Diplomatic ferment for the Ukrainian is intensifying with the activation of the European factor. In this context, on Friday, the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi had a new telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President on Friday. Volodymyr Zelenskywho admitted that he had to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, while Austrian Chancellor Carl Nehammer contacted the Russian president.
Ukraine, energy, food security and defense are also on the agenda. at the European Council on 30-31 May in Brussels.
The first item on the European Council’s agenda is the situation in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president will address teleconferences to European leaders at the beginning of the debate.
Contact Draghi – Zelensky
As it became known from the Italian presidency of the government, the conversation focused on the latest developments on the battlefield in Ukraine, with special reference to the eastern regions of the country. THE Mario Draghi reaffirmed the support of the Italian Government in Ukraine, in coordination with the rest of the European Union.
At the same time, the prospects of unblocking Ukrainian grain exports were discussed in order to address the food crisis that threatens the poorest countries in the world. The Ukrainian president finally thanked for the support provided by the Italian government and agreed with the Italian Prime Minister to continue talks, considering possible solutions.
Nehamer-Putin communication
Russia’s accusations against Russia over its global grain supply crisis over its attack on Ukraine are “baseless,” the Russian president said. Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with Austrian Chancellor Carl Nehammer.
According to a Kremlin statement, Putin “stressed that efforts to hold Russia accountable for the difficulties in delivering agricultural products to international markets are unfounded.” The Russian president reiterated that the cause of the food crisis is “US and European anti-Russian sanctions.”
On Tuesday, Putin told Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi that Russia was ready to help “overcome the food crisis by exporting cereals and fertilizers, provided the West lifted sanctions that are” politically motivated. “
Speaking to Nehamer, Putin also called on Ukrainians to “demine the ports as soon as possible to allow the stranded ships to pass,” according to a Kremlin statement.
According to the director of the Russian National Defense Management Center, Mikhail Mizinchev, Russian forces open two sea lanes daily, from 8.00 to 19.00 to allow ships to leave the ports of Mariupol (in the Azov) and Hersho , Mykolaif, Tsornomorsk, Otsakif and Odessa (on the Black Sea).
For his part, the Austrian chancellor said Putin had hinted that he was ready to allow the export of Ukrainian agricultural products from the ports, in coordination with the UN.
“As for the prisoners of war, President Putin has said he is ready to intensify negotiations with the Ukrainians in order to make progress,” he said, adding that “the Red Cross needs access to prisoners of war.”
For his part, the Chancellor of Austria Carl Nehamer He said today that Russian President Vladimir Putin had assured him, in a telephone conversation between the two leaders, that Moscow would meet its obligations regarding gas supplies.
As for the prisoners of war, the Austrian chancellor said Putin had said he was ready to discuss the exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine.
Nehamer made the remarks after speaking to reporters after a 45-minute telephone conversation with Putin.
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