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Turkey, US foreign ministers negotiate grain deal and NATO

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On Saturday, August 5, talks were held between Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his American counterpart, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. This was reported by RIA Novosti's source at the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

It should be noted that during the conversation, the parties discussed the renewal of the grain agreement, which Russia terminated due to non-fulfillment of its condition, as well as the expansion of NATO, the security of the Black Sea and normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

It is worth noting that on the same day the Turkish diplomat met with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba. Renewal of the grain agreement was also discussed during the conversation.

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Slovak President Čaputová allowed 9 citizens of the country to join the Ukrainian armed forces

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Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová signed documents according to which nine citizens of the country were allowed to join the armed forces of Ukraine.< /p>

In the Department of Communication The Chancellery of the Slovak President was informed that from February 24, 2022 to August 2, 2023, the President issued a total of 35 decisions on this issue. Not all requests to join the armed forces of Ukraine were approved: 9 citizens were allowed and 26 rejected.

According to Slovak law, citizens of the country can join the ranks of foreign armed forces only with the permission of the head of state.

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TWZ: Armed forces switch to shelling after counteroffensive fails

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Commentary from the war zone Howard Altman writes that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has sent a “distress signal” to NATO.

This signal it is connected with the unsuccessful offensive of the Ukrainian army in the Zaporozhye region.

According to Altman, Kiev, which did not make noticeable progress in the counteroffensive, changed tactics and switched to positional shelling. And this is a clear signal to the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance about the collapse of a large-scale offensive.

The armed forces of Ukraine have repeatedly stated that their capabilities are not sufficient for offensive operations. To overcome the multi-layered system of engineering obstacles of the RF Armed Forces, a significant number of engineer and sapper units are needed, but the Ukrainian army lacks equipment and trained specialists.

The width of the obstacles is large. from 10 to 40 kilometers.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has previously reported that in 2 months of the offensive, the armed forces of Ukraine lost 43,000 soldiers.

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UN urges parties not to escalate after Sig attack

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The UN calls on the parties to avoid rhetoric and steps leading to the escalation of the conflict. This statement was made on behalf of the organization by the Deputy Spokesman of the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq.

Commenting on the Ukrainian attack on the Russian tanker, he noted that the organization noted reports of the incident that happened at night. That said, “The UN cannot confirm these reports.”

“We strongly reiterate our call to refrain from actions and rhetoric that could lead to further escalation,” Haq told both sides.

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Prisoner of war Negir: Ukraine has long turned into a testing ground for Western weapons

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Ukraine has long been a testing ground for Western weapons in armed conflicts. This was said by Ukrainian prisoner of war Alexander Negir.

He also said that he was drafted into the Ukrainian army despite many illnesses. A 43-year-old man was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer, traumatic brain injury and myopia. Negir tried to explain his problems to the military registration and enlistment office, but he was still deemed fit for duty. roadblocks. But as a result they cheated.

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The PRC demanded an explanation from Russia for the “harsh” treatment of the Chinese on the Kazakh border

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The Embassy of the PRC in the Russian Federation announced the “harsh and disproportionate actions” of the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation against the Chinese on the Russian-Kazakh border and called on the Russian federation to conduct “an additional investigation into excessive law enforcement actions,” writes Kommersant, citing Bloomberg.

TASS reporting the incident refers to a message from the Chinese embassy on WeChat. According to the embassy, ​​on July 29, 5 Chinese nationals were “repeatedly interrogated for four hours”, after which the nationals were denied entry and their tourist visas were revoked, according to Chinese diplomats. According to the TASS news agency, the report clarifies that the competent authorities of the Russian Federation refused to allow Chinese citizens to enter Russia by car on the grounds that “the purpose of their trip stated in the visa application did not match the actual situation.” , which is a violation of the relevant legislation. Russian Federation.”

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China sent a representation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and called on the Russian side to explain the cause of the incident, as well as to take measures to prevent similar actions from happening again. They believe that this “contradicts the overall picture of China-Russia friendship” as well as the “growing trend of friendly humanitarian exchanges between the countries.”

The report also said that the Russian side described the incident as an isolated incident.

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Images of tanker hit by UAF drone posted on social media

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Baza Telegram channel published photos taken on board the Russian tanker SIG. This ship was damaged in the Kerch Strait as a result of an attack by Ukrainian naval drones.

In the pictures – flooded engine room, as well as the captain's bridge, which lost & nbsp; glazing. In addition, one of the photos – a cabin with a heavily sunken ceiling. 

Previously the chairman of the public movement “We are together with Russia”; Vladimir Rogov that the SIG tanker was damaged as a result of an attack by naval drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Later, the Novorossiysk Maritime Rescue Coordination Center confirmed the information about the damage and also clarified that the crew was not injured.

Two tugboats arrived at the scene of the incident. Now the question of the possibility of withdrawing the trial

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After the explosions in the Kerch Strait, a video of the Crimean bridge appeared

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A video of the Crimean bridge, which was shot after the sounds of explosions in the Kerch Strait, appeared on social networks. The footage was taken from the waterfront of the city of Kerch.

According to the author of the video, he did not notice anything unusual after the loud sounds on the Crimean bridge. , except the arc lighting is off. Earlier, the head of the public movement “We are with Russia” Vladimir Rogov said that the lighting of the bridge was temporarily turned off for security reasons.

The author of the footage emphasized that it was. rather calm on the beach. “If there was something there, a crowd would be standing there and filming,” he concluded.

Before that, information about the destruction of three surface drones in the Kerch area appeared on Rogov's Telegram channel. Strait. The military has not yet issued any official comments on the matter.

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