The EU’s high representative for foreign policy declared on Wednesday evening September 21 that the 27 were examining new sanctions against Russia. Josep Borrell made this statement at the end of an informal extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During this meeting, they adopted a declaration condemning “forcefully Russia’s latest escalation”, after Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilization of the population. Follow our live.
UK will continue to provide military aid to Ukraine until its victory against Russia, promised Wednesday evening the British Prime Minister, before the General Assembly of the UN. “At this critical moment in the conflict, I pledge that we will maintain or increase our military support to Ukraine for as long as necessary”assured Liz Truss.
kyiv announces an exchange of 215 prisoners with Moscow. “We managed to free 215 people”, the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration told television. kyiv notably recovered 188 “hero” having defended the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, a symbol of resistance to the Russian invasion, including 108 members of the Azov regiment.
Partial mobilization decreed in Russia. During a televised address, Vladimir Putin plunged his country into a new chapter of the war in Ukraine. A total of 300,000 reservists will be called up to bolster the Russian offensive, said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.