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The Ukrainian president asked the international community for support after the attack on a train station that left 52 dead in the capital of Donetsk. In addition, the European Union condemned the Russian ban on 15 NGOs, including Human Rights Watch; the Kremlin accused YouTube of censoring the Parliament channel. On the other hand, Italy reopens its embassy and Germany lowers its thumb to the issuance of weapons.
Russia’s serious invasion of Ukrainian territory continues despite the withdrawal of Moscow’s troops from the kyiv region. After the missile attack on the Kramatorsk station where 52 people lost their lives, the situation intensified.
Among President Volodimir Zelenski’s demands for Russia to receive greater sanctions, the Kremlin responds to the repudiation by prohibiting the activities of a fortnight of NGOs and accusing YouTube of censorship.
These are the most relevant news of the war in Ukraine this Saturday, April 9:
- 6.35 (BOG) Germany does not see the possibility of issuing more weapons
According to the Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht, it will no longer be possible to provide Ukraine with equipment from the reserves of the armed forces and points out that the next ones should be through the arms industry.
The leader of the portfolio clarified that they are “called” to “support Ukraine in its brave fight”, but clarified that they have “reached a limit with regard to the delivery of Bundeswehr reserves”.
Wir müssen die #ukraine unterstützen und dafür sorgen, dass es keinen Flächenbrand in Europa gibt – so Ministerin Lambrecht @AZ_Augsburg. Im Interview spricht sie ua über Waffenlieferungen & die persönliche Vollausstattung, die auf den Weg gebracht wurde.https://t.co/owN5yz70KC
— Verteidigungsministerium (@BMVg_Bundeswehr) April 9, 2022
He justified by claiming that the German troops “must continue to be in a position to guarantee the national defense and that of the Alliance.” However, he assured that they will continue to supply, but “directly from the industry.”
- 6.20 (BOG) Italy reopens its embassy in kyiv
Rome announced that after Easter it will resume official activities in the Ukrainian capital, a month and a half after closing the delegation and moving it to Lviv due to the Russian invasion.
“We were the last to leave kyiv and we will be the first to return,” said Luigi di Mario, the Italian foreign minister. The decision was made after a meeting attended by the ambassadors in Lviv and Moscow, Francesco Zazo and Giorgio Starace, respectively.
“It is a gesture to show support for the Ukrainian people and a way of saying that diplomacy must prevail,” added the Foreign Minister. The reopening of the delegation will be “immediately after” Easter.
- 5.47 (BOG) The Kremlin targets YouTube
Russian officials on Saturday accused the US video service company of blocking the channel of the Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament.
The president of the Duma, Vyancheslav Volodin, accused Washington of being behind this and denounced that they violate “the rights of the Russians”. “YouTube has sealed its fate,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
- 5.30 (BOG) Zelensky calls for “strong global response” after Kramatorsk massacre
The president of Ukraine expressed his pain after last Friday’s attack that took the lives of 52 people – including five children – of the hundreds of civilians who were at a train station in the capital of Donetsk.
The head of state called for a “strong global response” against Russia after the latest major aggression in a place where citizens were seeking a way out of the conflict zone. “This is another war crime for which everyone involved will be held accountable,” he said in a video message.
His US counterpart, Joe Biden, called this action a “horrible atrocity.” On the other hand, France called it a “crime against humanity.”
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