The war between Russia and Ukraine in Eastern Europe reached its 65th day. On the last day, while the UN secretary, the Portuguese Antonio Guterres, was visiting the Ukrainian capital of kyiv, Russia launched two missile attacks.
As a result of the attacks, the Ukrainian government reported that 10 people were injured and on Friday morning the death of an international reporter is known.
Secretary Guterres’ visit to kyiv had the mission of serving as a bridge to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The efforts of the UN were joined by that of the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo.
In November the country of Widodo will host the G20 summit. Therefore, the Asian president decided to invite the two heads of state of the countries in conflict: Volodimir Zelenski and Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian President Putin Invited to G20 Summit; April 29, 6:00 a.m.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo reported this Friday that He invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to the summit of G20 in November in Indonesia, in which Vladimir Putin confirmed their participation.
“I invited President Zelensky to participate in the G20 summit,” the Indonesian president declared, suggesting a compromise had been found following pressure from Westerners to exclude Russia from the group in the wake of the Ukraine invasion.
But Jakarta justified its position forced him to be “impartial”. The American president, Joe Biden, then suggested a participation of Ukraine to have a balance.
The Ukrainian president said in a tweet on Wednesday that he had been invited to the summit following a telephone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart.
Joko Widodo also spoke with the Russian leader on Thursday. “At that time, President Putin thanked Indonesia for the invitation to the G20 summit and said that he would participate,” he stated.
Since the start of the Russian military offensive in Ukraine on February 24, Western countries have tried to isolate Russia diplomatically.
A meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington in April highlighted divisions within the group, which brings together the world’s largest economies.
The G20 summit is scheduled to be held in Bali in November.
A Radio Liberty producer was killed in Thursday’s attack on kyiv; April 29, 5:00 a.m.
A Ukrainian producer from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty died in the Russian bombing of kyiv on Thursdayreported the media outlet in a statement released this Friday.
“The journalist and producer Vera Gyrych died following a missile attack on the building where she lived. The bombing was on April 28,” the organization’s Ukrainian affiliate said in a statement.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported in a statement that Russian troops launched a “high-precision” airstrike on kyiv during the visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement posted on social media that rescuers discovered the remains of a person in the rubble.
The statement said that Gyrych began working at Radio Liberty’s kyiv bureau in early 2018 following developing his career in the Ukrainian media.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least seven reporters have been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched an invasion on February 24.
Russia denounces a Ukrainian attack with mortar fire once morest a border crossing; April 29, 3:00 a.m.
Russia today denounced a Ukrainian attack with mortar fire once morest a border crossing located in the Kursk region, in the southwest of the country, without causing casualties or destruction.
“This morning in the border area of Rislk was not calm. Around 08:00 (05:00 GMT) the Krupets pass was attacked with mortar fire, ”the governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, wrote on his Telegram channel.
He added that Russian border guards responded to the attack and destroyed the positions from which the bombardment was launched.
The Kursk region borders the Ukrainian region of Sumy, the scene of intense fighting since Russia launched its so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24.
The latest Russian rocket attack once morest kyiv occurred on Thursday during the visit of the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, according to the capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitchkó, who specified that two cruise missiles hit the cityone of them in an apartment building.