Moscow sees no sign of new guarantees on grain deal, Lavrov says
Russia sees no sign it will receive the guarantees it requires before resuming a deal allowing Ukraine to ship its grain through the Black Sea, but can return to it “tomorrow” if Western promises to Moscow are fulfilled, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
Lavrov reiterated Russia’s assertion that Western economic sanctions were hampering Russian grain and fertiliser exports.
He also said that a plan currently being discussed to supply one million tonnes of Russian grain to Turkey at a discounted price would be on top of the grain supplies that Russia has promised to give some African countries free of charge.
— Reuters
New UK defense minister pledges continued Ukraine support
Newly-appointed U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps used his first statement in the role to vow continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
“As I get to work at @DefenceHQ I am looking forward to working with the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who defend our nation’s security. And continuing the UK’s support for Ukraine in their fight against Putin’s barbaric invasion,” Shapps wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Under outgoing minister Ben Wallace, the U.K. has committed £4.6 billion ($5.83 billion) in military assistance to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, according to government figures.
— Jenni Reid
Ukraine reports some ‘successes’ in counteroffensive in south and east
A Ukrainian soldier of the Aidar battalion, fires D-30 artillery in the direction of Bakhmut frontline as Russia-Ukraine war continues in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on August 14, 2023.
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Ukraine is experiencing some “successes” in its counteroffensive in the south and east of the country, its deputy defense minister said Thursday, as Kyiv looked to prove its detractors wrong over its…
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