense. "Ships of the Russian and Chinese fleets will carry out joint tactical maneuvers including artillery fire with real ammunition and helicopter support operations that will take off from the same ships," said in a video the deputy commander of the Primorye flotilla, a Russian region. northwest of Japan. This was reported by the Interfax agency.
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Blinken to Draghi: "Resist Russian attempts to divide us"
In his phone call with Prime Minister Mario Draghi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked him "for his exemplary leadership during one of the most difficult periods in recent history and for Italy's strong support for Ukraine", and he has " stressed the importance of maintaining solidarity and resilience in the face of Russian efforts to use energy and other means to divide the countries that support Ukraine ". This was announced by the US State Department.
(Unioneonline)