NATO is once again issuing a warning to Russia. Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights reports on atrocities in Ukraine. News ticker on negotiations.
- Escalated Ukraine conflict: After Ukraine trip: Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe calls for the processing of war crimes.
- Of the NATO Secretary General warns Russia before the use of nuclear weapons.
- decided unanimously UN Security Council statement: The members struggled to come up with a first joint position on the Ukraine war through.
- This News ticker on negotiations and international efforts in the Ukraine war is continuously updated.
Update from May 7, 6:33 p.m.: Jill Biden, wife of US President Joe Biden, met Ukrainian refugees during a visit to Romania on Saturday. “You are incredibly strong,” the first lady said in footage broadcast on Romanian television after listening to stories from Ukrainian mothers and children of their escape from Russian attacks. “We stand by you, I hope you know that,” she added.
- Over 810,000 Ukrainians have crossed the border into Romania since the Russian war of aggression began.
- Most of them then went on to other countries.
- Around 80,000 came in Romania under, about the half of them children.
At the same time, Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, on Saturday condemned the extent and seriousness of human rights abuses as a result of Russia’s war of aggression. After a four-day visit to Kyiv, she wrote in a statement that people in Ukraine had witnessed appalling atrocities. “Each of them deserves justice and must not be forgotten.”
“Human rights do not end in war, they do not fade into the background.” Mijatovic called for humanitarian aid for victims of war to be expanded and support for the prosecution of crimes to be maintained.
Ukraine-Russia talks: US Secretary of State Blinken accuses Putin of “twisting history”
Update from May 7th, 3:12 p.m.: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of historical revisionism with regard to the commemoration of the end of the war in 1945. “President Putin is trying to twist history to justify his unprovoked and brutal war on Ukraine”, he declared in Washington. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people “valiantly defend their country, their democracy and the legitimate future of Ukraine” in a free and peaceful Europe.
Update from May 7th, 2:30 p.m.: In Moscow, the dress rehearsal before the military parade on May 9, “Victory Day”, took place on Red Square. Putin’s speech is eagerly awaited.
Ukraine-Russia talks: NATO chief sends Putin ‘clear’ nuclear weapons warning
First report: Kyiv/Moscow – The Ukraine war started with Russia, a nuclear power – which means that the fear of the use of nuclear weapons is always omnipresent. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has again warned Moscow of this. “Our message is clear: if nuclear weapons were used, there would only be losers on all sides,” he said world on Sunday. “A nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought, including Russia.”
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has indicated since the war began that he was prepared to use Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons in the conflict. According to Stoltenberg, however, NATO has no indication that Russian nuclear weapons have been raised to a higher level of readiness since the beginning of the war on February 24.
According to Stoltenberg, the defense alliance expects a further intensification of the Ukraine war in the coming weeks. “We must prepare for Russian offensives and even more brutality, even greater hardship and even more destruction of critical infrastructure and residential areas,” he said.
Ukraine-Russia negotiations: NATO boss calls for further arms deliveries from the West
The NATO chief also spoke out in favor of further arms deliveries from Western countries to Ukraine. “In the long term, Ukraine cannot only defend itself with Soviet-era weapons, but must switch to modern Western weapons,” he said. “Ukraine urgently needs more heavy weapons, the West should step up supplies, do more and prepare for a long-term engagement.”
US President Joe Biden has already announced further arms deliveries. The US provided Ukraine with “additional artillery ammunition, radars and other equipment,” he said on Friday (May 6). A high-ranking US government official put the value of this armaments package at $150 million.
You can read more about the reactions from Germany to the Ukraine war in this news ticker.
Ukraine-Russia negotiations: UN Security Council issues joint statement for the first time
Diplomatic news in these times also comes from the UN Security Council: This was agreed more than two months after Russia invaded Ukraine for the first time on a joint statement. The most powerful UN body declared unanimously on Friday – i.e. also with the consent of aggressor Russia – that it was “deeply concerned” about the conflict in Ukraine.
While the agreement is seen as the panel’s weakest possible statement, it is also a glimmer of hope that stalled diplomacy on New York’s East River could get some movement. “The Security Council expresses strong support for the Secretary-General’s efforts to seek a peaceful solution,” the statement said. Norway and Mexico wrote the text of the declaration. An earlier version said the Security Council in New York supported UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ role as a mediator in the Ukraine war. This wording has been deleted.
Russia had previously prevented Security Council decisions on the Ukraine war. When asked what prompted Moscow to agree, a diplomat said, while guaranteeing anonymity, that “all the good stuff” had been removed from the draft. (AFP/dpa/cibo)
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