At least 15 people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian mall
Ukrainian firefighters trying to put out a fire in a mall after a Russian attack in Ukraine on June 27, 2022. “This is not a missile attack outside the target, it is a calculated Russian attack, exactly in this center commercial, ”he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Russian missile attacks on a Ukrainian shopping center killed at least 15 people and injured 59 more, Ukrainian emergency services said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously told the Telegram messaging platform that there were more than 1,000 people inside at the time of the rocket attack, NBC News reported.
“This is not an off-target missile attack, it’s a calculated Russian attack, exactly in this mall,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly speech.
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G-7 leaders condemn Russian missile attack on Ukrainian shopping center
Rescuers are working on a site of a mall affected by a Russian missile attack, while Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine, on June 27, 2022.
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G-7 leaders condemned a Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian mall that killed innocent civilians.
“We are united with Ukraine to mourn the innocent victims of this brutal attack. Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime,” the leaders wrote in a joint statement.
“Russian President Putin and those responsible will be held accountable,” the statement added.
Rescue workers from a mall affected by a Russian missile attack in Kremenchuk, Poltava region of Ukraine, on June 27, 2022.
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Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the messaging platform Telegram that the strike at the Kremenchuk shopping center had “no strategic value” and was not a place affiliated with the Ukrainian armed forces.
The Kremlin has previously denied that it is aimed at civilians.
“We will continue to provide financial, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine for as long as it takes. We will not rest until Russia ends its cruel and senseless war against Ukraine,” G-7 leaders added.
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Russian forces will launch 60 missile attacks in Ukraine over the weekend, a U.S. Defense official said
Lifeguards are working on a damaged residential building in Kyiv. The rockets hit a house and a nursery last Friday, leaving six injured and one dead.
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Over the weekend, the Pentagon observed about 60 missile attacks in Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. Defense official.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details of US intelligence assessments, said a significant number of the attacks affected Kyiv, Lviv, Chernivtsi and Odessa.
“We are not entirely sure of the Russian targets of the strikes. They could certainly be a protest against the G-7 or the arrival of HIMARS in the country,” the official told reporters at a conference call.
The Defense official also said that the Pentagon assessed that there were civilian casualties in Kyiv after a strike that hit an apartment building.
“Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to hear of civilian casualties associated with Russian attacks,” the official added.
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Biden will announce an expanded presence of US troops in Poland
U.S. soldiers are seen near a military camp in Arlamow, southeastern Poland, near the border with Ukraine, on March 3, 2022.
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President Joe Biden is scheduled to announce at NATO summit in Spain the deployment of U.S. troops in Poland, several officials told NBC News.
Changes in the footprint of US troops could affect NATO member countries Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, according to people familiar with the matter, which include two Defense officials, two former administration officials and one official. European.
Officials told NBC News that several hundred U.S. soldiers could remain in Poland more permanently.
Since Moscow invaded Ukraine on February 24, the Biden administration has deployed more than 100,000 U.S. troops to NATO member countries.
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Biden plans to meet with European leaders on the sidelines of the G-7 before heading to the NATO summit
U.S. President Joe Biden at the center attends a working lunch with other G7 leaders to talk about shaping the global economy. The Group of Seven Major Economic Powers meets in Germany for its three-day annual meeting.
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President Joe Biden will meet on Tuesday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G-7 summit. After the meeting, Biden will make statements at the final session of the G-7 before traveling to Madrid, Spain.
In Spain, Biden will participate in the NATO leaders’ summit before holding a bilateral meeting with Spanish President Pedro Sanchez.
According to a White House statement, the two leaders will discuss ways to continue “giving support to Ukraine and making Russia responsible.”
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Turkey’s Erdogan insists on objections to NATO’s offers from Sweden and Finland
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his AK Party (AKP) in government during a meeting in parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on May 18, 2022. Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Presidential Press Office / Brochure via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO SALE. NO FILES. MANDATORY CREDIT
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The President of Turkey assures that he will do “everything necessary for the rights and interests of our country” at the NATO summit in Spain.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he would provide documents and images on “terrorist groups”, including Kurdish militant groups and the network of exiled clerics Fethullah Gulen guilty of a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, to show his counterparts the “hypocrisy” of terrorism. .
Ankara has opposed offers from Sweden and Finland to join NATO, citing what it considers a lax approach by groups Turkey considers threats to national security, including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. and its extension to Syria.
Turkey has demanded that the two Nordic countries extradite the wanted individuals and lift the arms restrictions imposed after Turkey’s military incursion in 2019 in northeastern Syria.
“We will tell them clearly that it is not possible to expect a different attitude from Turkey unless that image changes,” he said after a cabinet meeting in Ankara.
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Russian artillery captured by Ukraine exhibited in Poland
A Russian T-72B tank and a self-propelled howitzer captured by the Ukrainian army are presented during an exhibition called “For our freedom and yours” in the old town of Warsaw, Poland, on June 27, 2022.
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A destroyed Russian self-propelled howitzer captured by the Ukrainian army is presented during an exhibition called “For our freedom and yours” in the old town of Warsaw, Poland, on June 27, 2022.
Kacper Pempel | Reuters
People walk in front of a destroyed Russian self-propelled howitzer captured by the Ukrainian army that is presented during an exhibition called “For our freedom and yours” in the old town of Warsaw, Poland, on June 27, 2022.
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Biden raises tariffs on certain Russian imports to 35%
The measure would add to a series of punitive sanctions imposed by the West on Russia since it began its attack on Ukraine on February 24th.
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The Biden administration increased the tariff rate on certain Russian imports to 35%, according to the White House.
The higher duty of 35% applies to imports of “certain other products of the Russian Federation, the importation of which is not yet prohibited.” It was not immediately clear what additional products would face the 35% duties.
The measure follows the suspension of the trade status of Russia’s “most favored nation” due to its ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Biden administration previously banned U.S. imports of Russian oil and energy products, fish, seafood, alcoholic beverages, and non-industrial diamonds.
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Zelenskyi says Russian missile attacks hit a Ukrainian mall
Rescue workers at a mall affected by a Russian missile attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, on June 27, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the mall strike “had no strategic value.” .
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks with Russian missiles aimed at a mall and innocent civilians, according to a translation by NBC News.
Zelenskyy told the messaging platform Telegram that the strike took place in the Poltava region in central Ukraine.
“Occupiers fired rockets at the mall, where there were more than a thousand civilians. The mall is on fire, lifeguards are fighting and the death toll is unimaginable,” Zelenskyy told Telegram.
“No strategic value. Just the attempt of the people to live a normal life, which angers the occupiers. It is useless to wait for the adequacy and humanity of Russia,” he added.
The Kremlin has previously denied that it is aimed at civilians.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner is scheduled for trial on Friday
A close-up of Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner # 42 in practice and media availability during the 2021 WNBA Finals on October 11, 2021 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
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WNBA star and two-time Olympian Brittney Griner, currently detained in Russia, will appear in court for her trial on Friday.
The 31-year-old professional athlete has been charged with smuggling hashish oil, a charge that carries up to 10 years in prison. His arrest came days before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, provoking an international backlash and a lot of punishments …