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The

could take a turn after the summer.

National Security Council spokesman

John

intelligence officials

have "ample" new evidence that

is seeking to annex additional territory from

and could hold "sham" elections in Ukraine.

September.

"This comes out of their annexation guide, we've seen them do it in the past," Kirby said.

"What we're seeing now is a more strategic effort," he added.

On the battlefield, missile attacks have hit several cities in the east, killing one person in

, a major city in

that

is trying to conquer.

To the south, in the

region , the main Ukrainian port on the

, there have been at least six injured, including a child, according to the Ukrainian presidency.

In the diplomatic sphere, Putin assures that

's mediation has allowed advances in cereal exports that

accuses

of blocking, while demanding in return the lifting of Western restrictions on Russian cereals.

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The White House warns that Russia seeks to annex new territories in Ukraine and will call "fake" elections in September: "We have seen them do it before"

National Security Council spokesman

John

intelligence officials

have "ample" new evidence that

is seeking to annex additional territory from

and could hold "sham" elections in Ukraine.

September.

"This comes out of their annexation guide, we've seen them do it in the past," Kirby said.

"What we're seeing now is a more strategic effort," he added.

Kirby asserts that Russia is looking at

as well as the entire Luhansk

Donetsk

.

The Biden administration has long predicted that

would seek to formally annex areas where it has made territorial gains.

Kirby has declined to detail the new intelligence, but says it suggests a "systematic effort" toward annexation.

"Russia is laying the groundwork to annex the Ukrainian territory it controls in direct violation of

's sovereignty, " Kirby said.

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Attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine, Putin announces "breakthrough" in grain export deal

Russian President

assured on Tuesday that

's mediation has allowed advances in cereal exports that

accuses

of blocking, while demanding in return the lifting of Western restrictions on Russian cereals, while that on the ground the Russian army continues to attack the east and south of the country.

Overnight, however,

has called these developments into question by linking the export of Ukrainian agricultural produce to the lifting of Western restrictions on Russian grain.

"We will facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, but on the basis that all restrictions linked to air deliveries for the export of Russian grain are lifted," the Russian president said at the end of the talks.

Missile attacks have hit several cities in the east, killing one in

, a major city in

that

is trying to conquer.

To the south, in the

region , the main Ukrainian port on the

, there have been at least six injured, including a child, according to the Ukrainian presidency.

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Zelensky criticizes Bolsonaro's neutrality in the face of Russia's invasion

The president of

,

, has criticized the "neutrality" of his Brazilian counterpart

invasion

and has demanded a position from the far-right leader in the face of the conflict, during an exclusive interview with the OGlobo chain released on Tuesday.

In the dialogue, the Ukrainian president gives details of the telephone conversation he had with

on Monday and compares the position of the Brazilian president with that of the leaders who remained neutral during World War II.

"I am grateful to him for the conversation but I do not support his position of neutrality,"

said in excerpts from the interview, which were broadcast during the broadcast of Jornal Nacional, the main news program of the Brazilian network.

"In World War II it was like this: many leaders were neutral at first. This allowed the fascists to swallow half of Europe and expand more and more until they captured all of it," he added.

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Putin affirms that Gazprom fulfills and intends to fulfill all its obligations, but does not clarify whether the turbine under repair will arrive on time

The president of

,

, has assured that the gas giant

has complied, complies and intends to comply with all its obligations, but warned that the

gas pipeline may have to further reduce its supplies to

when it has to send another foreign turbine.

"The fact is that at the end of July, on the 26th (...), another turbine must receive repair work," he told the press after participating in the summit of the guarantors of the ceasefire in Syria in Tehran together their counterparts in Turkey and Iran.

He stresses that it is not yet clear whether the turbine that was shipped to Canada by the German company Siemens - and whose return to Germany was authorized by the Canadian government as an exception to Western sanctions imposed on Russia - will arrive on time.

He indicated that if this happens, the flow of gas through the

, which transports the fuel directly to

under the Baltic Sea, will be limited to about 30 million cubic meters a day.

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