War Ukraine - Russia, last minute live | Putin sings victory as Zelensky anticipates "superhuman efforts"

The president of

,

has congratulated his military and the pro-Russian militias for their victory in

in the

, where the day before they took control of

, the last Ukrainian stronghold in that eastern region of

, and demanded of his Army the same progress on the other fronts of the

.

"The units that took an active part in combat actions and achieved success, victory, in the

direction should certainly rest, increase their fighting ability," the Kremlin chief said of the progress in the

in a meeting with his defense minister.

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New Zealand boycotts a meeting on terrorism organized by Russia and Burma

New Zealand will not attend a meeting on terrorism organized by

and Burma (Myanmar), which will be held on July 20 and 21 in

, to avoid its presence being interpreted as support for both regimes that have been internationally condemned, they confirmed. official sources.

New Zealand Ministry of Defense Undersecretary Michael Swain told the New Zealand news portal Newsroom that the Wellington Executive has decided, following in Australia's footsteps, not to participate or attend this meeting, he said in an exclusive interview published on Tuesday. .

"We have come to the conclusion that the benefits of attending (the international meeting) to convey New Zealand's views are outweighed by the risks of them being presented by

and Myanmar as support," explained the senior representative of the Wellington Executive.

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Putin sings victory as Zelensky anticipates "superhuman efforts"

Russian President

ordered his forces to continue their offensive in eastern

on Monday, a day after the capture of

, and his Ukrainian counterpart

warned that repelling the invader would require "time and effort." superhumans."

"We must crush" the enemy,

launched in his daily speech on Monday night, "it is a difficult mission, which requires superhuman time and effort. But we have no other choice."

The Ukrainian president had spoken a little earlier by videoconference at the opening of an international conference in Lugano, Switzerland, to prepare for the reconstruction of the country.

This will be "the common task of the entire democratic world," he stressed.

During his evening speech,

also explained that he needed these "colossal funds" to help the population, to rebuild the cities and infrastructure destroyed by the war, but also to "prepare schools and universities for a new school year" and "get ready".

for winter".

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