US Warns Citizens In Ukraine To Leave Over Fears Of Increased Russian Attacks

The United States government has issued a warning to Americans living in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, stressing that Russia could step up efforts to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities ahead of Ukrainian independence day on Wednesday. "The US Embassy urges US citizens to depart Ukraine now using privately available ground transportation options if it is safe to do so," a security alert on the embassy's website said." The security situation throughout Ukraine is highly volatile and conditions may deteriorate without warning." The embassy urged U.S. citizens "to depart Ukraine now using privately available ground transportation options."

Russia/Ukraine: Erdogan Fears Another Chernobyl, Backs Peace Talk

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned against the reoccurrence of another “another Chernobyl” amid the ongoing scrimmage at the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine. The president further discussed possible ways of ending the war between Ukraine and Russia in a trilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres.

Boris Johnson To Step Down As Conservative Party Leader,

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson will be resigning today as the Conservative leader after losing the support of his newly appointed chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, ministers and MPs. According to Nadhim Zahawi “Prime Minister: this is not sustainable and it will only get worse: for you, for the Conservative Party and most importantly of all the country. You must do the right thing and go now.”

Daughter of Putin Ally Killed In A Car Bomb

Alexander Dugin, tagged as Putin’s ‘Rasputin’ has lost his daughter Darya Dugina to a car bomb meant for him, a few minutes after both swapped vehicles. Dugin who is an ultranationalist Russian ideologue and ally of Vladimir Putin had been attending a festival outside Moscow along with his daughter before the incident. The Russian Foreign Ministry had speculated that Ukraine might have been behind the attack, although, Ukraine denied any involvement, however, Vladimir Putin’s closest supporters have demanded vengeance calling it an assassination attempt and demanding the Kremlin respond by targeting government officials in Kyiv.

Food Crises: First Shipment Of Grain Leaves Ukrainian Odessa Port – Turkey

Turkish defence Ministry says the first shipment of Ukrainian grain has left Odesa port this morning in a deal to alleviate the global food crises following the Ukrainian invasion by Russia. The statement said, “The ship Razoni has left the port of Odesa bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. It is expected in Istanbul on August 2. It will then continue its journey after it has been inspected in Istanbul,” According to the report from the Ukrainian infrastructure Minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, the vessel was carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn.

Russia Pulls Out Of The Council of Baltic Sea States

Russia has on Tuesday 17th of May 2021 announced that it had decided to pull out of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), stating that the organisation has abandoned the principles on which it was created, and is turning it into an instrument of anti-Russian policy.