More than 200,000 Ukrainians who fled to Germany have registered at the job centers as looking for work. The US is considering a price cap for Russian oil. All developments in the live blog.
1:21 am
US actor Ben Stiller visits Zelenskyj
Hollywood star Ben Stiller paid a solidarity visit to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on the occasion of World Refugee Day. “It’s a great honor for me, you are my hero,” Stiller said to Zelenskyj. It is “really inspiring” how Zelenskyj mobilizes “his country and the whole world”. Stiller had previously visited the Kiev suburb of Irpin, where fierce fighting was taking place at the beginning of the Russian war of aggression. “I feel that what’s happening here is difficult to understand if you weren’t there,” the 56-year-old told the President.
Zelenskyy thanked Stiller in English for his visit and told him it was “very important” to keep reminding people of what is happening in Ukraine. “It’s not interesting to talk about the war every day,” said Zelenskyy. “But for us it’s very important.”
Stiller and Selenskyj also exchanged views on their respective acting careers. Zelenskyy was best known in Ukraine before his election as president in 2019 for his role in the satirical TV series “Servant of the People”, in which he played a school teacher who unexpectedly becomes president. “You gave up a great acting career,” said Stiller, who has become famous as a comedy actor in recent decades. “Not as big as yours,” Zelenskyy replied.
12:59 a.m
More than 200,000 refugees are looking for work in Germany
Of the approximately 800,000 Ukrainians who fled to Germany before the war, more than 200,000 have so far registered in job centers. This is reported by the editorial network Germany (RND) from a request to the Federal Employment Agency. According to this, Bavaria has the most registrations with a good 42,000 refugees. North Rhine-Westphalia (32,000) and Baden-Württemberg (27,000) follow. In Berlin, almost 13,000 Ukrainians have registered at a job center to find work. The data includes all persons aged 15 and over.
12:52 a.m
US considers price cap on Russian oil
The US is considering a price cap for Russian oil. “We are talking about a price cap or price suspension that would reinforce recent and proposed energy restrictions by Europe, the United States, Britain and other countries that would depress the price of Russian oil and eat into Putin’s revenues while allowing more oil to enter the world market could,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told reporters in Toronto.
When asked whether US President Joe Biden intends to seek consensus on an oil price cap at the G7 summit in Germany next week, Yellen said: “We are working very actively with our partners on this.”
12:32 a.m
Zelenskyj: “Ukraine is part of the European value space”
Shortly before the decision on the country’s EU candidate status, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that he believes Ukraine already belongs to Europe. The country attacked by Russia proves every day that it is already part of a united European space of values, said Selenskyj in his video speech on Tuesday night. Russia is very nervous about Ukraine’s aspirations to join the EU.
Against the shelling and brutal attacks in the east and south of Ukraine one can only take action on the battlefield, Zelenskyj said. The European Commission recommended on Friday that Ukraine and Moldova should be nominated as candidates for accession to the European Union. The heads of state and government of the 27 EU countries must now make the decision at their summit on Thursday.
6/20/2022 • 2:00 am
Monday’s live blog to read
According to Ukraine, Russian troops have advanced into the industrial zone of Sievjerodonetsk. According to Chancellor Scholz, Russian President Putin is afraid of the “spark of democracy”. Monday’s developments to read.