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Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have agreed on an agreement to clear mines in the Black Sea. The US Republicans’ TV debate was also about continuing aid to Ukraine. All developments in our live blog.
Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have signed an agreement on a joint mine clearance plan in the Black Sea. There should be an initiative from the three countries. Details are not yet known.
The Ukrainian president arrived in the capital Tallinn on his two-day trip through the Baltics. He will meet there with Estonian President Alar Karis and Prime Minister Kaja Kallas before speaking in parliament. There is great concern about a Russian attack in the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.
Russian air defense officials said they shot down three Ukrainian drones over Russian territory. The drones were intercepted over the Rostov, Tula and Kaluga regions, the Defense Ministry said on Telegram. The regions lie in the east and northeast on the Ukrainian border.
The US Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis also debated aid for Ukraine during their TV duel. DeSantis made it clear that supporting Ukraine was not a priority for him. Instead, the USA should focus on its own borders and on competition with China. He accused his competitor Haley of making endless promises of money and weapons.
Haley wants to continue supporting Ukraine. It is important to stop the Russian attacks. You don’t have to choose between protecting your own borders and protecting Ukraine. It’s about preventing wars.
According to Ukrainian information, two Russian rockets hit a hotel in the center of Kharkiv. Ten people were injured, the governor said via Telegram. Turkish journalists were among the injured.
In addition to Kharkiv, shelling was also reported in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Conflict parties as a source
In the current situation, information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian parties to the conflict cannot be directly verified by an independent body.
After the NATO-Ukraine Council meeting, the alliance promised further military aid. According to the United Nations, more than 10,200 civilians have been killed in the past two years of war. All developments from Wednesday to read.