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Russia Accuses Ukraine of Using Black Sea Grain Export Corridor for “Terrorist Attack”

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 21, 2023

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Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bershinin accused Ukraine of using the Black Sea grain export corridor to launch a “terrorist attack” against Russia’s national interests. Representative photo (2023 Reuters)

[モスクワ２１日ロイター] – Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bershinin on Monday accused Ukraine of using the Black Sea grain export corridor to launch a “terrorist attack” against Russia’s national interests.

Bershinin explained Russia’s suspension of the agreement to export grains via the Black Sea (Black Sea Initiative). He claimed that a memorandum of understanding pledged to promote exports of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers had been ignored.

He also said that Ukraine had used the corridor for military purposes, although he did not provide specific evidence. It said the corridor had been used for “terrorist attacks”, including on the bridge connecting southern Russia with Crimea.

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2023-07-21 16:54:00

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Russia’s Attack on Ukraine’s Port of Chornomorsk Causes Severe Damage to Grain Export Facilities

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 19, 2023

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Ukraine’s Agriculture and Food Minister Sorsky said on the 19th that the port of Chornomorsk in the southern Odesa province on the coast of the Black Sea was attacked by Russia at night, and grain export facilities were severely damaged, and a large amount of stored grain was destroyed. revealed to be lost. Image provided (2023 Reuters)

[キーウ１９日ロイター] – Ukrainian Agriculture and Food Minister Solsky said on the 19th that the port of Chornomorsk in the southern Odesa province on the Black Sea coast was attacked by Russia at night, and grain export facilities were severely damaged, and a large amount of grain stored was damaged. revealed to be lost.

Russia said on Thursday it would not extend and suspend implementation of the Black Sea Initiative brokered by Turkey and the United Nations. Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberate and premeditated airstrikes on its port facilities.

Agriculture Minister Sorsky said 60,000 tonnes of grain had been lost in the nighttime airstrikes. According to the Black Sea Grain Export Agreement, the grain was supposed to be shipped 60 days in advance.

It said it would take at least a year for the damaged facilities to be fully repaired, adding that the Russian attack on grain export facilities was “not an act of terrorism against Ukraine, but an act of terrorism against the whole world. Global food security is once again endangered.” I am,” he accused.

Sorsky said the damage was extensive, including at Kernel, Ukraine’s largest sunflower oil producer and exporter.

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2023-07-19 13:45:00

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China Urges EU to “Clarify” Position on Strategic Partnership

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 15, 2023

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China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (pictured), told EU Foreign Minister and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Borrell that the EU would “clarify” its position on a strategic partnership with China. told me it was necessary. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

[北京１５日ロイター] – China’s top foreign affairs official, Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, told EU Foreign Minister Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, that the EU needs to “clarify” its position on a strategic partnership with China. I was told there is.

The EU and China have pledged to strengthen ties beyond trade and investment in the comprehensive strategic partnership launched in 2003. But since 2019, the EU has seen China as an “economic competitor” and a “systemic rival”, and is wary of China’s close ties with Russia, which invaded Ukraine.

Wang and Borrell met at a regional meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Wang told Borrell that China and the EU should strengthen communication, increase mutual trust, and further strengthen cooperation. I told him it shouldn’t have happened.

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2023-07-15 08:27:00

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U.S. Secretary of State Brinken Criticizes Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov at ASEAN-related Meeting

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 14, 2023

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U.S. Secretary of State Brinken said at a press conference after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related meeting on the 14th that Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov was “neither constructive nor productive” on any issue, saying that he had not done so in Ukraine. He said he did not hear any remarks suggesting a change in the direction of the war. Photo taken in Indonesia in 2023. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

[ジャカルタ１４日ロイター] – U.S. Secretary of State Brinken said at a press conference after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related meeting on the 14th that Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov was “neither constructive nor productive” on any issue, and that the U.S. He said he did not hear any remarks suggesting a change in the direction of the war.

He also said Lavrov was “totally negative” and focused on criticizing the United States. During the relevant meetings, President Brinken did not hold a separate meeting with Foreign Minister Lavrov.

The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Borrell, also said Lavrov had vehemently rejected calls to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine.

Russia’s foreign ministry said Lavrov met with Politburo member Wang Yi, the country’s top diplomat, on Thursday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. At the meeting, China’s foreign ministry said it would “strengthen strategic communication and coordination.”

At ASEAN-related meetings, North Korea’s missile launches, the U.S.-China confrontation, and the situation in Myanmar were among the major topics on the agenda. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) had agreed to “strengthen preventive diplomacy.”

Brinken called for stability in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, but stressed North Korea’s “provocative” missile launches as the greatest challenge to regional security. “We need to work together to end North Korea’s illegal weapons of mass destruction program and ballistic missile launches,” he said.

The U.S. State Department said Brinken met with Chinese Politburo member Wang Yi on Wednesday and had “candid and constructive” discussions over both differences and areas of potential cooperation.

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2023-07-14 15:21:00

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Controversy Surrounds US Plan to Supply Deadly Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 6, 2023

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Ukrainian military serviceman Igor Ovcharruck holds a defused cluster bomb from an MSLR missile, among a display of pieces of rockets used by Russian army, that a Ukrainian munitions expert said did not explode on impact, in the region of Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

[ワシントン６日ロイター] – The United States plans to deliver deadly cluster munitions to Ukraine, a senior US official said on the 6th. The aim is to boost the Ukrainian army’s counterattack. However, human rights groups have voiced their objections because cluster munitions are weapons that indiscriminately kill and injure people.

Two senior U.S. officials said a military aid package for Ukraine, including cluster munitions, is expected to be announced on Wednesday.

The White House said it was “actively considering” sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, but said it would not make any announcements at this time.

A report by Human Rights Watch released on Monday said both Russian and Ukrainian militaries have used cluster munitions in Ukraine, resulting in civilian deaths. He appealed to both countries to stop using them and urged the United States not to supply cluster bombs.

Cluster munitions are prohibited by international treaties from being manufactured, used and possessed, and have been adopted by about 120 countries, but the United States, Russia and Ukraine have not signed them.

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2023-07-06 18:33:00

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Kremlin Spokesman Dismisses Financial Times Report on Chinese President’s Warning to Putin over Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 5, 2023

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Kremlin spokesman Peskov dismissed a report by the Financial Times that Chinese President Xi Jinping had warned Russian President Vladimir Putin over the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. REUTERS/Sputnik/Mikhail Tereshchenko/Pool via REUTERS

[モスクワ５日ロイター] – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on the 5th that Chinese President Xi Jinping had warned Russian President Vladimir Putin over the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. He denied it, saying it was a “made-up story.”

Citing Western and Chinese officials, the FT reported that Xi had warned Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine during a face-to-face meeting in March.

Peskov said the two sides had announced the details of their talks in considerable detail after their talks in March. “The document adopted following the statement clearly shows the main points of the negotiations, and everything else is a fabrication,” he said, denying that the FT report was “unconfirmable.”

The FT also quoted Kremlin sources as saying that Putin independently determined that the use of tactical nuclear weapons would not help the Russian army advance.

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2023-07-05 13:15:00

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