Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean chief Kim Jong Un previous to their talks in Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. The two leaders are on account of meet once more in Vladivostok this week.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean chief Kim Jong Un previous to their talks in Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. The two leaders are on account of meet once more in Vladivostok this week.

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Here’s a glance forward and a roundup of key developments from the previous week.

What to look at

The Kremlin confirms {that a} assembly between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean chief Kim Jong Un will take place in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East, “in the coming days.” The assembly comes amid U.S. claims that Putin is keen to safe extra North Korean arms for Russia’s conflict in Ukraine — maybe in alternate for meals assist or technological assist. The two leaders final met in 2019.

Justice ministers from Council of Europe member states are meeting to debate assist for the Ukrainian justice system, with a deal with conflict crimes investigation and Russian abduction of Ukrainian kids.

Russia’s Central Bank will meet Friday on charges, a month after it hiked them.

What occurred final week

Leaders on the G20 summit in New Delhi issued a statement saying “all states must refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition against the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political independence of any state. The use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible.” The assertion took observe of “human suffering and negative added impacts of the war in Ukraine,” however didn’t identify Russia because the aggressor within the conflict. Ukraine’s overseas ministry spokesman criticized the joint assertion, calling it “nothing to be proud of.”

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, to indicate U.S. assist and assess Ukraine’s counteroffensive. He introduced $1 billion in new help. The Pentagon mentioned depleted uranium anti-tank shells could be included in a bundle that’s a part of the brand new assist. Blinken’s go to got here as Russian missile strikes on a market in japanese Ukraine killed at the least 17 and wounded many extra.

International volunteers with the Road to Relief assist group came under attack by Russian shelling as they had been driving from Sloviansk towards Bakhmut, leaving two of the help staff lifeless and two severely wounded. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed condolences to the households of the victims and thanked everybody who helps Ukraine survive and save lives.

Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar businessman, was named Ukraine’s new defense minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov, who was seen as instrumental in securing Western weapons — but additionally tarnished by a collection of procurement scandals in his ministry.

A brand new biography of Elon Musk reveals that Musk withheld access to his Starlink satellite internet service for the Ukrainian army at some extent final yr when it meant to conduct a drone assault on a Russian naval fleet. Musk defended his resolution in a tweet, saying, “If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation.” Meanwhile, The Financial Times, quoting Ukrainian deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov, reports that the brand new biography contains Ukrainian authorities messages with out authorization.

UNESCO introduced “enhanced protection” of 20 Ukrainian cultural sites and mentioned it will prepare Ukrainian safety forces and judiciary personnel in safety of heritage.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Russian strikes have broken or destroyed at the least 26 civilian port infrastructure services, warehouses, silos and grain elevators since July. Sunak’s workplace confirmed that the U.Okay. is conducting surveillance and reconnaissance flights within the Black Sea to “deter Russia from carrying out illegal strikes against civilian vessels transporting grain.”

In-depth

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Special report

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Earlier developments

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