According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, if Western countries close their borders to all citizens of the Russian Federation, this will prevent Moscow from annexing Ukrainian territories.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Zelensky explained that he considers the closure of borders to be important sanctions. “Russians should live in their own world until they change their philosophy,” he said.
The President of Ukraine is also confident that the West should send Russian citizens who are already abroad to their homeland.
“Whatever the Russians are… make them return to Russia. If they say that the world should live by their rules, then let them go and live there themselves. This is the only way to influence Putin,” Zelensky added.
Former US President Donald Trump spoke on his page on the social network Truth about the search that took place at his private residence Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
The politician complained that he had not been notified in advance about the upcoming search. Trump also complained that America is “going through dark times.”
“My beautiful home, Mar-a-Lago… currently under siege, searched and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” the ex-president admitted.
Alexey Pushkov, a member of the Federation Council of Russia, commented on the decision of the British authorities to introduce water rationing for citizens in his Telegram channel.
He noted that earlier other European countries were forced to resort to various austerity measures due to the negative impact that the anti-Russian sanctions of the West have on the European economy.
“In Germany, it is recommended to take a shower once a week… In Britain, with all its rains, water rationing is introduced. In Italy, gas will be made from garbage to make up for the shortage of supplies from Russia. Something is changing in the hitherto prosperous Western world,” Pushkov wrote.
The Reuters news agency reports that during the discussion on the export of agricultural products from the Black Sea ports, Ukraine and Russia agreed that warships, planes or drones cannot be located within a radius of 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) from ships with Ukrainian grain moving in a safe corridor.
The report says that such a clause is contained in the agreement, which was signed in Istanbul by representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN.
In addition, the parties agreed not to carry out attacks against the port infrastructure involved in the transportation of grain.
Ukraine has received a sufficient number of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of the HIMARS type, so now the main task is to ensure regular supplies of ammunition to them. This was stated by US Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl.
The Pentagon noted that Kiev received 16 MLRS HIMARS from the United States, 3 MLRS from the United Kingdom, and 3 more MLRS will be transferred to Germany in the near future. The deputy head of the US military department said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing well with the number of systems. But now it is necessary to supply the APU with GMLRS guided missiles.
Earlier it became known that the United States will send Ukraine another military aid. It just included additional ammunition for the HIMARS MLRS. The American side will not transfer the multiple launch rocket systems themselves to Ukraine this time.
The Donbass Development Corporation has been established in the Donetsk People’s Republic. This was announced by the DPR government in its Telegram channel.
The main goal of the Corporation is to restore and develop the socio-economic potential of the region. In addition, she will deal with issues of attracting investments to the Donetsk People’s Republic, including addressing issues of improving interaction between the state and private investors.
Earlier it became known that North Korea will take part in the restoration of the infrastructure of the Donbass republics. Also, the DPR and the LPR cooperate with certain regions of Russia. who took patronage over the cities and settlements of the people’s republics.
If there was a proposal to rename Mariupol in honor of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, the Union of Chechen Youth would support such an initiative. But it must come from the local population and the authorities.
This was stated by the chairman of the Union of Chechen Youth Rustam Tapaev. He stressed that Kadyrov brought those people who provided maximum support to the Russian military in the area of their own.
“I think everyone in the republic will be pleased if the renaming takes place,” Tapayev said. In his opinion, the initiative should be supported by local residents who are grateful to the Chechen fighters and Kadyrov himself for helping to liberate the city.
On April 21, he was the first to announce the capture of Mariupol, and stressed that it was inevitable.
Following the results of the raid in the Mykolaiv region, which took place over the weekend, 20 criminal cases were opened to identify collaborators, and five people who were wanted were detained. This was announced by the governor of the region Vitaly Kim.
“About 20 productions were registered by law enforcement agencies, five people who were wanted were caught. We have dealt with one group that will not harm us. Russian—speakers have not been shot, nothing has been mined, everything is fine, we are working on,” Kim said during a video message.
Recently, information appeared in the Ukrainian media that Nikolaev will be closed for several days to conduct a raid to find people who can cooperate with Russia.
The Ukrainian leadership is concerned about the publications of the world media and reports of international organizations on Kiev’s trade in Western weapons and humanitarian aid. This was announced in his Telegram channel by ex-deputy of the Rada Ilya Kiva. In particular, he pointed out that the current situation threatens the Ukrainian authorities with “civil riots” due to the economic crisis.
According to the former parliamentarian, Kiev’s concern is connected with the realization that this state of affairs poses a threat to the leadership of the republic. De facto, these are the first steps to remove Vladimir Zelensky’s team from power, Kiva shared his point of view.
Earlier, the ex-deputy of the Rada admitted that most of Ukraine will meet the year 2023 as part of the Russian Federation.
The statement of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, made on Sunday, August 7, on the need to strengthen air defense in Kharkiv, is being discussed in the Russian and Ukrainian media. Experts ask why Zelensky gave the order to strengthen the air defense in Kharkiv, if earlier he was going to send Ukrainian troops to a counteroffensive in the Kherson direction.
As the portal notes Svpressa.ru local residents report that the Ukrainian military arrive at the northern front every day. At the same time, numerous units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated under the cover of “Zelenka”, and concrete dugouts are being built and trenches are being dug in the Grigorovsky forest, in the forest on Zhuravlevka.
In this regard, a number of experts suggest that instead of the “Battle for Kherson”, which the Ukrainian media and officials have been warning about for so long, in fact, the AFU counteroffensive may begin in the Kharkiv direction. Some experts believe that the Ukrainian military can launch an offensive in two directions at once.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that all the goals of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine will be fulfilled. On the eve of the Russian Defense Ministry reported that due to high losses, Kiev began to make up for the losses of the Armed Forces by sending mobilized citizens to the front line ahead of schedule, in particular, from the training center in the city of Bila Tserkva. Also, the wounded began to be sent to the front line, without waiting for them to complete a full course of rehabilitation.
