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Faced with the global food crisis, Ukraine resumed its grain exports on Monday for the first time since the Russian invasion, with the departure, unanimously welcomed, of a first boat from the port of Odessa.
The Ukrainian government warns, however, that it is "too early" to rejoice.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken out against any nuclear conflict because “there can be no winners in a nuclear war”.
From Fort Brégançon (Var), where he spends his holidays, French President Emmanuel Macron “reaffirmed his support for the Ukrainian people” during a call to his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
The two presidents spoke for 1h30 by telephone, their first exchange since their meeting on June 16 in kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.
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Nothing is certain in the recovery of cereal exports
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes it is “too early” to rejoice after the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports from the port of Odessa.
“At present, it is too early to draw conclusions and make predictions.
Let's wait to see how the agreement will work out and if security will really be guaranteed.
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Putin reminds that a nuclear war would only make losers
As an international conference is held on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Russia, which placed its nuclear forces on alert shortly after the start of the war, continues to follow "the letter and the spirit" of the treaty, according to its President Vladimir Putin.
He assures that “there can be no winners in a nuclear war”.
06:20
Mykolaiv at the heart of the fighting
Russian strikes continued on Ukrainian cities, notably Mykolaiv (south).
The city was heavily shelled again on Monday, according to regional governor Vitali Kim, who reported three killed.
Mykolaiv is close to the front in the south, where Ukrainian forces are conducting a counter-offensive.
In the neighboring region of Kherson, a city taken by the Russians on March 3, 46 occupied localities are said to have been recaptured.
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Ukrainian artillery reinforced by American equipment
Artillery is decisive in the conflict in Ukraine.
Particularly greedy in projectiles, its resupply is crucial.
The United States, Ukraine's main support, announced on Monday the shipment of new weapons for 550 million dollars (roughly the equivalent in euros), thus bringing its military assistance to more than eight billion in total. .
This aid will include ammunition for the Himars rocket launchers and 75,000 155mm shells.
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The Russian offensive began 160 days ago.