Russia, Turkey and Ukraine will deal with the export of Ukrainian grain
Military experts from Russia and Turkey, as well as representatives of Ukraine and UN envoys, the latter as observers, will hold consultations on the export of Ukrainian grain tomorrow Wednesday in Istanbul, a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official told the Interfax agency today. .
The director of the Department of International Organizations of the Foreign Ministry, Piotr Ilichov, said that this type of expert-level consultations between Moscow and Ankara are held regularly and that the next round will be this Wednesday.
“On all these issues, a regular dialogue is held between the Russian and Turkish military. The next round of such expert consultations is scheduled for July 13 in Istanbul. Ukrainian representatives, as well as members of the UN, are expected to join. as observers,” he said.
Ilichov stated that Russia has repeatedly stated “at all levels” that it is ready to “assist in ensuring the navigation of foreign trading ships in the export of Ukrainian grain.”
Biden finalizes the ratification of the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, transmitted this Monday to the Senate the protocol of accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO for the chamber to sign, thereby taking a decisive step in the US ratification of the access of both countries.
“They will be net contributors to the alliance, both in capabilities and resources, and share critical values with the United States. Membership will help advance America’s priorities within NATO,” Trump said in his letter to the Senate.
NATO leaders agreed at their summit in Madrid at the end of June to start the admission process for Sweden and Finland. The two countries, which provisionally have observer status, will become full members when the 30-member alliance ratifies the access protocols.
The ratification process varies from country to country: in the case of the United States, the approval of two-thirds of the Senate is required.
The US and its allies are on the verge of a conflict with Russia, warns Moscow
The United States and its allies are on the verge of an open military confrontation with Russia, which would be “a direct armed conflict between nuclear powers,” the spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zajárova, warned today.
“By provoking the aggravation of the Ukrainian crisis and unleashing a fierce hybrid confrontation with Russia, Washington and its allies are dangerously teetering on the brink of an open military confrontation with our country, that is, of a direct armed conflict between nuclear powers,” Zakharova said. .
In a comment published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the spokeswoman pointed out that “obviously such a conflict carries the risk of a nuclear escalation.”
“However, the Japanese ruling party prefers not to notice such a destabilizing policy of its American sovereign,” added Zajárova, whose text is a response to the statements of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, about the real danger that Russia uses weapons nuclear in Ukraine.
Ukrainian bombardment kills seven in Russian-occupied province
Seven people were killed and some 60 wounded by a Ukrainian bombardment of a city in Kherson, a province in southern Ukraine occupied by the Russian Army, the occupation authorities reported today.
“There are seven dead and about 60 wounded” in the shelling of the city of Nova Kakhovka, said the head of the Russian-installed civil-military administration in the province, Vladimir Leontiev.
A deputy head of the occupation administration, Ekaterina Gubareva, said that Ukrainian forces carried out the attack with the US Himars multiple missile launcher.
On its side, Ukraine stated that it attacked military targets in Nova Kajovka, with a balance of 52 Russian soldiers dead and an ammunition depot destroyed.
Erdogan offers support to Zelensky to start negotiations with Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered during a telephone conversation last night with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “to provide all necessary support for the start of the negotiation process between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, including assistance and mediation in the Istanbul process”.
The Ukrainian information agency, Ukrinform, noted in this regard that the Turkish leader emphasized during the conversation that Turkey’s greatest wish is the arrival of peace in Ukraine.
Erdogan also stated that the plan prepared by the United Nations regarding the supply of Ukrainian grain to the world market is being worked on.
The Turkish president said that the solution between Ukraine and Russia “will in any case be through diplomacy, so the negotiating table should be open.”