Brussels േ A two-day summit of European Union (EU) leaders has begun in Brussels as Russian forces surround the city border of Severodoronetsk in eastern Ukraine. The 27-member European Union (EU) summit is set to convene a joint sitting of the European Union (EU) on a series of sanctions, including a ban on fuel imports from Russia in the wake of the Ukraine invasion. Hungary opposes Russian fuel embargo
After weeks of negotiations, the European Union (EU) has agreed to suspend Russian crude imports by tanker and allow it to flow through the pipeline. It will block two-thirds of Russian imports. Russia accounts for 27% of EU crude imports.
The summit will also discuss ways to resume grain exports from Ukraine to avert a global food crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky will address the summit via video today.
Selensky said the city of Severodonetsk in Luhansk province had been destroyed by Russian artillery fire. He said that while the shelling continued unabated, the Ukrainian army continued to fight not to leave the city.
Meanwhile, a French journalist was killed in a Russian shelling. Ukraine says journalist killed in shelling With this the evacuation was stopped. The French Foreign Ministry said it was investigating the incident.
Wheat shortages in East African countries, including Somalia and Ethiopia, have been exacerbated by a blackout in Ukraine. The United Nations estimates that 1.3 million people in Africa are facing food shortages. About 44% of the wheat imported here comes from Ukraine and Russia. Wheat prices have doubled in these countries.
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