While the European Union has called for a special tribunal to Izioum, where a mass grave was discovered, the war in Ukraine continues. Fighting continues on the ground. The 207th day of conflict was marked in particular by the arrival of Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife in London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, but also by a position hostile to Vladimir Putin’s policy, expressed publicly by a Russian variety star. Here is the latest information on the war in Ukraine.
Freezing of Russian assets: the EU wants to put pressure on Hungary
We have to apply very strong pressure
on Hungary, because we can assume that his very close ties with Russia may prevent him from acting
: this is what the European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said in an interview with the LCI television channel, regarding the freezing of the assets of Russian personalities, within the framework of the sanctions adopted in response to the war in Ukraine. Budapest has indeed only frozen… 3000 euros. The European Union has frozen 14.5 billion assets of Russian personalities.
Recall that nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has forged close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent years and this collaboration has been maintained despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky’s wife meditates before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II
The first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, appeared very moved in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, before being received by the Princess of Wales for her first visit to the United Kingdom. The wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom she should represent this Monday at the funeral, stopped for a few moments on the gallery of Westminster Hall, where foreign dignitaries paraded all day, to meditate in front of the closed coffin of the sovereign who died on September 8 at the age of 96.
Olena Zelenska was then received one-on-one by Kate, the wife of the heir to the throne William, at Buckingham Palace, where Charles III gathered in the evening the Heads of State and Government who had come for the funeral. , according to the images of the meeting released.
The UK has been at the forefront of support for Ukraine in the face of Russia, supplying kyiv with lethal weapons before the invasion was launched in February and advocating for tougher Western sanctions once morest Moscow. If the British royal family does not intervene in political affairs, it had made it known in March that Elizabeth II had made a generous donation
to humanitarian associations working in Ukraine. Coming out of their reserve, Charles, then heir, and his son William had taken a stand once morest the Russian invasion.
In Russia, a star of the variety takes a stand once morest the war in Ukraine
The Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, a variety superstar for decades, denounced the conflict in Ukraineevoking the death of soldiers for illusory purposes
at a time when the Kremlin is suppressing all criticism.
On her Instagram account, followed by nearly 3.5 million people, Alla Pougatcheva, 73, reacted to the announcement on Friday of the placement of her husband, comedian Maxime Galkine, on the infamous list of foreign agents
in Russia. I ask you to class me among the foreign agents of my dear country
wrote Alla Pugacheva, in a message to the Russian Ministry of Justice. Because I am in solidarity with my husband, an honest, honest and sincere person, a true Russian patriot, incorruptible, who wishes his Fatherland to prosper and live in peace.
, she said. Maxime Galkine, who openly criticized the military campaign in Ukraine, is abroad.
3.7 million tonnes of agricultural commodities left Ukraine
A total of 165 ships carrying 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural commodities have left Ukraine as part of the UN-brokered deal with Turkey to unblock the country’s ports. This was announced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure. Three Black Sea ports have reopened under the agreement signed on July 22 by Moscow and kyiv. According to the Ukrainian ministry, these ports are able to load and send abroad 100 to 150 cargoes per month.
Ukraine’s grain exports plummeted following Russia invaded the country on February 24. The blocking of Black Sea ports and a sharp rise in world food prices have raised the specter of shortages in Africa and the Middle East. A major grain-producing and exporting country, Ukraine shipped up to six million tons of grain per month before the war.
