Day 423 since the beginning of the war: Rocket attacks are said to have taken place on Kharkiv. Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Melnyk is calling for more military aid. All information in the blog.
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Ex-oligarch Khodorkovsky on Kremlin boss: “What Putin fears most is betrayal”
11:28 a.m .: Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once a Russian oligarch with the best connections in the Kremlin, today he is committed to Ukraine and against dictator Putin. How does he view his homeland? Read the t-online interview here.
London: Russia is courting “real men” for the military
10.18 am: In its search for military volunteers, according to the British government, Russia is appealing to the “masculinity” possible recruits. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow is recruiting volunteers with a ubiquitous campaign on social media, billboards and television, the British Ministry of Defense said in its regular intelligence update on Twitter on Sunday.
The new ads speak accordingly “masculine pride” potential recruits and “real men” at. The financial benefits of recruitment would also be highlighted.
The night: Ukraine demands tenfold military aid
5.30 a.m.: Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk has called for a tenfold increase in military aid to his country. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would like sanctions against Russia to be better enforced. Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continues to push for peace talks during visit to Europe. Read more about last night’s events here.
Russia advises citizens not to travel to Canada
3.20 a.m.: Russia advises its citizens not to travel to Canada. There have been numerous cases of discrimination against Russians and physical violence against them, the Foreign Ministry said. Anyone who is already in Canada should be vigilant, especially in public places. Canada is one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters in the war against Russia, and for the past year has advised its citizens to avoid all travel to Russia. Canada has also imposed sanctions on Russian officials and companies, as well as sweeping trade bans. Most recently, Russia had imposed sanctions against Canadian officials and celebrities, among others.
Italy freezes assets of Russian fugitive
11.30 p.m.: Italy has frozen the assets of a Russian businessman who fled to Russia in March before being extradited to the US. The Ministry of Finance announced that it had approved a corresponding decree. This includes the participation of the businessman Artem Uss in a company, his villa and a bank account with more than 160,000 euros.
Uss faces charges of illegal oil shipments from Venezuela and bank fraud in the United States. A day after a court approved his extradition to the US, he fled his home in Milan, where he was under house arrest. His electronic tracking device had sounded the alarm. By the time the police got to the house, he had already disappeared. According to insiders, the Italian justice minister has initiated disciplinary proceedings against three judges who had granted Uss house arrest.
Kharkiv reports missile attack
10:45 p.m.: The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is under fire, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reports, according to the media site Nexta. According to the Ukrainian news site Kyivindependent, S-300 rockets were fired at the city. Both the city itself and the region were attacked. Local media counted at least three loud explosions in the city. “A fire broke out at a civilian infrastructure facility in the Nowobavarsky district as a result of rocket attacks. Rescue workers are working on site. Information about the victims is specified”Terekhov is quoted as saying.
