UKRAINE WAR
Zelensky: If the Russians take Bakhmut, they will have an open road to other cities
New York. If Russian troops manage to take Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city that has become the epicenter of the fighting, they will have the “open road” to seize other key cities in the east of the country, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has warned , in an interview with CNN. “It’s a tactical question for us,” Zelensky said, before insisting that his top military commanders unanimously support extending their defense of the city after weeks of continuous Russian attacks.
UKRAINE WAR
Wagner chief claims Russians control ‘eastern part’ of Bakhmut
Moscow. The leader of the Russian Wagner group, Yevgueni Prigozhin, assured on Wednesday that his units had taken control of the eastern part of Bakhmut, the epicenter of the fighting in Donbass. “Wagner’s units have taken control of the entire eastern part of Bakhmut, everything east of the Bakhmutka river is under the control of the private military company Wagner,” Prigozhin said in a message released by his press service. .
UKRAINE WAR
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visits Kyiv
Kyiv. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in kyiv on Wednesday for an official visit to Ukraine, his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, confirmed. Guterres, “is in Kiev” and “later” will meet with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, the spokesperson for the international organization announced on his Twitter account, where he added that among the issues he will discuss during his visit to Kiev features “the continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in all its aspects”.
EU UKRAINE
Von der Leyen links the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Nazi Germany
Toronto, Canada). European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen linked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s territorial ambitions to Nazi Germany and World War II during a speech in the Canadian Parliament. Von der Leyen, who devoted much of his speech to Ukraine at a joint session of the House and Senate of Canada in Ottawa, spoke of the tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers who died in Europe during the two wars world.
ALEMANIA NORTH CREEK
Berlin warns against ‘jumping to conclusions’ in Nord Stream sabotage
Berlin. The German government today warned against jumping to ‘jump to conclusions’ over the explosions that crippled German-Russian Nord Stream gas pipelines, after reports emerged accusing an unidentified pro-Ukrainian group of being responsible for sabotage. “I am following this information with great interest. But we have to wait and see what is confirmed,” Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in statements to public radio Deutschlandfunk, after the newspaper “The New York Times ” and several German media will make a decision. pro-Ukrainian way.
US IMMIGRATION
Urge the IACHR to ensure an “anti-racist” regional migration approach
Angels. More than a dozen community organizations on Tuesday urged the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to advocate for an “anti-racist approach” to migrants on the continent and to urge countries to implement policies prohibiting discrimination against people on the move. The petition was filed during the week of public hearings of the 186th session of the IACHR, which is being held this year in Los Angeles (California).
ARGENTINIAN VIOLENCE
The army lands in Rosario in the midst of a wave of violence and criticism of the executive
Buenos Aires. The Army lands this Wednesday in the Argentine city of Rosario (northeast) in the midst of a wave of violence unleashed by drug trafficking and in full criticism of the executive of Alberto Fernández (Peronist) for a decision that some opponents describe of “late” and others wonder about its dangerous drift. The President authorized the reinforcement of the Federal Forces present in Rosario up to 1,400 agents and the dispatch of the Army Engineering Command, whose main task will be to accelerate the urbanization works in the most poor in the city.
ISRAEL GAZA
Gaza launches failed rocket at Israel after Jenin raid
Jerusalem. A failed rocket launch from the Gaza Strip sparked air raid alarms in southern Israel early Wednesday as Israeli security forces were on high alert after carrying out a raid in the occupied West Bank that killed six Palestinian militants. “A rocket launch that appears to have exploded inside the Gaza Strip has been identified,” an Israeli military spokesman said, adding that anti-aircraft sirens were activated at Nir Am, an Israeli town near the coastal enclave.
PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA
More than 60 detained after opposition protests in Georgia against controversial law
Tbilisi. At least 66 protesters were arrested last night during violent protests that erupted outside Georgia’s parliament after the first-reading approval of a controversial foreign agents law, the country’s interior ministry reported on Wednesday. “66 people were arrested for insulting the police and hooliganism,” the official note said. According to the Ministry of the Interior, fifty law enforcement officers were more or less seriously injured during clashes with demonstrators.
R. UNITED MIGRATION
UNHCR calls UK migration bill ‘very worrying’
London. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ UK representative, Vicky Tennant, has called “very worrying” a bill introduced by the London government to deny asylum to immigrants who arrive illegally in the UK. country. In statements released today by Britain’s BBC, he said the proposal ‘effectively means the closure of access to asylum in the UK for those arriving in the country irregularly’ and ‘constitutes a clear violation of the Refugee Convention”, because even “People who have very compelling claims just won’t get a chance to make them.” EFE
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