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US President Joe Biden has warned Russia against using chemical or nuclear weapons in response to its battlefield defeats in recent weeks.
In an interview to the program
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On CBS, journalist Scott Pelley asked Biden what he would say to Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were considering using those weapons: “Don't do it.
He will change the face of war in a way he hasn't since World War II,” Biden replies.
Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive in the northeast of the country, while Kremlin troops have established a defense line between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove and are concentrating on defending their supply route from Russia's Belgorod region. As reported on Saturday by the UK Ministry of Defense.
“Russia is likely to attempt a stubborn defense of this area, but it is unclear whether its troops have sufficient reserves or adequate morale to withstand another Ukrainian attack,” British intelligence explains.
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Putin: "We want the conflict in Ukraine to end, but kyiv wants to fight"
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Samarkand on Friday. Photo: Alexandr Demyanchuk/Sputnik/AFP
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Found a mass grave with at least 450 corpses in Izium (Kharkov, Ukraine)
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Satellite images of the Izium mass grave
The Maxar Technologies company has shared satellite images on its Twitter account in which you can see the mass grave found in Izium, after the liberation of the Ukrainian city.
More than 400 graves have been found, some of them with children.
The first image is from March and the second from August of this year.
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Spain condemns the Izium massacre
The Government has expressed this Saturday a firm condemnation of the massacre discovered in the mass grave of Izium, in Ukraine, after the recent withdrawal of Russian troops, and has stressed that there can be no impunity for these crimes.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation has called for international law and international humanitarian law to be respected, as well as the investigation of the crimes committed.
"The death of these people should not go unpunished," the department led by José Manuel Albares indicated in the note.
In Izium, a city about 120 kilometers southeast of Kharkiv, at least 440 graves of Ukrainians allegedly killed by the Russian Army were found this week, in addition to a dozen alleged torture chambers.
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What has happened in the last hours
On the 207th day of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 8:00 p.m. this Saturday, September 17:
The Zaporizhia plant recovers its main connection with the Ukrainian network.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has recovered this Saturday the main electrical connection with the Ukrainian national network that had been damaged by the bombings, as reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In addition, Energoatom, the Ukrainian state nuclear company, has received this Saturday parts to repair power lines and additional fuel reserves for the power station's emergency diesel generators.
Biden warns Putin against the use of unconventional weapons.
US President Joe Biden has warned Russia against using chemical or nuclear weapons in response to its battlefield defeats.
In an interview with the CBS program 60 minutes that is broadcast this Sunday and from which the network has advanced some excerpts, the journalist Scott Pelley asks Biden what he would say to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, if he were considering the use of those weapons: "Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. It will change the face of war like it hasn't since World War II," Biden replies.
The EU presidency wants a war crimes tribunal.
The Czech Republic, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, has called this Saturday for the creation of an international court for war crimes, after the discovery of hundreds of bodies on the outskirts of Izium, a city in eastern Ukraine that the Russians recovered last week.
Some of the exhumed bodies showed signs of torture.
Ukraine receives 1.5 billion dollars in international financial aid.
The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Denis Shmihal, announced this Saturday that his country has received a new international financial aid of 1,500 million dollars (equivalent to the same amount in euros).
The loading of 600 tons of corn in Ukraine that will travel to Spain by train is completed.
The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda has completed the loading of the 600 tons of corn at the Ukrainian border and is preparing to start the return by train to Spain.
In the image of Juan Barreto, tombs in a forest on the outskirts of Izium, a liberated city where hundreds of bodies have been found.
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The Zaporizhia plant recovers its main connection with the Ukrainian network
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has recovered this Saturday the main electrical connection with the Ukrainian national network that had been damaged by the bombings, as reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In addition, Energoatom, the Ukrainian state nuclear company, has received this Saturday parts to repair power lines and additional fuel reserves for the power station's emergency diesel generators.
"Although the state of electricity at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant has improved over the last week, the situation remains precarious," warned IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
"I have started consultations with the relevant parties to urgently establish a nuclear, technological and physical safety protection zone at the Zaporizhia NPP," Grossi added.
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Biden warns Putin against using unconventional weapons
By
Miguel Jiménez
from Washington.
US President Joe Biden has warned Russia against using chemical or nuclear weapons in response to its battlefield defeats.
In an interview with the CBS program
60 minutes
that is broadcast this Sunday and from which the network has advanced some excerpts, the journalist Scott Pelley asks Biden what he would say to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, if he were considering the use of those weapons: "Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. It will change the face of war like it hasn't since World War II," Biden replies.
When asked what would happen in that case and what measures the United States would take, Biden says: "Do you think I would tell you if I knew exactly what it would be? Of course, I'm not going to tell you. It will have consequences," says Biden.
"They will become more of an outcast in the world than they have ever been. And depending on the extent of what they do will determine the response that will be given."
It is a message similar to the one that Biden has launched on previous occasions.
This time it comes at a time when Urania's forces have recaptured territory and driven back the Russian Army.
It also comes at a time when both China and India appear to have distanced themselves from Russia and have shown Putin their concern over the Ukraine war.
Western countries fear that Putin will respond to his latest defeats at the front, which also add pressure to his situation inside Russia, with an escalation in his military activity.
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The EU presidency wants a war crimes tribunal
The Czech Republic, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, has called this Saturday for the creation of an international court for war crimes, after the discovery of hundreds of bodies on the outskirts of Izium, a city in eastern Ukraine that the Russians recovered last week.
Some of the exhumed bodies showed signs of torture.
"In the 21st century, such attacks against the civilian population are unthinkable and heinous," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Twitter.
“We must not ignore it.
We are in favor of the punishment of all war criminals”, he added.
"I call for the rapid establishment of a special international court that will prosecute the crime of aggression," Lipavsky insisted.
(AFP)
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Russia accuses Ukraine of bombing the area around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
The Russian Ministry of Defense has accused kyiv this Saturday of bombing the surroundings of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
Moscow also assures that it has attacked different cities in Ukraine, such as Kherson, Mikolaiv, Kharkov and Donetsk.
The ministry maintains that the level of radiation at the plant is kept under control.
Russian forces have frustrated a new Ukrainian counterattack attempt in the Kherson region, in the south, according to military spokesman Igor Konashénkov.
(Reuters)
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Ukraine receives $1.5 billion in international financial aid
The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Denis Shmihal, announced this Saturday that his country has received a new international financial aid of 1,500 million dollars (equivalent to the same amount in euros).
The last aid received, from the US, was 4.5 billion dollars, as detailed in a Shmihal tweet.
The funds, he added, will be used to pay pensions and social assistance programs.
(Reuters)
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Concludes the loading of 600 tons of corn in Ukraine that will travel to Spain by train
The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda has completed the loading of the 600 tons of corn at the Ukrainian border and is preparing to start the return by train to Spain.
The 25 Renfe Mercancías containers, loaded with Ukrainian grain, will arrive in Barcelona before the end of the month, via the railway motorway, which implies an approximate journey of 2,400 kilometers on the Chelm-Lodz- Duisburg-Barcelona Can route. Tunisia.
The train with the containers adapted to transport grain arrived at the Ukrainian border in the first week of September, but the complicated situation at the Chelm terminal, which is saturated, has forced the loading of the corn last Thursday afternoon, concluding the process on Friday at noon, as detailed by the ministry in a statement.
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What has happened in the last hours
On the 206th day of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 12:00 on this Saturday, September 17:
Ukraine continues the counteroffensive in the northeast, while Moscow defends its supply route, according to London.
Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive in the northeast of the country, while Kremlin troops have established a line of defense between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.
"Russia maintains control of this area, which is transited by one of its few supply routes from the Russian region of Belgorod," reads the latest British intelligence report.
"Any substantial loss in Lugansk province will undermine Moscow's strategy," explains London.
"Russia is likely to attempt a stubborn defense of this area, but it is unclear whether its troops have sufficient reserves or adequate morale to withstand another Ukrainian attack," the report added.
The US describes the 450 graves found in Izium as a "war crime".
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called the discovery of 450 bodies buried in the newly liberated northeastern Ukrainian city of Izium "war crimes."
“We have now seen the reports of this mass grave.
Every time we see the Russian tide recede from the parts of Ukraine it has occupied, we see what it leaves in its wake.
And this latest discovery of apparently 450 mass graves in Izium is a reminder of that," Blinken said during a press conference, stressing that these acts would be considered "war crimes."
In this photo by
Kostiantyn Liberov
for AP, Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Kharkov province, in northeastern Ukraine, on Monday.
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The US calls the 450 graves found in Izium a "war crime"
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called the discovery of 450 bodies buried in the newly liberated northeastern Ukrainian city of Izium "war crimes."
“We have now seen the reports of this mass grave... Every time we see the Russian tide recede from the parts of Ukraine it has occupied, we see what it leaves in its wake.
And this latest discovery of apparently 450 mass graves in Izium is a reminder of that," Blinken said during a press conference, stressing that these acts would be considered "war crimes."
“I have spoken with people on the ground in Ukraine who are working on documenting evidence and building cases of war crimes and atrocities that have been committed,” he added.
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Ukraine continues counteroffensive in the northeast, while Moscow defends its supply route, according to London
Ukrainian forces continue the counteroffensive in the northeast of the country, while Kremlin troops have established a line of defense between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove, the UK Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.
"Russia maintains control of this area, which is transited by one of its few supply routes from the Russian region of Belgorod," reads the latest British intelligence report.
"Any substantial loss in Lugansk province will undermine Moscow's strategy," explains London.
"Russia is likely to attempt a stubborn defense of this area, but it is unclear whether its troops have sufficient reserves or adequate morale to withstand another Ukrainian attack," the report added.
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Análisis | A Rusia le faltan las fuerzas
Tras las exitosas ofensivas de las tropas ucranias en las regiones de Jersón y Járkov, en Rusia han comenzado a hablar de movilización. Los representantes oficiales niegan que se produzca, pero de hecho hace ya algunos meses que Rusia busca frenéticamente carne de cañón para la guerra en Ucrania y cabe preguntarse cómo los refuerzos influirán en sus planes en otros puntos de sus extensas fronteras (que suman 60.932 kilómetros). Las ambiciones globales de Rusia no están en consonancia con su economía, su geografía y su demografía. Ante Putin, se plantea el dilema de reconocer la derrota o bien ordenar una movilización general arriesgada, pues las armas en manos del pueblo pueden volverse fácilmente en dirección al Kremlin, como ya ocurrió en la historia rusa.
Por Vladímir Dolin
En la imagen, de Getty, unos ucranios en moto pasan el 14 de septiembre por delante de un tanque ruso en Izium, ciudad recuperada por el Ejército de Kiev.
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Ampliación | La India reprocha a Putin su ofensiva en Ucrania: “No es época de guerras”
El presidente ruso acudió a la cumbre de Samarcanda, en Uzbekistán, en busca de aliados para su frente contra Occidente, pero encontró allí que su ofensiva sobre Ucrania causa preocupación también a sus dos grandes socios de Asia: China y la India. “Sé que no es época de guerras”, le ha dicho directamente a Vladímir Putin el primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, al inicio del encuentro bilateral de ambos mandatarios. Su crítica se suma al distanciamiento de Xi Jinping, un día antes, evidenciado en que el conflicto en Ucrania ni siquiera se menciona como uno de los principales puntos abordados con su socio. Y el reproche es, además, más explícito que el chino. Por Javier G. Cuesta
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16 Sep 2022 - 18:55 UTC
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La UE condena las "atrocidades" y el "comportamiento inhumano" de los soldados rusos en Izium
El alto representante de la Unión Europea para la Política Exterior, Josep Borrell, ha reconocido la conmoción del bloque europeo por el descubrimiento de fosas comunes en Izium y ha condenado las "atrocidades" y el "comportamiento inhumano" de los soldados rusos. "La guerra de Rusia contra Ucrania ha dejado un rastro de sangre y destrucción", ha lamentado Borrell en un comunicado donde, además, ha denunciado que "miles de civiles ya han sido asesinados, muchos otros torturados, hostigados, agredidos sexualmente, secuestrados o desplazados por la fuerza".
Con este comportamiento, que "debe cesar de inmediato", los soldados rusos hacen gala de un "total desprecio" por el derecho internacional humanitario y por las convenciones de Ginebra, ha detallado el máximo representante de la diplomacia europea. Finalmente, Borrell ha incidido en que tanto los líderes políticos como el resto de involucrados en las atrocidades y violaciones del derecho internacional en Ucrania "rendirán cuentas". "La UE apoya todos los esfuerzos en este sentido", ha zanjado.
El Gobierno de Ucrania ha asegurado este viernes que sus militares han localizado más de 450 cadáveres tras recuperar la localidad de Izium, situada en la provincia de Járkov y controlada hasta la semana pasada por las tropas rusas. El presidente ucranio, Volodímir Zelenski, ya había alertado del hallazgo de varias fosas comunes y ha equiparado el caso de Izium con los de las ciudades de Bucha o Mariupol, acusando a Rusia de "dejar muerte por todas partes". (Agencias)
16 Sep 2022 - 18:17 UTC
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Qué ha pasado en las últimas horas
En el 205º día de la guerra iniciada por Rusia contra Ucrania, estos son los datos clave a las 20.00 de este viernes 16 de septiembre:
Zelenski asegura que entre los muertos hallados en Izium hay niños y personas torturadas. El presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, ha hecho nuevas declaraciones sobre el hallazgo de más de 400 tumbas en la ciudad liberada de Izium, en la provincia de Járkov, al noreste de Ucrania. "El mundo entero debería ver esto", ha señalado. "Hay niños y adultos, civiles y militares, torturados, disparados, alcanzados por bombardeos. Incluso hay familias enteras enterradas", ha detallado el mandatario, que ha señalado que todavía no se sabe exactamente cuántos cadáveres hay. "La exhumación acaba de comenzar". El presidente ha cifrado en al menos 450 los cuerpos hallados, entre los que se encuentran personas con signos de tortura.
La mayoría de los cadáveres enterrados en Izium son de civiles, según la policía. La mayoría de los más de 400 cadáveres descubiertos en enterramientos masivos en la ciudad liberada de Izium, en el noreste de Ucrania, pertenecen a civiles, según ha informado este viernes la policía, basándose en los resultados arrojados por las primeras exhumaciones.
El primer ministro indio reprende a Putin por la invasión de Ucrania. El primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, le ha dicho el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, que ahora "no es momento para la guerra", atacando directamente al jefe del Kremlin en público, ya que la intervención de Modi ha tenido lugar durante una reunión televisada en el marco de la cumbre de la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái (OCS). Atrapado en una confrontación con Occidente por la guerra, Putin ha asegurado en varias ocasiones que Rusia no está sola porque puede mirar hacia el este y apoyarse en las principales potencias asiáticas como China e India. Sin embargo, el presidente indio hoy ha marcado distancia. "La era en la que vivimos no es una era de guerra, y he hablado con ustedes por teléfono sobre esto", ha afeado Modi a Putin.
Putin dice que Moscú no es responsable de la crisis energética de la UE. El presidente ruso ha negado que su país tenga algo que ver con la crisis energética que está teniendo lugar en Europa, debido a los cortes de suministro ruso y al aumento de los precios del gas. El mandatario ha añadido que si los países de la Unión Europea quieren más gas, deberán pedir a Ucrania que abra los gasoductos y tendrán que levantar las sanciones que impiden la apertura del Nord Stream 2.
En la imagen, un trabajador del servicio de emergencia ucranio descansa durante los trabajos de exhumación en la fosa común hallada en Izium (Járkov, Ucrania) este viernes. / Efe
16 Sep 2022 - 17:59 UTC
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Ucrania estima que más de mil personas han sido torturadas y asesinadas en distintas áreas ocupadas por Rusia en la provincia de Járkov
El comisionado para los Derechos Humanos del Parlamento de Ucrania, Dmitro Lubinets, ha comunicado que las autoridades calculan que más de mil personas han sido torturadas y asesinadas en distintas áreas ocupadas por Rusia en la provincia de Járkov. Esta estimación tiene en cuenta otras zonas de entierro además de las descubiertas recientemente en la ciudad de Izium. Sobre esto, Lubinets ha señalado que en los próximos días las autoridades ucranias darán a conocer el número exacto de personas encontradas en las fosas de la localidad. Según los últimos datos, facilitados por el presidente ucranio, Volodímir Zelenski, al menos 450 cadáveres han sido hallados en varias fosas comunes de Izium tras la salida de las tropas rusas de la ciudad. (Reuters)
16 Sep 2022 - 17:21 UTC
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Putin dice que Moscú no es responsable de la crisis energética de la Unión Europea
El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, ha negado que su país tenga algo que ver con la crisis energética que está teniendo lugar en Europa, debido a los cortes de suministro ruso y al aumento de los precios del gas. El mandatario ha añadido que si los países de la Unión Europea quieren más gas, deberán pedir a Ucrania que abra los gasoductos y tendrán que levantar las sanciones que impiden la apertura del Nord Stream 2.
Putin también ha culpado a lo que llamó "la agenda verde" por la crisis energética, y ha insistido en que Rusia cumpliría con sus obligaciones energéticas. Rusia ha cortado el suministro de gas a Bulgaria y Polonia porque se negaron a pagar en rublos en lugar de la moneda del contrato. También ha cerrado el gasoducto Nord Stream 1, que lleva gas a Alemania y otros clientes europeos, argumentando que las sanciones occidentales están impidiendo reparaciones vitales. (Reuters)
16 Sep 2022 - 16:31 UTC
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El primer ministro indio reprende a Putin por la invasión de Ucrania: "La era en la que vivimos no es una era para la guerra"
El primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, le ha dicho el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, que ahora "no es momento para la guerra", atacando directamente al jefe del Kremlin en público, ya que la intervención de Modi ha tenido lugar durante una reunión televisada en el marco de la cumbre de la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái (OCS).
Atrapado en una confrontación con Occidente por la guerra, Putin ha asegurado en varias ocasiones que Rusia no está sola porque puede mirar hacia el este y apoyarse en las principales potencias asiáticas como China e India. Sin embargo, el presidente indio hoy ha marcado distancia. "La era en la que vivimos no es una era de guerra, y he hablado con ustedes por teléfono sobre esto", ha afeado Modi a Putin.
Cuando el presidente indio ha hecho el comentario, el líder de Rusia le ha respondido que entendía sus preocupaciones sobre Ucrania, pero que Moscú estaba haciendo "todo lo posible para poner fin al conflicto". "Conozco su posición sobre el conflicto en Ucrania, las preocupaciones que expresa constantemente", ha dicho Putin. "Haremos todo lo posible para detener esto lo antes posible". El presidente ruso ha reiterado que Ucrania ha rechazado las negociaciones. El presidente ucranio, Volodímir Zelenski, mantiene su postura y asegura que nunca aceptará una "paz" que permita a Rusia mantener la tierra ucrania bajo su poder.
Además, Putin ha elogiado los "esfuerzos" del presidente turco Tayyip Erdogan para interceder en la resolución del conflicto, pero ha señalado que el presidente ucranio Volodímir Zelenski no estaba preparado para mantener conversaciones de paz. Putin ha señalado que Erdogan había propuesto varias reuniones con Zelenski y que había hecho una "contribución significativa" a los intentos de poner fin al conflicto. (Reuters)
16 Sep 2022 - 15:48 UTC
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Manos atadas
La imagen, tomada por Sergey Bobok (AFP) este viernes, muestra un cuerpo con las manos atadas. Es uno de los cadáveres exhumados por los forenses ucranios en un bosque a las afueras de la localidad recuperada de Izium, al noreste de Ucrania. Según las autoridades del país, han localizado más de 400 tumbas.
16 Sep 2022 - 15:09 UTC
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