Continuing the grain corridor, what happened in Vilnius, Russian deployment near Kharkiv Oblast
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
● Ukraine proposes continuing Black Sea Grain Initiative without Russia – PM
Kyiv is working with Turkey and the UN to find a way to continue with the Black Sea Grain Initiative even after Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal said at a cabinet meeting on July 18, as reported by news agency Interfax-Ukraine.
● Ukraine, US to work on ensuring grain exports to Africa, Asia, says FM Kuleba
Ukraine and the United States will work together to ensure the export of Ukrainian grain to Africa and Asia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter on July 17.
● Turkey, Saudi Arabia in secret talks to repatriate Ukrainian children abducted by Russia – FT
Turkey and Saudi Arabia are trying to negotiate the repatriation of Ukrainian children who have been forcibly taken to Russia, kept in orphanages, or given to Russian families, the Financial Times reported on July 18, citing four people familiar with the negotiations.
● Zelenskyy's behavior and what really happened in Vilnius
Zelensky hoped for more precise positive signals for Ukraine and tougher ones for Russia. – Fesenko
● Ukraine to rebuild Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant destroyed by Russians
The Ukrainian government is minded to rebuild the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant that was destroyed by the Russians, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on July 18.
● Ukraine maintains foothold on east bank of Kherson Oblast near Antonivskyi Bridge — UK intel
Ukraine is holding a small bridgehead on the east bank of Kherson Oblast near the destroyed Antonivskyi Bridge, according to the latest report of British Defense Intelligence released on July 18.
● Arresting Putin at BRICS summit tantamount to declaring war on Russia – South African President
In a previously sealed affidavit to the High Court of Gauteng, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit would be a “declaration of war” against Russia, News24 reported on July 18.
● Russia’s deployment of 100,000 troops in Lyman-Kupyansk is not a threat, says senior officer
Russia’s deployment of more than 100,000 troops in the Lyman-Kupyansk area is not a threat to the Ukrainian military, Serhiy Cherevatyi, spokesperson for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told Radio Svoboda on July 18.
● 38 nations back special international tribunal to prosecute Russia for war crimes against Ukraine
Thirty-eight countries have joined the coalition to create a special tribunal to investigate crimes of aggression against Ukraine, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Anton Korynevych stated at a briefing on July 18.
● EU Parliament calls on ICC to consider arrest warrant for Lukashenko
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to consider issuing an arrest warrant for Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, the European Parliament said in a press release on July 18.
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