– The Russian-appointed leaders of the occupied Ukrainian regions Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia are in Moscow for the festivities surrounding the annexation. Luhansk and Donetsk hear about them completely with Russia. The boundaries of Kherson and Zaporizhia have yet to be determined.
– Minister Hoekstra calls on the in the Netherlands Russian ambassador on the mat. “In the 21st century, there can be no place for this kind of violent imperialism. That is why we summon the Russian ambassador. Our message is clear: Ukrainian territory must and will remain Ukrainian territory,” he wrote on Twitter
– Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has called on the Russian people to to rebel against President Vladimir Putin and thus stop the war. He also praised it resistance to the partial mobilization of reservists by the Kremlin.
– The UN Security Council to meet on Friday to talk about the sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines. It is currently not clear yet when the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines will be repaired. It will probably take another week, possibly two, before the damage can be measured.
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