Cover image: Ukrainian soldiers near the front in Bakhmout, May 15, 2023. LIBKOS / AP
- The city of kyiv was again the target of Russian drone attacks overnight from Friday to Saturday. The authorities announce that they have completely rejected these attempts, but have reported falling debris in three districts of the Ukrainian capital and a fire on the roof of a residential building, caused by the fallen debris.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to arrive in Hiroshima on Saturday, in Japan, to participate in the G7 summit. He will meet there this weekend, among others, in a bilateral meeting Joe Biden as well as Emmanuel Macron. The president of the United States “can’t wait to have the opportunity to meet him”said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
- Joe Biden paved the way for delivery of F-16 fighter-bombers to Ukraine. The US President told his G7 counterparts of his “support for a joint initiative to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation combat aircraft, including F-16s”said a senior White House official. “While training [des pilotes ukrainiens] unfolds over the next few months, our coalition of nations participating in this effort will decide when to provide aircraft, how many, and who will provide them.”added this person in charge.
- Volodymyr Zelensky hailed on Twitter a “historic decision” who go “greatly help” Ukrainian Air Force. The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, welcomed the American support for this initiative carried by several countries, including his own. Copenhagen will contribute to this training, also announced the Danish Minister of Defense.
- The G7 announced new sanctions against the Kremlin. The United States, by their own, place “more than three hundred” blacklisted people, companies, ships and planes, according to Treasury Department and State Department releases, and include restrictions on exports of components used in the manufacture of Orlan drones. The United Kingdom and the European Union have decided to restrict their imports of Russian diamonds, the industry bringing in billions of dollars to Moscow each year.
- Russia announced on Friday that it was banning the entry into its territory of 500 Americans, including former President Barack Obama., in retaliation for the sanctions that Washington imposed on him. Moreover, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan has been placed on Russia’s wanted listaccording to a notice issued by the Russian Interior Ministry, two months after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.
- The Russian army has recruited 120,000 contract soldiers since January, according to Dmitry Medvedev, the number two on the country’s Security Council. Moscow tries to reconstitute ranks very weakened by the offensive in Ukraine – the human losses are kept confidential.
- At the Arab League summit in Jeddah, Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Mohammed Bin Salman, the Prince of Saudi Arabia, for his support. “Unfortunately, some countries in the world and here among you turn a blind eye to (…) these illegal annexations” of Ukrainian territories undertaken by Russia, he added, calling on those to “take an honest look” on the war.
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