China News Agency, Beijing, July 14th. Comprehensive news: North Korea announced on the 13th local time that it recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk.
On the 13th local time in Turkey, the four-party talks on the "food export issue" reached an agreement on basic technical issues, and the talks may be held again next week.
Affected by the European energy crisis triggered by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and sanctions against Russia, Hungary announced on the 13th local time that the country has entered a state of energy emergency.
North Korea Announces Recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk Independence, Ukraine Announces "Severing Diplomatic Relations" with North Korea
According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 14th local time, North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Son-hui announced on the 13th local time that it recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk.
The Itass news agency quoted the North Korean embassy in Russia as saying that on the morning of the 13th local time, the North Korean ambassador to Russia Shin Hongzhe held talks with the representative of Donetsk in Russia at the North Korean embassy, and handed her a report that North Korea announced the recognition of Donets. g separate files.
On the same day, the North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister met with the Russian ambassador to North Korea in Pyongyang and handed over a note recognizing the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the same day, condemning North Korea's decision and announcing "severing diplomatic relations" with North Korea.
The statement said that North Korea's decision was an attempt to undermine Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. In response to this unfriendly act, Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with North Korea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine will severely counter North Korea's recognition of the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk at all levels.
Progress in talks on food exports
Representatives of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations held four-party talks in Istanbul, Turkey on the issue of grain exports on the 13th local time.
This is the first time the Quartet has held face-to-face consultations on opening a Ukrainian grain export corridor in the Black Sea. The talks were held behind closed doors and lasted about an hour and a half.
Today's Russian TV reported on the 14th that after the talks, Turkish Defense Minister Akar said in an interview with the media that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to set up a grain export coordination center, and the two sides have reached joint control of destinations, transshipment routes, navigation safety and other issues. Consistent.
The Russian newspaper The Independent reported after the talks that the Russian side had put forward practical proposals for organizing grain transportation.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said there were "only two steps left" to an agreement on the establishment of a food corridor.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the preliminary consensus on Ukraine's food exports on the 13th, calling it an "important and substantial step" in easing the global food crisis.
Akar also said that the Russian-Ukrainian delegation will meet again next week in Turkey on the issue of grain exports, when the two sides will "examine all the details again" and sign a formal agreement.
According to Turkish media reports, the grain export corridor will soon be operational once the four-party talks reach an agreement.
If all goes well, it is expected that Ukraine will be able to export 30 million to 35 million tons of grain in the next six to eight months.
According to previous reports from foreign media, due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the obstruction of shipping, more than 20 million tons of Ukrainian grains are currently stranded in the port of Odessa on the north coast of the Black Sea and cannot be shipped out.
Hungary declares state of energy emergency
Hungarian Prime Minister Gergej announced on the 13th local time that Hungary entered a state of energy emergency in response to the energy crisis caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and EU sanctions against Russia.
Gergey said the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the EU's sanctions against Russia have led to sharp rises in European energy prices, triggering an energy crisis in most parts of Europe.
A state of energy emergency was decided to protect Hungarian households and ensure energy supply.
In addition, the Hungarian government has approved an energy security plan, including increasing Hungarian domestic natural gas production, seeking additional natural gas supplies, banning the export of fuel oil and firewood, and promoting domestic lignite production.
The plan will take effect on August 1, local time.
Russian media say Ukrainian troops again attacked New Kakhovka with rockets
Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 14th local time that officials from Kherson state said that the Ukrainian army again attacked the city of Novakakhovka in the state on the night of the 13th local time, targeting residential areas in the city center.
According to the new Kakhovka government, due to the interception of the rockets launched by the Ukrainian army, only 3 of the 30 rockets launched by the air defense system hit the target and did not cause serious damage.
According to previous reports by Russian media, the Ukrainian army used the "Haimas" multiple-barrel rocket launcher system to attack New Kakhovka in the early morning of the 12th local time, causing an explosion of a saltpeter warehouse, damage to hospitals, housing and other municipal infrastructure, and civilian casualties.
Reuters and other foreign media reported that the Ukrainian military said that the Ukrainian army launched a long-range rocket attack on the Russian army in Novi Kakhovka, destroying an ammunition depot. The attack killed a total of 52 Russian military personnel. .
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