Biden says US will ‘never, never, never’ recognise Moscow’s claims on Ukraine territory, while Zelenskiy says Russia will be annexing itself to a ‘catastrophe’
What we know on day 219 of the invasionPutin signs decrees paving way for annexing Ukraine territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia
Putin has called for mistakes in Russia’s ongoing military mobilisation for the offensive in Ukraine to be “corrected”.
Here is a report on his comments, and growing discontent over the conscription, from AFP:
Russian media and social networks have reported cases of the mobilisation of elderly people, students, the sick or conscripts without military experience.
Opposition to the drive has also sparked protests and the flight of thousands of men abroad.
The cause of damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines under the Baltic Sea, built to carry Russian gas to Europe though already shut, has not yet been solved. Sweden’s coast guard said it found a fourth leak.
Western countries said the pipelines were sabotaged while stopping short of openly ascribing blame. Russia, which has denied involvement, said it looked like acts of state-sponsored terrorism and that the United States stood to gain. Washington has denied any involvement.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was too soon to speculate who might have been behind the pipeline ruptures.
NATO also called the pipeline leaks sabotage and said it would respond robustly to any deliberate attempt to target infrastructure of alliance members.
Continue reading…Biden says US will ‘never, never, never’ recognise Moscow’s claims on Ukraine territory, while Zelenskiy says Russia will be annexing itself to a ‘catastrophe’What we know on day 219 of the invasionPutin signs decrees paving way for annexing Ukraine territories of Kherson and ZaporizhzhiaPutin has called for mistakes in Russia’s ongoing military mobilisation for the offensive in Ukraine to be “corrected”.Here is a report on his comments, and growing discontent over the conscription, from AFP:Russian media and social networks have reported cases of the mobilisation of elderly people, students, the sick or conscripts without military experience.Opposition to the drive has also sparked protests and the flight of thousands of men abroad.The cause of damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines under the Baltic Sea, built to carry Russian gas to Europe though already shut, has not yet been solved. Sweden’s coast guard said it found a fourth leak.Western countries said the pipelines were sabotaged while stopping short of openly ascribing blame. Russia, which has denied involvement, said it looked like acts of state-sponsored terrorism and that the United States stood to gain. Washington has denied any involvement.US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was too soon to speculate who might have been behind the pipeline ruptures.NATO also called the pipeline leaks sabotage and said it would respond robustly to any deliberate attempt to target infrastructure of alliance members. Continue reading…