- Almost five months after the start of its offensive, Russia on Wednesday July 20 widened its objectives to territories other than those in the east of Ukraine.
- “It is no longer just the people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk [deux territoires séparatistes de l’est de l’Ukraine]these are also the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia [dans le Sud] and a series of other territories, and this process continues steadily”Lavrov told the RIA Novosti news agency, adding that holding talks with kyiv would not “no sense in the current situation”.
- Ukraine has called for more weapons and additional sanctions against Moscow. “The Russians want blood, not negotiations. I call on all partners to strengthen sanctions against Russia and speed up arms deliveries to Ukraine”wrote the head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kouleba.
- Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, visiting the United States, for her part delivered a stirring plea before the American Congress: “I ask you for more weapons (…) to protect everyone’s homes and the right to wake up alive in those homes”she launched.
- Russia “works for the annexation of Ukrainian territories”using the same ” manual “ that for Crimea in 2014, accused, on Tuesday July 19, the White House. “The Russian government has detailed plans to annex a number of regions in Ukraine, including Kherson, Zaporizhia and all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts”, Washington said. The representatives “illegitimate” that Moscow has imposed in these areas “will organize puppet referendums on reunification with Russia”, “maybe in September during the Russian regional elections”he added.
- At the same time, Russia is seeking to set up Russian banks there, to generalize the use of the ruble, “forces residents to apply for Russian citizenship”, “imposes his followers in the security services”all in “sabotaging the civilian internet”he still assured.
- Mr Putin said on Wednesday 20 July that he had not observed any willingness on the part of Ukraine to respect the terms of what he presented as a preliminary peace agreement decided in March.
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