{"id":8094,"date":"2023-06-16T17:03:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=8094"},"modified":"2023-06-16T17:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:46:07","slug":"missiles-strike-kyiv-amid-african-leaders-visit-for-peace-and-grain-talks-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/diplomatic-world\/missiles-strike-kyiv-amid-african-leaders-visit-for-peace-and-grain-talks-in-ukraine\/2023\/06\/16\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Missiles Strike Kyiv amid African Leaders Visit for Peace and Grain Talks in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

KYIV,<\/span> UKRAINE<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> –<\/span> A<\/span> delegation<\/span> of<\/span> African<\/span> leaders<\/span> and<\/span> officials<\/span> visited<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> to<\/span> seek<\/span> ways<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> all-out<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> secure<\/span> food<\/span> and<\/span> fertilizer<\/span> supplies<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> continent.<\/span> bottom.<\/span> But<\/span> wartime<\/span> Kiev,<\/span> albeit<\/span> with<\/span> air<\/span> raids.<\/span> Let<\/span> me<\/span> remind<\/span> you<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> challenges<\/span> they<\/span> face.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> delegation,<\/span> which<\/span> includes<\/span> the<\/span> presidents<\/span> of<\/span> South<\/span> Africa,<\/span> Senegal,<\/span> Zambia<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Comoros,<\/span> first<\/span> visited<\/span> Bucha<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> outskirts<\/span> of<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> last<\/span> year,<\/span> where<\/span> civilian<\/span> bodies<\/span> littered<\/span> the<\/span> streets<\/span> after<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> abandoned<\/span> their<\/span> campaign<\/span> to<\/span> capture<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> and<\/span> withdrew.<\/span> Was.<\/span> Capital<\/span> Area.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> delegation’s<\/span> stay<\/span> in<\/span> Bucha<\/span> was<\/span> symbolic,<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Bucha<\/span> has<\/span> become<\/span> a<\/span> symbol<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> atrocities<\/span> of<\/span> Moscow’s<\/span> February<\/span> 2022<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> Hundreds<\/span> of<\/span> civilians<\/span> died<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> streets<\/span> and<\/span> mass<\/span> graves<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> Russians<\/span> occupied<\/span> Bucha.<\/span> Some<\/span> showed<\/span> signs<\/span> of<\/span> torture.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> African<\/span> President<\/span> Cyril<\/span> Ramaphosa<\/span> said<\/span> last<\/span> month<\/span> that<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelenskyy<\/span> and<\/span> Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> had<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> separate<\/span> meetings<\/span> with<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> African<\/span> peace<\/span> mission.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>UN<\/span> atomic<\/span> watchdog<\/span> chief<\/span> visits<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> nuclear<\/span> plant<\/span> threatened<\/span> by<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span>
\n<\/span>NATO<\/span> sees<\/span> no<\/span> change<\/span> in<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> posture<\/span> despite<\/span> Belarus<\/span> leader’s<\/span> claims<\/span>
\n<\/span>Visually<\/span> impaired<\/span> people<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> struggle<\/span> to<\/span> cope<\/span> during<\/span> Russian<\/span> missile<\/span> attacks<\/span>
\n<\/span>War<\/span> disrupts<\/span> education<\/span> of<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> kids,<\/span> even<\/span> those<\/span> who’ve<\/span> found<\/span> safety<\/span> abroad<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> delegation<\/span> was<\/span> set<\/span> to<\/span> travel<\/span> to<\/span> St.<\/span> Petersburg<\/span> later<\/span> Friday,<\/span> where<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> top<\/span> international<\/span> economic<\/span> conference<\/span> is<\/span> taking<\/span> place,<\/span> and<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> Putin<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday.<\/span> It<\/span> also<\/span> includes<\/span> senior<\/span> officials<\/span> from<\/span> Uganda,<\/span> Egypt<\/span> and<\/span> Congo-Brazzaville.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> delegation<\/span> represent<\/span> a<\/span> cross-section<\/span> of<\/span> African<\/span> views<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> war.<\/span> South<\/span> Africa,<\/span> Senegal<\/span> and<\/span> Uganda<\/span> have<\/span> avoided<\/span> censuring<\/span> Moscow<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> conflict,<\/span> while<\/span> Egypt,<\/span> Zambia<\/span> and<\/span> Comoros<\/span> voted<\/span> against<\/span> Russia<\/span> last<\/span> year<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> U.N.<\/span> General<\/span> Assembly<\/span> resolution<\/span> condemning<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion.<\/span> Many<\/span> African<\/span> nations<\/span> have<\/span> long-standing<\/span> and<\/span> close<\/span> ties<\/span> to<\/span> Moscow,<\/span> dating<\/span> back<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Cold<\/span> War,<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> Soviet<\/span> Union<\/span> supported<\/span> its<\/span> anti-colonial<\/span> struggles.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>During<\/span> their<\/span> stay<\/span> in<\/span> Bucha,<\/span> visitors<\/span> laid<\/span> memorial<\/span> candles<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> memorial<\/span> in<\/span> front<\/span> of<\/span> St.<\/span> Andrew’s<\/span> Church,<\/span> near<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> sites<\/span> where<\/span> mass<\/span> graves<\/span> were<\/span> excavated.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Shortly<\/span> thereafter,<\/span> air<\/span> raid<\/span> sirens<\/span> began<\/span> to<\/span> ring<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> capital.<\/span> Mayor<\/span> Vitali<\/span> Klitschko<\/span> reported<\/span> that<\/span> an<\/span> explosion<\/span> occurred<\/span> in<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> city’s<\/span> oldest<\/span> districts,<\/span> the<\/span> Podirsky<\/span> district.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Dmitro<\/span> Kuleba<\/span> tweeted<\/span> that<\/span> “Russia<\/span> wants<\/span> more<\/span> war,<\/span> not<\/span> peace.”<\/span> advertisement<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Air<\/span> Force<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> six<\/span> Russian<\/span> Kalibr<\/span> cruise<\/span> missiles,<\/span> six<\/span> Kinzhar<\/span> hypersonic<\/span> missiles<\/span> and<\/span> two<\/span> reconnaissance<\/span> drones.<\/span> No<\/span> details<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> released<\/span> as<\/span> to<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> plane<\/span> was<\/span> shot<\/span> down.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>German<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Boris<\/span> Pistorius<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> that<\/span> Germany<\/span> would<\/span> deploy<\/span> 64<\/span> more<\/span> Patriot<\/span> missiles<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> to<\/span> protect<\/span> it<\/span> from<\/span> relentless<\/span> Russian<\/span> airstrikes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Officials<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> laying<\/span> the<\/span> groundwork<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> delegation’s<\/span> talks<\/span> said<\/span> African<\/span> leaders<\/span> not<\/span> only<\/span> wanted<\/span> a<\/span> peace<\/span> process<\/span> to<\/span> begin,<\/span> but<\/span> also<\/span> that<\/span> Russia,<\/span> which<\/span> was<\/span> under<\/span> severe<\/span> international<\/span> sanctions,<\/span> was<\/span> urgently<\/span> needed<\/span> in<\/span> Africa.<\/span> He<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> like<\/span> to<\/span> consider<\/span> how<\/span> he<\/span> can<\/span> pay<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> cost<\/span> of<\/span> fertilizer<\/span> exports,<\/span> which<\/span> are<\/span> currently<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> works.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> two<\/span> leaders<\/span> will<\/span> also<\/span> discuss<\/span> the<\/span> related<\/span> issue<\/span> of<\/span> how<\/span> to<\/span> secure<\/span> more<\/span> grain<\/span> shipments<\/span> from<\/span> war-torn<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> will<\/span> explore<\/span> the<\/span> possibility<\/span> of<\/span> another<\/span> prisoner<\/span> exchange.<\/span> Zambian<\/span> President<\/span> Hakainde<\/span> Hichilema<\/span> told<\/span> The<\/span> Associated<\/span> Press:<\/span> “Life<\/span> is<\/span> universal<\/span> and<\/span> we<\/span> must<\/span> protect<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> life,<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> life<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> life.”<\/span> “Instability<\/span> everywhere<\/span> is<\/span> instability<\/span> everywhere.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> African<\/span> peace<\/span> strike<\/span> comes<\/span> as<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> launches<\/span> a<\/span> counterattack<\/span> to<\/span> force<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> forces<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> occupied<\/span> territories.<\/span> Attacks<\/span> along<\/span> a<\/span> 1,000<\/span> km<\/span> (600<\/span> miles)<\/span> front<\/span> line<\/span> used<\/span> modern<\/span> weaponry<\/span> supplied<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> West.<\/span> Western<\/span> analysts<\/span> and<\/span> military<\/span> officials<\/span> have<\/span> warned<\/span> the<\/span> operation<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> lengthy.<\/span><\/p>\n

China<\/span> presented<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> peace<\/span> plan<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> February,<\/span> but<\/span> it<\/span> seemed<\/span> unlikely<\/span> to<\/span> succeed.<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> her<\/span> allies<\/span> have<\/span> largely<\/span> rejected<\/span> the<\/span> plan,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> belligerents<\/span> are<\/span> unlikely<\/span> to<\/span> come<\/span> close<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> ceasefire.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> Army<\/span> General<\/span> Staff<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Andriy<\/span> Kovalev<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> army<\/span> had<\/span> recorded<\/span> achievements<\/span> on<\/span> three<\/span> fronts<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> south<\/span> and<\/span> east.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KYIV, UKRAINE (AFP) – A delegation of African leaders and officials visited Ukraine on Friday to seek ways to end all-out war with Russia and secure food and fertilizer supplies for the continent. bottom. But wartime Kiev, albeit with air raids. Let me remind you of the challenges they face. The delegation, which includes the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,26,276,2480,2482],"tags":[6606,1412,2159,2586,2883,4445,5058,6605],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/download-10-1.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8094"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8108,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094\/revisions\/8108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}