Lula wants China and the United Arab Emirates to have more weight in the issue of the Ukrainian conflict. On a visit to Abu Dhabi, after his visit to Beijing, the Brazilian president wished that the two countries join a “Political G20” to try to end the war. This one was caused by “decisions taken by two countries”he judged on Sunday, April 16. “President Putin does not take any initiative to stop the war. Zelensky of Ukraine does not take any initiative to stop the war, he advanced, Europe and the United States continue to contribute to the continuation of the war.” Follow our live.
Dialogue between Kyiv and Paris. Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron discussed on Saturday during “nearly an hour and a half”assured the Ukrainian leader on Telegram. “The results of President Macron’s recent visit to China were discussed”he specified. “The two presidents discussed the next steps in organizing a peace summit”detailed the Elysée for his part.
Ukraine on the G7 menu. The heads of diplomacy of the G7 countries meet from Sunday in the Japanese tourist town of Karuizawa for discussions which promise to be dominated by the growing pressure of China on Taiwan and the conflict in Ukraine. This peak will be the opportunity for the Japanese host to emphasize his certainty that the Russian invasion only accentuates the need to redouble our vigilance in Asia.
Eleven dead in the attack on Sloviansk. The death toll from a Russian strike on a building in Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine, rose to 11 on Saturday the day after a missile was fired, the service’s spokeswoman said on television. Ukrainian Emergency Situations of the eastern Donetsk region, Veronika Bakhal.
The Russians advance in Bakhmout. Lhe Russian military has claimed territorial gains on the northern and southern outskirts of Bakhmut, the epicenter of fighting for months and where Moscow’s forces have slowly advanced until they control most of it. “Wagner’s assault units advanced successfully, capturing two blocks on the northern and southern outskirts of the city”said the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram, reporting the “most violent fights” you front.
