The Russian army is amassing forces for an attack on the city of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. 19:36 GMT Ukrainian military: Russian army amassing forces outside Slovyansk The top US officer said he had come “to talk about the way ahead on their applications for NATO and what operations, activities, exercises… that we, the United States as part of NATO, will do in support of them in order to improve our readiness and interoperability.” “It’s clear, that from a military perspective, both Finland and Sweden, if their applications are approved, that they will bring a significant increase in the military capability of NATO,” Milley told reporters travelling with him through Europe. Top US General Mark Milley has met Finnish President Sauli Niinisto to pledge US support for Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership bids which Turkey is blocking. 19:41 GMT US top general in show of support for Finland’s NATO bid He said inflation stemmed from the unprecedented dollar “printing press” during the coronavirus pandemic and blamed short-sighted European policies for under-investment in alternatives to traditional energy supplies and price increases. He also said Western sanctions against Russia would only worsen world markets – reducing the harvest and driving up prices. Putin has blamed the West for emerging global food and energy crises and repeated his government’s offers of safe passage for ships exporting grain from Ukraine if mines are removed from the waters. 20:27 GMT Putin blames West for food, energy crises Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is expected to discuss gas supply to Serbia. Zakharova stated that the topics of discussion are expected to be bilateral political and economic cooperation, the situation in the Balkan region, as well as current international issues. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Serbia on June 6 and 7 for official talks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said.Īt a press briefing, Maria Zakharova said that Lavrov would also talk to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Serbian Patriarch. 20:36 GMT Russian foreign minister to visit Serbia next Monday We admire our armed forces.” Ukraine will free itself from the “Russian barbarians”. He added: “We are all standing and fighting together. It was 100 days of war full of bloody battles, casualties and deaths, the former world boxing champion said, “but it is also a time of courage and perseverance”. It was a “barbaric war to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians,” he said in a video posted on his Telegram channel. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko is certain Ukraine will win the war with Russia, he said 100 days on from Moscow’s invasion. 20:40 GMT Kyiv mayor Klitschko certain Ukraine will win war These were the updates on Friday, June 3: This live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us.įollow our continuing coverage of the war in Ukraine on our new live blog. The Kremlin says Russia will continue its self-described “special military operation” in Ukraine until all its “goals” have been met as the offensive enters its 100th day.African Union chief says Russia’s Vladimir Putin told him he is ready to enable the export of Ukrainian grain to ease a global food crisis that is hitting Africa especially hard. Ukrainian forces have recaptured around 20 percent of the territory they lost in Severodonetsk, the head of the eastern region of Luhansk says.The Russian army is amassing forces for an attack on the city of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
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