⚡️Lukashenko apologized to Zelensky for his harsh statements “If Vladimir Alexandrovich was offended, I apologize to him for those words. Maybe I shouldn’t have said them, given that he is still at war. Moreover, he perfectly understands that from Belarus, and especially from me personally, no military actions should be expected.” The Belarusian dictator also named the reasons why he does not want a war with Ukraine: “Belarus (we understand this, which is why we do not want to fight) is very vulnerable militarily if Ukraine starts attacking Belarus the same way it attacks Russia. Because Belarus is like an open book to Ukrainian military forces. We fully understand that our main life-supporting facilities — industrial and logistical — will come under attack. As they stated, they already have 500 such targets planned on Belarusian territory. The front for Russia, and therefore for us as well, if it were to attack Kyiv from Belarusian territory, would expand by 1,500 kilometers along the Belarus–Ukraine border. With the current course of the war, we and the Russians will not be able to secure this area.” Lukashenko sees how effectively Ukrainian drones are “denazifying” Russia and wants to distance himself from that situation.

ゼレンシキー大統領： 我々は、戦争を終わらせるための真の決定が下せる場所であれば、どこでもプーチンと会談する用意があると申し出ました。彼はそれを望んでいません。 我々は米国およびフランスと、G7に合わせて、すべての民主主義国家が出席する形でロシアとの会談を行う可能性について協議しました。プーチンはそれを望んでいません。 昨日、我々はトランプ大統領と、そうした会談を米国で開催できる可能性について話し合いました。少なくともトランプ大統領に対しては、プーチンが拒否することがはるかに難しくなるような形式でです。 どうなるか見守ることにします。もしロシアがこの機会をも拒むのであれば、追加的な圧力が必要となるでしょう。 EU政府間会議での発言より。

🥔🇺🇦 Lukashenko on Zelensky: As for my criticism of Zelensky, well, maybe I went too far somewhere, but it was a response. A response to his inappropriate statements: “We have 500 targets! We know where Lukashenko is; we'll hit him tomorrow with missiles and drones.” I remained silent. Even everyone was surprised that I stayed silent. I understood: the man is under immense pressure. He's a young, inexperienced man, not a military man. Maybe something just didn't click in his head. I stayed silent. But when they started threatening me, I was forced to respond. If Vladimir Zelensky was offended, I apologize to him for those words. Perhaps I shouldn't have, given that he is at war. Maybe I shouldn't have spoken so harshly about it. But on the other hand, he must understand that we often say: “You reap what you sow.” So one must be more careful and cautious.

To understand the scale of today’s Russian crime against humanity’s historical heritage: it is the equivalent of bombing St. Peter’s Basilica in a war of conquest against Italy, or Notre-Dame de Paris against France, Westminster Abbey against Britain, or Aachen Cathedral.

Russland eskaliert einmal mehr seine sinnlosen und brutalen Angriffe. Dieser Terror muss ein Ende haben. Österreich wird die Ukraine weiter unterstützen. (vdb)

Updated map of the regions of Russia where there are shortages of gasoline or diesel. As always it's worse in the occupied territories. Added 7 regions. Saratov, Samara, Pskov, Mordovia, Orenburg, Chuvashia, Stavropol.

Провів розмову з Його Всесвятістю Вселенським Патріархом Варфоломієм в аеропорту Кишинева по дорозі на саміт Групи семи. Вдячний Його Всесвятості за підтримку та абсолютно чітку моральну позицію: російські удари дронами по Києво-Печерській Лаврі – святині не лише України, а й православ’я загалом – це варварство, якому немає виправдання. Обговорили також із Патріархом Варфоломієм можливі формати для особистих зустрічей. Запросив Його Всесвятість до України. Дякую за молитви за Україну та наших людей.

The head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epiphanius called the Russian attack on the cathedral a crime against humanity, history, and Christianity 🔗: link.nv.ua/22wEfw

😨 Several animals died as a result of Russian shelling of Kharkiv. A fire broke out in an enclosure at a zoo, — State Emergency Service.

Украина сообщила, что российские ракеты переводят на электронику из Северной Кореи ift.tt/wVncybj

🤡 Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov: “We are not fighting against Ukraine, we are fighting against NATO. We call Ukrainian soldiers at the front Germans.” Russia is so unable to accept that it is being beaten and humiliated worldwide by Ukrainians that it is already nostalgic for Nazis.

RT @telya_Ukraine: たくさんの方にカンパや温かい励ましの言葉をいただきありがとうございます。 近くの義母の家が無事だったのでしばらくそちらで過ごします。 カンパの金額がたくさんになり、家の修復の目処が立ってきたので、募集をストップさせていただければと思います。

キーウに住んでいた2002年頃のペチェルスク大修道院の写真。

Zelenskyy has shown the aftermath of the enemy attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. According to the President, it has been confirmed that two russian drones deliberately targeted the part of Kyiv where the Lavra and the Mystetskyi Arsenal are located. Across Ukraine, 11 people are confirmed dead and 53 injured as a result of the overnight massive russian strike. "I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and our entire diplomatic team to maximize all contacts with partners today so that the international events of this week and next week yield real results for strengthening our defense and increasing global pressure on russia for this war. A just response to this russian strike is necessary," Zelenskyy concluded.

Einen Fakt vom Wochenende möchte ich noch nachliefern. Die Krim wird für Russlands Militär ein echtes Problem,so gross,dass die Schwarzmeerflotte ihr HQ in Sewastopol räumt und von der Krim abzieht. Der erste Truppenabzug der Russen von der Krim. Erst ein Stein dann eine Lawine.

「これは、私が知る限り、完全に文化的問題によって生じた最初の戦争である。モスクワの政権、ロシア人一般の理解では、彼らがキーウを支配できなければ、ロシアは存在しなくなる。帝国としてのロシアは消滅する。この問題ははるかに深淵だ」 ukrinform.jp/rubric-society/…

ポーランドのシコルスキ外相、米イラン合意が長続きすると思うか聞かれ、 "Inshallah"と。 絶妙な使い方に彼のエリート感と国際性を感じる。

Yurii Khymych, Lavra, 1970s

Un nouveau camion de carburant russe 🇷🇺 a été frappé par un drone ukrainien 🇺🇦 du GUR, ce qui montre que même les unités du renseignement mènent des frappes en profondeur. Ces frappes contre ce type de camion, comme ici à l'est de Melitopol compliquent la logistique russe.

For context - Russians and their client states are very powerful within UNeSCO Paris headquarters