A new outstretched hand from the Ukrainian president. On Sunday May 26, Volodymyr Zelensky invited his American and Chinese counterparts to participate in a Peace Summit planned for Switzerland on June 15 and 16. “I appeal to world leaders… President Biden, the leader of the United States, and President Xi, the leader of China… Please support the summit peace with your leadership and participation”, he implored in a video message. The conference is to be held in Lucerne, in central Switzerland. Follow our live stream.
A Russian strike on a Kharkiv hypermarket leaves 14 dead. The Russian strike on a DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, left 14 dead, according to a report published late Sunday morning, the day after this attack described as“despicable” by the Ukrainian president. The regional governor, Oleg Synegoubov, had affirmed the day before that at least six people had been killed, that around forty other people had been injured and that 16 were missing, after this strike carried out according to him at the using two guided aerial bombs. According to firefighters, the fire has burned 10,000 square meters, but is contained.
Emmanuel Macron judged “unacceptable” the Russian strike on a Kharkiv hypermarket. “France shares the Ukrainians’ pain and remains fully mobilized alongside them”wrote Saturday evening on X the President of the French Republic. He also deplored the “numerous victims” after this strike, “children, women, men”, “families”.
The G7 “progress” on the use of frozen Russian assets and aims for an agreement in June. The G7 finance ministers met on Saturday in Stresa (Italy). “Progress has been made”commented the host of the meeting, the Italian Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, welcoming “the strong political stance” of all G7 countries. “The agreement reached is a political agreement”he clarified, recognizing however that there were still “important technical and legal issues” to solve.