UKRAINE: Russia announced on Saturday that more than 20 German diplomats were exiled as payback for the landing of a Russian government plane in Berlin. According to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, Germany had planned to expel more than 20 Russians.
Kharkiv, a city in eastern Ukraine, was struck by at least five Russian missiles late on Saturday night, causing damage to some of the structures there.
Russian assault troops have taken the western portion of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. In contrast, the eastern city has been the scene of fighting between Ukrainian and Russian soldiers for months. After receiving instruction on using the Iskander tactical missile system, units from Belarus returned home from Russia on Saturday.
The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers asked for an extended agreement to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. However, Russia has made it clear it would not consent, and the World Food Programme is sending the first shipment of Russian fertiliser that Latvia seized last year to Kenya. Russia has highlighted the seizure as a major roadblock to continue participating in the Black Sea grains deal.
According to Forbes Russia, the wealthiest individuals in Russia increased their wealth by $152 billion over the previous year thanks to strong natural resource prices, which helped them recover from the significant losses they suffered following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
Nikolai Peskov, the son of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, revealed that he had served in Ukraine as an artilleryman with the Wagner mercenary organisation while using a false identity. This was a rare public instance of a senior Russian official’s son participating in the conflict, marking a rare public instance of a senior Russian official’s son participating in the conflict.
China’s ambassador to France expressed shock at comments made by China’s ambassador to France on the sovereignty of former Soviet states like Ukraine. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stated that he did not aim to “please anyone” with his opinions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russia has received reports of physical aggression and discrimination against Russians in Canada, so it is encouraging its citizens to stay away from the country.
“To assist it in prosecuting suspected war crimes committed by Russia, Ukraine intends to use software from American data analytics business Palantir Technologies Inc,” the company said.
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