Ukraine and Russia: what you should know

International ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy nations have condemned Russia’s latest discuss of stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus as “unacceptable” and known as on China to behave as a accountable member of the worldwide group.

CRITIC JAILED

* Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed by a Moscow courtroom for 25 years for treason and different offences – which he denies committing – after talking out towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and lobbying for Western sanctions on Moscow.

GRAIN

* Ukraine mentioned a United Nations-brokered initiative permitting the secure Black Sea export of its grain was at risk of “shutdown” after Russia blocked inspections of taking part ships in Turkish waters. The Kremlin has mentioned prospects for renewing the grain deal subsequent month are “not so vibrant”.

* Kyiv goals to re-open meals and grain transit by way of Poland as “a primary step” to ending import bans at talks in Warsaw as some central and japanese European international locations halted an inflow of Ukrainian provides to guard their native agriculture markets.

FIGHTING

* Russia’s Defence Ministry mentioned the Wagner mercenary drive had captured two extra districts of Bakhmut, within the centre and northwest of the embattled japanese Ukrainian metropolis that has been the point of interest of fierce combating for months.

Reuters couldn’t independently verify the battlefield report.

DIPLOMACY

* US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy mentioned she had made a primary go to in jail to Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Road Journal reporter accused by Moscow of spying, and had discovered him to be holding up effectively. His newspaper has rejected the cost.

* US Legal professional Basic Merrick Garland mentioned the Justice Division intends to nominate a prosecutor and a authorized adviser to help Ukraine with its efforts to research and prosecute suspected battle crimes by Russian forces.

* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drew criticism from the US for feedback suggesting the West had been “encouraging” battle by arming Ukraine, whereas he was praised by Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov for his proposal for peace talks.

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