War in Ukraine LIVE: Explosions ring out in kyiv as the G7 opens in Germany this Sunday…

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• The leaders of the G7 countries, including Joe Biden, have an appointment this Sunday morning in Bavaria, for their annual summit bringing together Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the States -United.

• The Ukrainian president indicated on Saturday evening that he intended to participate in this summit.

  He is due to speak Monday by videoconference.

  Volodymyr Zelensky will take the opportunity to again demand the dispatch of heavy weapons to counter the Russian firepower.

• Vladimir Putin announced that his country would “in the coming months” deliver to Belarus, from where strikes were carried out against Ukrainian territory, missiles capable of carrying nuclear charges.

• Russian forces achieved major military successes in the Donbass on Saturday, completely seizing, after a fierce battle, the strategic city of Severodonetsk and entering the neighboring city of Lyssytchansk, at the start of the fifth months of conflict.

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8:49 am: Four explosions heard in kyiv

Russian strikes resume on the Ukrainian capital.

Four explosions were heard in kyiv early Sunday morning, hitting a residential complex near the center of the capital.

“Following an enemy bombardment, a fire broke out in a nine-story building,” the state service for emergencies said on Telegram messaging.

"According to preliminary data, one person was injured," he said.

Arriving on site, an AFP team saw the top three floors of the building on fire and its stairwell completely destroyed, while the police cordoned off the area.

The blasts occurred around 6:30 a.m., half an hour after anti-aircraft sirens went off in the capital.

8:41 am: For Johnson, the G7 must not "abandon" Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday called on G7 leaders not to "give up on Ukraine", warning of any "fatigue" in supporting kyiv and announcing additional economic aid.

The UK government "stands ready to provide $525 million" to Ukraine, which fears it will run out of funding in the fall, in the form of loan guarantees from the World Bank, Downing said. Street.

This brings London's total financial and humanitarian support to around $1.8 billion.

8:33 am: Joe Biden is in Germany for the G7

Joe Biden is once again in Europe.

The American president arrived in Germany on Saturday evening for a G7 summit.

The tenant of the White House landed in Munich from Washington and was to reach the summit venue by military helicopter.

His first interview during this three-day trip will take place this Sunday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Then Joe Biden will attend a NATO summit in Madrid next week.

Washington has set itself three main objectives for the G7: to further increase the pressure on Moscow;

make concrete proposals to respond to soaring energy and food prices;

and launch an infrastructure partnership with developing countries.

This last point is a response to the gigantic investments of China around the world.

In NATO, the Americans and their allies want to give themselves a new “strategic concept” which, for the first time, will evoke the challenges posed by China.

8:27 am: LGBT+ people from Poland and Ukraine march together

Representatives of Ukraine's LGBT+ community joined tens of thousands of participants in the Pride Parade in Warsaw on Saturday, in a joint march marking their mutual solidarity and opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The march also began with a minute's silence for the victims of the overnight shooting near a gay bar in Oslo, which led to the cancellation of the LGBTQ+ Pride march in the Norwegian capital.

8:22 am: Paris wants Turkey to be clearer about its choices at NATO

Paris puts pressure on Ankara.

Turkey must "make its choices" on the integration into NATO of Sweden and Finland, at the risk of raising questions about its "behaviour" within the alliance, estimated Sunday the French Minister of Affairs foreign.

“The Secretary General of the Alliance (Jens Stoltenberg) is on the front line but it is up to Turkey to make its choices in the face of its responsibilities.

Does she want to strengthen the Alliance or is she against it?

Which would not fail to lead to questions about his behavior as a member of NATO,” said Catherine Colonna in an interview with the

.

“Finland and Sweden have made a historic choice.

Having them both in NATO would be a plus for our security in Europe.

They have made efforts in their discussion with Turkey”.

But, despite talks last Monday in Brussels between Turkey, Sweden and Finland, a rapid release of these candidacies promises to be complicated as a summit of the organization from June 28 to 30 in Madrid approaches.

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