Le président sénégalais Macky Sall, président en exercice de l’Union africaine, s’entretient vendredi avec son homologue russe Vladimir Poutine à Sotchi. Les deux dirigeants doivent discuter de la guerre en Ukraine, notamment du blocage des exportations de céréales de ce pays vers l’Afrique.
La Russie a affirmé jeudi avoir stoppé l’afflux de “mercenaires” étrangers voulant combattre aux côtés de l’armée de Kiev en Ukraine, à force de leur infliger de lourdes pertes ces dernières semaines.
“Depuis début mai, l’afflux de mercenaires étrangers en Ukraine voulant prendre part aux hostilités contre l’armée russe s’est pour ainsi dire tari”, a déclaré le porte-parole du ministère russe de la Défense, Igor Konachenkov.
Les forces russes contrôlent actuellement “environ 20%” du territoire ukrainien, soit près de 125.000 km2, a déclaré jeudi le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, dans une adresse au Parlement luxembourgeois.
“Aujourd’hui, environ 20% de notre territoire est sous contrôle des occupants, (soit) près de 125.000 km2, c’est beaucoup plus que le territoire de tous les pays du Benelux”, a indiqué M. Zelensky, dans un message dont la présidence ukrainienne a envoyé aux journalistes la version originale.
The United States on Thursday added 71 Russian and Belarusian entities to its trade blacklist including several aircraft factories and shipbuilding and research institutes in its latest effort to deprive the Russian military of U.S. technology and other items.
Russian troops fought to take complete control of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States said it will provide Ukraine with advanced rockets to help it force Moscow to negotiate an end to the war.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict could lead to a global food crisis that will hit developing countries the hardest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in Stockholm on Wednesday.
Guterres met with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson to discuss the security situation in Europe, recovery from the pandemic and the green transition on the day.
The forced displacement of millions of people spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting a fresh spotlight on the experiences and differing treatment of refugees and asylum seekers around the world.
In just a few months, a stunning number of people — more than 6.5 million — have sought refuge outside Ukraine and been able to legally enter neighboring states where they have been welcomed with an outpouring of support.
Ukraine is a global granary. Before communism, Ukraine was the granary of the world; since the privatization of agricultural land in 2000, it has become so again. Its grain production has skyrocketed, and Ukraine is now focusing on modern grains—corn, wheat, soy, canola, and sunflower oil.
Denmark will join the European Union’s defence policy after a referendum on Wednesday (1 June), final results showed, signalling the latest shift among Nordic countries to deepen defence ties in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to send Ukraine heavy weapons, including air defence systems, though Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was quick to dash hopes of speedy delivery.