20 June 2022
21:55
Peskov: “US citizens captured? They are mercenaries, not protected by the Geneva Convention “
The two American citizens captured in Ukraine I am “mercenaries“Who” have committed crimes “and” cannot count on the protection of the Geneva Convention “on prisoners of war, because” they are not members of the Ukrainian army “. The spokesman for the Kremlin said, Dmitry Peskovin an interview with the US network Msnbc. Yesterday, the State Department announced that it is working to find confirmation on the veracity of the photo released on Telegram by a Russian blogger, Timofey Vasilyev, as evidence of the capture by Russian forces north of Kharkiv last week of two fighters. Americans. In the disclosed image, the two are in the back of a Russian military truck: it is Alexander John-Robert Drueke39, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, e Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, of Hartselle, Alabama. The photo shows the two men looking at the camera, their hands behind their backs.
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20 June 2022
20:03
Spokesman Orbán: “Hungary favors candidate status for Ukraine”
The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbánis favorable compared to the hypothesis that Ukraine obtains the status of candidate country for entry into the EU. This was underlined by his spokesman, Zoltan Kovacs, referring to an interview Orban himself had with the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, in view of the EU summit. During the phone call, the spokesman added, Orban also said he was in favor of candidate status for Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia.
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20 June 2022
20:01
Michel at the European Council: “Recognizing candidate status in Ukraine and Moldova”
“The time has come to recognize that the future of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia lies within the EU. I will invite you to grant candidate status all’Ukraine and to Moldavia. In parallel, we will continue to provide Ukraine with strong humanitarian and military resources, economic and financial support. ” The president of the European Council writes it Charles Michel in the invitation letter addressed to the 27 European leaders in view of the summit on Thursday and next Friday, in which the body will have to express its opinion on Commission proposal to grant status to the three countries.
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20 June 2022
19:53
Von der Leyen: “No to relapse into polluting fossils”
“We have to make sure that we will use this crisis to move forward and not to have one relapse into polluting fossil fuels. It is a fine line and it is not yet certain that we will take the right turn ”. This is what the president of the EU Commission said Ursula von der Leyen in an interview with some foreign media, including the Financial Timesfocusing on the temporary return to coal announced by some European countries such as Germany, Austria or the Netherlands, following the cuts in gas flows by Moscow.
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20 June 2022
19:50
Turkish government: “Sweden and Finland in NATO? Only if they act against the terrorists “
The talks between the Turkey on the one hand and Sweden e Finland on the other, on the adhesion to NATO of the two Scandinavian countries. This was stated by the spokesman for the Turkish presidency, Ibrahim Kalin, underlining that the NATO summit scheduled in Madrid next week is not a deadline for Stockholm and Helsinki to join the Alliance.
“Le terrorist organizations how PKK and Feto must cease their activities in Sweden and Finland ”, Kalin reiterated in Brussels, highlighting that any progress“ now depends on the direction and speed with which these countries take action ”. Arguing that Turkey is not opposed to the Alliance’s enlargement policy, the spokesperson added that “there are a number of principles and procedures established by NATO regarding the accession process. All the member countries of the alliance have followed these procedures ”.
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20 June 2022
19:45
Filorussi: “Three injured and 7 missing after Ukrainian attack in Crimea”
Ninety-four people were rescued by rescuers after Ukrainian forces attack three gas drilling platforms in the Black Sea. This was stated by the pro-Russian governor of Crimea Sergei Aksenovconfirming that there are three injured and seven workers still missing.
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20 June 2022
19:40
Turkey does not dissolve reservations on Sweden and Finland in NATO
A meeting “constructive” but not conclusive to which others will follow. So in synthesis the general secretary of NATO Jens Stoltenberg defined the new round of talks between Turkey and the two candidate countries for joining the Alliance, Sweden and Finland, which took place today in the Brussels headquarters.
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20 June 2022
19:39
Army Kiev: “Russian troops very low morale, some do not want to fight”
“The enemy fired on civil infrastructure in the border areas of the region of Sumy and bombings in the direction were recorded Kharkiv, where the enemy has unsuccessfully attempted a reconnaissance ”. This was reported by the daily bulletin of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff, also reporting on “an enemy assault successfully rejected by our defenders in the direction of Sloviansk, near the settlement of Bogorodichne. The fighting for control of the city continues Severodonetskwhere the occupiers shoot at our troops ”, continues the state bulletin, also referring to“ artillery attacks in Lysychansk, Hirske, Ustynivka ”.
“Due to the significant losses, the personnel of some units of the occupation forces have a very low morale and tries to avoid participating further in hostilities ”, finally reports the document.
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20 June 2022
19:33
Holland removes restrictions on coal-fired power generation
The Netherlands stands by calling le restrizioni to the production of electricity a carbone to compensate for cuts in Russian gas supplies due to the war in Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister of Energy and the Environment Rob Jetten. “The government has decided to immediately lift the production restrictions for coal-fired power plants from 2022 to 2024. This means that coal-fired power plants can once again operate at full capacity instead of the 35% maximum,” announced the minister at a press conference.
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20 June 2022
19:25
Zelensky: “The Russians gather forces to attack Kharkiv”
The Russian army is trying to muster more forces for one new attack on Kharkiv. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his video speech at the Global Policy Forum of the Institute for International Political Studies (Ispi) at Bocconi University in Milan. “Now the Russian army is trying to rally forces to attack Kharkiv again. And there are 1.5 million inhabitants there, ”said the Ukrainian leader.
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