4:35 p.m .: Emmanuel Macron accuses Russia of being "one of the last colonial imperial powers"
From Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of being "one of the last colonial imperial powers" after launching a "territorial war" in Ukraine.
"Russia has launched an offensive against Ukraine, it's a territorial war that we thought had disappeared from European soil, it's a war of the beginning of the 20th century, even the 19th century, I'm talking about a continent (the Africa, editor's note) which suffered from colonial imperialism. Russia is one of the last colonial imperial powers" in deciding "to invade a neighboring country to defend its interests there", said the president during a conference of press with his Beninese counterpart, Patrice Talon, in Cotonou.
This statement comes as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is making his own diplomatic tour of the continent at the same time as Emmanuel Macron.
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4:31 p.m .: Volodymyr Zelensky hopes Boris Johnson will not “disappear” from public life
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his hope that resigning British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a "great friend of Ukraine", will not disappear from public life when he leaves Downing Street.
In an interview to be broadcast in full on Wednesday evening on the British television channel TalkTV, the Ukrainian head of state praised the action of Boris Johnson, who has been on the front line in supporting Westerners in kyiv in the face of the Russian invasion and is sometimes considered a hero in Ukraine.
1:38 p.m .: European justice confirms the suspension of RT France, Moscow promises reprisals
Moscow has promised to hinder the "work of Western media" on its territory, in retaliation for the confirmation by European justice of the suspension of the Russian news channel RT France, decided by the EU after the invasion of the 'Ukraine.
“We are going to take similar pressure measures targeting Western media working in our country,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters after the publication of an EU court ruling. judging legal the prohibition of diffusion of RT France.
“We are also not going to let them work in our country,” he added.
These media should not expect "any flexible approach" from the Russian authorities, he warned, denouncing an "attack on freedom of expression and freedom of the press in European countries, including in France".
1:32 p.m .: Ukrainian ports have “resumed work”, according to the Navy
The three Ukrainian ports designated for grain exports have "resumed work", although efforts remain to be made to ensure the safety of convoys, the Ukrainian navy announced.
"As part of the signing of an agreement on the unblocking of Ukrainian ports for the export of grain, the ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny have resumed work," she said on Telegram.
"The exit and entry of ships into seaports will be done by forming a convoy that will accompany the lead ship. But this will be preceded by the arduous work of hydrographers" to determine safe routes, the Navy continued. Ukrainian.
1:25 p.m.: Ukrainian Export Coordination Center opens in Istanbul
The Joint Coordination Center (JCC) responsible for controlling Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea was officially inaugurated in Istanbul, in accordance with the agreements signed on July 22.
The CCC, housed in a military academy, will be led by "five representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the UN, as well as Turkey, both military and civilian", specified the Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, during a brief ceremony.
Under these agreements, validated for four months between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations, the CCC will be responsible for conducting inspections of ships departing from and arriving in Istanbul in order to ensure that they carry nothing but grain.
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12:21 p.m .: Ukrainian parliament approves appointment of new prosecutor general
Ukraine's parliament has approved the appointment of MP Andriy Kostin as the country's chief prosecutor, the prosecutor's office said.
Some 299 deputies in parliament, which has 450 seats, have approved the appointment of Andriy Kostin, he said on the Telegram messaging application.
Andriy Kostin is a member of the Servant of the People party of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The president had appointed him earlier in the day to replace Iryna Venediktova, dismissed by the Ukrainian leader following a scandal.
10:31 a.m .: At least one dead in a Russian strike in Bakhmut, according to local authorities
At least one person was killed by a Russian strike on a Ukrainian hotel in the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, according to local authorities.
"According to preliminary information, there are dead and injured, a rescue operation is underway," local governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on Facebook.
The local emergency service said the death toll was at least one and four injured.
10 a.m.: Major bridge in Kherson partially destroyed by Ukrainian strikes, occupation authorities say
Ukrainian strikes partially destroyed an important bridge in Kherson, a city occupied by Russian forces, the occupation authorities announced, at the time of a Ukrainian counter-offensive in this southern region of the country.
The Antonovski Bridge, in the suburbs of Kherson, is strategic for supplies because it is the only one connecting the city to the southern bank of the Dnieper and the rest of the Kherson region.
"Those who fired on the bridge just made life a little more difficult for the population," Kirill Stremoussov, a representative of the Russian occupation authorities, told Russian media, downplaying the impact of its closure.
"It will have no influence on the outcome of the fighting," he added, without specifying the extent of the damage.
According to him, "everything is planned" and the Russian army will install pontoons and military bridges to allow crossing the river.
Kherson, capital of the eponymous region, is located just a few kilometers from the front where Ukrainian forces have launched a counter-offensive in order to reconquer these territories lost in the very first days of the Russian offensive against Ukraine.
8:28 a.m .: Wagner likely made tactical advances in Donbass region, British intelligence says
Russian private military company Wagner likely made tactical advances in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, British military intelligence said.
The advances were made around the Vuhlehirska power plant and the nearby village of Novoluhanske, the Defense Ministry said on Twitter, adding that some Ukrainian forces have likely withdrawn from the area.
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7:52 a.m.: Volodymyr Zelensky appoints new attorney general
Ukraine's president has nominated Andriy Kostin, a deputy from the president's political party, to be the country's next prosecutor general.
Volodymyr Zelenski has submitted a formal request to Parliament for the assembly to vote for the confirmation of Andriy Kostin.
He would replace Iryna Venediktova, who was removed from her position as prosecutor general.
Several senior officials have been dismissed because of the collaboration with Russia of many members of their agencies, the president announced on July 17.
7:29 a.m .: sharp decrease in Russian natural gas flows by Nord Stream 1 to Germany
Russian natural gas flows through Nord Stream 1 to Germany almost halved as of 8 a.m. CET on July 27, according to data from the pipeline operator.
Some 17.3 gigawatt hours (GWh) arrived in Germany from Russia between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. (6 a.m. to 7 a.m. GMT) compared to almost 29 GWh per hour on average in recent days.
Russian energy giant Gazprom had announced it was shutting down one more turbine on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline for maintenance, which would lead to reduced gas flows from Wednesday.
A Kremlin spokesman said the reduced flow was due to Western sanctions taken against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.
"If it hadn't been for these restrictions, everything would have been accomplished... within the usual time frame," he said.
But the Europeans refute the technical reason and accuse Moscow of using gas as an economic weapon.
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6:44 am: Janet Yellen and Nadhim Zahawi discuss Russian oil price cap
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed Russia's oil price cap proposal during a phone call with UK Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi to reduce the impact of the war in Ukraine on the EU. world energy.
Both discussed the need to continue accelerating budget support for Ukraine, and opportunities to take advantage of sanctions imposed on Russia, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
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