Kiev warns the EU
of the "trap" of backing down on sanctions against Russia.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kuleba urged his EU counterparts not to give in to Vladimir Putin on sanctions against Russia, because "backing down and complying with his requests will not work, it is a trap".
"Putin's real goal is the impoverishment of Europe. He wants to put public opinion against the governments in office, in the hope of replacing them with radical forces more favorable to Russia", he warned in a speech to his assembled counterparts. in Brussels.
Agreement at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on a new tranche - 500 million euros - of
aid to the Ukrainian army
within the European Peace Facility fund "Europe continues to commit itself to peace and the defense of our values. I welcome the political agreement on the fifth tranche in favor of Ukraine under the European Peace Facility. EU support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces now amounts to 2.5 billion euros. Europe is on Ukraine's side ", writes EU Council President Charles Michel in a tweet.
"I am grateful for the extra 500 million euros from the European Peace Facility and solicit more bilateral military aid."
This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba after his speech today at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
"My key message - he wrote on Twitter - is that arms to Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and responsibility for Moscow are three ways to restore peace, guarantee security and protect stability in Europe".
"A plan has been agreed in general terms for the transport of grain and food" through
safe corridors in the Black Sea from the ports of Ukraine
.
This was stated by the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, as reported by TRT, about the meeting held last week in Istanbul between delegations from Moscow, Kiev, Ankara and UN representatives.
"There will likely be a meeting this week" to arrive at a "concrete implementation plan," Akar added.
Russian journalist Marina Ovsiannikova
was released after a few hours of detention
, who became famous for showing an anti-war placard in Ukraine on television and arrested yesterday for protesting the invasion again.
"It's okay," the reporter said on Facebook overnight.
"By now I have understood that it is better to leave the house with my passport and a purse. The lawyer of the journalist - who lost her job after the TV exploit - confirmed her release, adding that the detention was due to suspicion that she was. discrediting the Russian armed forces.
Marina Ovsiannikova's lawyer, Dmitri Zakhvatov, stated that her client was arrested while protesting before a Moscow court, speaking out against the detention of opponent Ilya Yashin, in prison for condemning the war in Ukraine.
Yashin was arrested thanks to the recent gag law that provides sentences of up to 15 years in prison for those who discredit the Russian armed forces and prohibits calling the "special military operation" in Ukraine - as defined by the Kremlin - "war" or "invasion".
So far, the lawyer Zakhvatov explained, there appears to be no criminal investigation against the journalist.
Ukraine: the cities before and after the outbreak of the war
Russian bombings killed
at least six people in Toretsk
, a city in Donbass, in eastern Ukraine.
The government of Kiev denounces it.
"A building was destroyed by a grenade in the city of Toretsk, which was bombed in the morning. Rescuers recovered five bodies. Three people were rescued from the rubble, one of whom died in hospital," reads a statement posted on the page. Facebook of the Ukrainian state emergency service along with photos of the rubble.
The
clothing chain H&M
has announced that it will exit the market in Russia, under sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine.
This was announced by the Swedish multinational Hennes & Mauritz.
In his evening address to the Ukrainian nation, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "
Russia has already used more than three thousand cruise missiles
against Ukraine".
The Guardian reports it.
"It is impossible to count the number of artillery and other shells used against our country and our people. But it is certainly possible to bring all Russian war criminals to justice," he added.
A
series of explosions
were reported overnight in Mykolaiv, Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych reported on Telegram.
Sienkevych reported that about 10 explosions were heard on the night of July 18.
No further information was provided.
Russian forces are preparing a "referendum" in Melitopol for early September, according to reports from Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov, Kyiv Independent reports, Fedorov said Russian forces in Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, are conducting a door-to-door census added that those who support Ukraine will be forcibly expelled from the Zaporizhzhia oblast.
The Russian invaders are now bombing the city of Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk region in southern Ukraine.
This was announced by the head of the military administration of the Nikopol district, Yevhen Yevtushenko.
according to the UNIAN agency.
"The city of Nikopol is under fire. Keep calm, don't leave the house",