In Germany, the Ukrainian Prime Minister calls for even more military support
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal on Sunday called on Germany to strengthen its military support for Ukraine, while acknowledging the efforts already made, during a trip to Berlin which turns the page on recent tensions between the two countries.
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Germany's long wavering attitude towards Moscow following the outbreak of war six months ago and its initial lack of military support in kyiv have deeply irritated the government of Volodymyr Zelensky.
But things have since improved.
Chmygal's visit to Berlin on Sunday, a first for a Ukrainian official of this level since the beginning of the Russian invasion, symbolizes this relaxation.
The Prime Minister "
thanked Germany for its military, financial, humanitarian and political support
", while stressing the need to provide Kiev with more heavy military equipment, according to a press release from his services.
Germany will host a Washington-initiated meeting of defense ministers from Ukraine's allies next Thursday.
This meeting of about forty countries, on the American air base of Ramstein (west), is intended to organize the support of the Ukrainian military capacities vis-a-vis Russia.
Berlin is waging a "
hybrid war
" against Moscow, accuses ex-Russian President Medvedev
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday accused Germany of waging a "hybrid war" against Russia, justifying the stoppage of gas deliveries to Berlin by its "
unfriendly
" behavior in the midst of the conflict in Ukraine.
These statements come as relations between Germany and Russia, already weighed down by the conflict in Ukraine, were further strained after Moscow suspended deliveries to Berlin by the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Russia is no longer a reliable energy supplier.
Firstly, Germany is an unfriendly country, secondly it has imposed sanctions on the entire Russian economy ... and it delivers lethal weapons to Ukraine
,” Medvedev said in a message posted on Telegram.
“
In other words, she declared a hybrid war against Russia.
Germany behaves like an ENEMY of RUSSIA
,” he added.
“
And this uncle (Scholz) is surprised that the Germans are having small problems with the gas
,” he pretended to be surprised.
On Friday, the Russian gas giant Gazprom announced the total suspension of deliveries via the Nord Stream gas pipeline, officially after detecting an oil leak on a turbine.
In Italy, Salvini creates controversy by challenging the sanctions against Russia
Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Italian party of the League, created controversy on Sunday by questioning the effectiveness of the European sanctions imposed on Russia to sanction the invasion of Ukraine.
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Several months have passed and people are paying their bills twice or even four times more, and after seven months the war continues and the coffers of the Russian Federation are filling up with money
," he told RTL radio.
"
We need a European shield
" to protect businesses and families, as during the Covid pandemic, he claimed in the wake of a debate organized as part of the Economic Forum The European House - Ambrosetti in Cernobbio, in northern Italy.
"
If we want to go ahead with the sanctions, let's do it, we want to protect Ukraine, but I would not want that instead of harming the sanctioned, we harm ourselves
," he said. he nuanced.
“
Do the sanctions work?
No.
To this day, those who have been sanctioned are winners, while those who have implemented the sanctions are on their knees
,” he tweeted the day before.
Erdogan offers his mediation for the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, again disconnected
The Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporijjia, occupied by the Russian army, “lost connection again” to the electricity network on Saturday, a few hours after a proposal for mediation by the Turkish president to his Russian counterpart in this crisis.
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The disconnection of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, in southern Ukraine, had already occurred on August 25.
It occurred "
after new bombings in the area
", according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), but the plant continues to operate "
thanks to an emergency line
" which supplies it, thus allowing the nuclear fuel cooling.
The last line still in operation "
has been damaged
", explained the IAEA, recalling that the other three had been "
lost previously during the conflict
".
Chinese number three in Russia next week
The head of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Li Zhanshu, will visit Russia next week, the official agency announced on Sunday, becoming the highest Communist Party politician to visit the country since the invasion. of Ukraine via Moscow.
Beijing and Moscow have grown closer in recent years, intensifying their relationship to counterbalance US hegemony.
Meanwhile, tensions between China and the West have risen as Beijing has refused to condemn Russian military action in Ukraine and denounced Western sanctions and arms sales to kyiv.
China's third-highest official, Li, will visit Russia, Mongolia, Nepal and South Korea from Wednesday to September 17, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
He will attend the Eastern Economic Forum which will be held for four days from Monday in the Russian city of Vladivostok, located in the far east of the country, according to the same source.
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US Ambassador to Moscow Leaves After Completing Mission
US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan left Moscow on Sunday after reaching the end of his term, the diplomatic mission said in a statement.
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Ambassador to the Russian Federation John J. Sullivan completed his term as United States Representative and left Moscow today
," the embassy said.
Mr. Sullivan had been appointed ambassador to Moscow in December 2019.
“
After his departure, he will end his career in public service which will have spanned four decades and under five American presidents
,” she added.
