The African mediation delegation is encountering resistance. Visiting St. Petersburg on Saturday June 17, African leaders advocated the end of the war in front of Vladimir Putin. But his proposals were judged “very difficult to implement” by the Kremlin, the day after the rejection of this initiative by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow our live.
Ten proposals to put an end to the confit. “War cannot last forever”, launched the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to the latter, the African peace proposals can be summed up in 10 points, with in particular a “de-escalation on both sides”there “recognition of sovereignty” countries as recognized by the UN or the lifting of obstacles to the export of cereals via the Black Sea.
A conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine. Reconstruction will be at the heart of the conference scheduled for London in the middle of the week and of which this will be the second edition since the start of the Russian invasion, after the one held last year in Lugano, Switzerland. Officials from more than 60 countries and hundreds of leaders from major global companies are expected to attend.
37 airstrikes and 19 rocket attacks on Saturday. During the day on Saturday, Russian forces carried out 37 airstrikes and launched 19 rocket attacks via MLRS launchers, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. In addition, in the south of the country, the toll of the floods caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has further worsened.