China has opposed the holding of a G20 meeting in Kashmir. On the other hand, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have not registered for the event to be held in Srinagar as well. On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that China firmly opposes holding G20 meetings in any form in 'disputed' areas and will not attend such meetings. India countered the objection by saying it is free to hold meetings on its own territory.
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After a whirlwind week of diplomatic visits that has taken in the Vatican, Saudi Arabia, Europe's capitals and Japan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's world tour has left his Russian counterpart looking increasingly isolated.
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Zelensky’s In-Person G7 Attendance , Thrown Into Doubt.
On May 19, Oleksii Danilov, secretary of the
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, .
publicly announced on TV that
Zelensky would attend the G7 summit in person.
Very important things will be decided there. Therefore the physical presence of our president is absolutely important—to defend our interests, to explain, to provide clear proposals and clear arguments on the events that are taking place in our country, Oleksii Danilov, secretary of the National Security
and Defense Council of Ukraine, via statement.
Nearly every major U.S. news outlet also reported that the Ukrainian president
would go to Japan for the meeting. .
Nearly every major U.S. news outlet also reported that the Ukrainian president
would go to Japan for the meeting. .
But later on May 19, the National Security
and Defense Council of Ukraine
issued a different statement.
President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky will take part in the meeting of G7 leaders in Japan online, Defense Council of Ukraine, via statement.
On May 18, Japan's Ministry of Foreign
Affairs also said Zelensky would
virtually participate, 'Newsweek' reports.
However, it's still possible that Zelenksy
may attend in person, considering the
amount he's been traveling recently.
Earlier this week, he visited leaders in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Saudi Arabia. .
Earlier this week, he visited leaders in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Saudi Arabia. .
Earlier this week, he visited leaders in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Saudi Arabia. .
Earlier this week, he visited leaders in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Saudi Arabia. .
If Zelensky does attend the three-day summit of the world's wealthiest democracies, it would be the first time he's been to Asia since Russia attacked Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the G7 has decided to impose
more sanctions on Russia in an attempt to stand against the country's "illegal, unjustifiable and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine."
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The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops have started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.
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Days after claiming full control of the war-ravaged city of Bakhmut, Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing fighters from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said. "We are withdrawing the units from Bakhmut. From today at five in the morning, May 25 until June 1, most of the units will rebase to camps in the rear. We are handing our positions to the military," Prigozhin announced.
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Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick says net migration is “far too high” after newly published figures for 2022 showed around 606,000 more people are estimated to have moved to the UK than have left. The Office for National Statistics said factors contributing to relatively high levels of immigration over the past 18 months include people coming to the UK from non-EU countries for work, study, and for humanitarian purposes, including those arriving from Ukraine and Hong Kong. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn