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On the 147th day of the conflict, the Russian army continues to strike Donbass, in eastern Ukraine.
In the South, Odessa was also a target on Tuesday.
Vladimir Putin ruled on Tuesday that Turkey's mediation had enabled progress on Ukrainian grain exports.
Brussels offers to release funds from Russian banks to help the food trade.
In Ukraine, the hunt for traitors is launched.
President Zelensky on Monday suspended the attorney general and the head of the security services.
The Ukrainian parliament validated these choices on Tuesday.
A whistleblower bonus has been introduced in the Mykolaiv region.
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Putin calls for lifting restrictions on Russian grain export
Vladimir Putin called on Tuesday to lift Western restrictions on Russian cereals to obtain progress in the export of Ukrainian agricultural production, currently blocked in the country because of the Kremlin offensive.
“We will facilitate the export of Ukrainian cereals, but on the basis that all restrictions linked to air deliveries for the export of Russian cereals are lifted”, affirmed the Russian president, after talks in Tehran.
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For Ukraine, it is “important to win” the war before winter
“It is very important for us not to go into winter.
After the winter, when the Russians have more time to gain a foothold, it will certainly be more difficult.
They take us there.
It is very important for us not to give them this possibility,” Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Iermak told Novoie Vremia magazine.
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