The President of the Commission, Ursula von der Layen, will travel to Kyiv today to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky, while the battles in Ukraine are raging on various fronts.
As he mentioned, the Ukrainian president in his new message the disaster unveiled in the city of Borodyankawhich was recaptured is much more horrible than in Bouka, while calls on the West to impose tougher sanctions on Russia and most of its weapons.
Yesterday, Russian troops were heard discussing the killing of civilians in Boukain messages that were intercepted by the German intelligence services, according to Der Spiegel and show that the massacre of civilians is part of the Russian plan.
The BBC has found clear evidence that Russian troops raided Ukrainian civilians in and around Obukhovychi, a village northwest of Kiev on the road to Belarus, and used them as human shields.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Dnipro has urged women, children and the elderly to leave the city as fears of escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine rise.
In international diplomacy:
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba urges NATO allies who met yesterday in Brussels to provide “weapons, weapons, weapons” and stressed that help was needed in “days not weeks”.
From his side, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says alliance “ready to do more” for the supply of military equipment. Speaking after the summit, he said members “are aware of and recognize the urgency”
At the same time, Russia was excluded from the UN Human Rights Council by other members due to its alleged war crimes.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov admits Russia has suffered “significant losses” in Ukraine
Finally, the European Union approved the embargo on Russian coalwhich is due to take effect in August.
