Moscow threatened on Friday, April 7, to call into question the agreement allowing the export of Ukrainian cereals if nothing is done to remove the obstacles to the export of fertilizers and Russian food products. “If there is no progress in removing barriers to Russian fertilizer and grain exports, then we will wonder if this agreement is necessary”, declared the head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov, during a trip to Ankara. Follow our live.
The Minister of Health visits Ukraine. François Braun will travel to Ukraine on Friday April 14 and Saturday April 15, franceinfo has learned. Alongside his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Lyashko, François Braun will in particular inaugurate in Lviv, in the west of the country, a medical center specializing in reconstructive surgery, particularly valuable for war disabled. He will also sign a bilateral cooperation agreement for the reconstruction of health in Ukraine using European funds.
Leaks of confidential documents. The Pentagon is trying to identify the source of leaked classified documents detailing the strategy of the United States and NATO to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, the Pentagon revealed on Thursday. New York Times. These files were posted this week on social media.
Lavrov in Türkiye. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Turkey on Thursday, according to an official Turkish source, for talks on the July 2022 agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. He met his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara and is due to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. NATO member Turkey is trying to persuade Russia and Ukraine to resume peace talks, hoping to capitalize on diplomatic efforts over the past year.
An infiltration of Ukrainian “saboteurs”. Russia said Thursday it repelled a group of “saboteurs” Ukrainians who were trying to infiltrate its territory via the border region of Bryansk, where a Ukrainian pilot had already been arrested the day before. “The Border Guard Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Bryansk region foiled an attempt to enter Russian territory by a 20-man Ukrainian reconnaissance and sabotage group near the village of Slutchovsk”said the governor of the region, Alexandre Bogomaz.