© Reuters. U.S. Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin, Ukraine’s Protection Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, Iceland’s Minister of Overseas Affairs Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir and NATO Secretary Normal Jens Stoltenberg, meet to debate how you can assist Ukraine defend itself
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(Reuters) – Russia elevated shelling of Ukraine’s jap areas exterior the primary entrance line within the Donbas industrial space, officers from the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy areas stated on Saturday.
* A senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Kyiv’s allies to “assume quicker” about stepping up their navy help, a day after they did not agree on sending battle tanks coveted by Kyiv.
* A tearful Zelenskiy attended a memorial service to commemorate seven senior Inside Ministry officers killed in a helicopter crash, a contemporary blow to a nation already grieving its many struggle useless.
WEAPONRY
* Germany’s new defence minister Boris Pistorius plans to go to Ukraine quickly, he advised a German newspaper, as Berlin faces strain to permit the cargo of German-made tanks to Ukraine.
* Senior U.S. officers are advising Ukraine to carry off on launching a serious offensive towards Russian forces till the newest provide of U.S. weaponry is in place and coaching has been offered, a senior Biden administration official stated.
WAGNER GROUP
* The US will impose extra sanctions subsequent week towards Russian personal navy firm the Wagner Group, which U.S. officers say has been serving to Russia’s navy within the Ukraine struggle, the White Home stated.
* The top of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, revealed a brief letter to the White Home asking what crime his firm was accused of, after Washington introduced the brand new sanctions.
* Wagner plans to ship the our bodies of Ukrainian troopers killed in combating within the captured city of Soledar to territory held by Ukraine, a web site linked to founder Prigozhin reported.
ECONOMY
* Western international locations are working to construction worth caps on Russian refined petroleum merchandise to make sure continued circulation of Russian diesel, however the markets are difficult and there’s a likelihood issues don’t go to plan, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated.
