War in Ukraine on the morning of April 21: Ukraine calls for unconditional dialogue in Mariupol
Ukraine proposed urgent talks with Russia in Mariupol, while Moscow announced the successful test of Sarmat, a new intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
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Smoke rises from the direction of the Azovstal metallurgical plant on April 21 reuters |
The last hours
Mariupol, a strategic port city on the Sea of Azov, is about to fall to Russia. The Kyiv government offered to hold a special round of talks with Russia without any conditions in Mariupol, according to Reuters.
Ukraine’s top negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak made the proposal after receiving a call for help from Serhiy Volyna, a Ukrainian commander who is leading the 36th Marine Brigade entrenched at the Azovstal metallurgical plant. .
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| Chechen leaders say Russia is about to take control of the Azovstal factory |
According to the commander, the marines under his command are “probably facing the days, or rather the final hours.”
Mr. Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Republic of Chechnya, predicted that Russian troops will move to complete control of the Azovstal factory on April 21. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has not commented on this comment.
see more: Russia announced it will take control of the Azovstal factory today
In the east, Russia controls 80% of Luhansk territory, according to Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk region, updated on his personal Facebook page.
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MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force afp |
Ukraine added 20 fighters
By the morning of April 21, the Ukrainian Air Force had received 20 more fighters thanks to aid shipments of aircraft components. Although it is not clear whether the country provides the components, a Ukrainian official said that the US and other countries are working to get Ukraine to get the necessary components for the fighter jet.
A day ago, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the Kyiv government had received fighter jets from abroad. However, he later repaired Ukraine with only parts, not the whole plane.
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| Ukraine is supplied by the US and its allies with combat aircraft components |
According to him, although Washington could not provide the old Soviet weapons that Kyiv requested, many other countries with compatible equipment have stepped up to help.
see more: Ukraine will receive fighter parts from the US and its allies
Meanwhile, Turkey opposes the protection of Ukraine similar to Article 5 of the NATO Charter, CNN quoted Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu of the Ankara government. Currently Ukraine has not joined NATO and cannot receive the same protection as member states.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reuters |
Protest at the G20 meeting
Senior officials from the UK, US and Canada had left the G20 financial meeting in Washington DC on April 20 at the time the Russian representative spoke.
In addition, G7 finance ministers said they had provided and committed to the international community more than $24 billion in support for Ukraine in 2022 and the coming years.
And the General Manager World Bank David Malpass warned that the food insecurity crisis caused by the war in Ukraine will last for months, perhaps into next year.
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| UN Secretary-General calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine for 4 days on the occasion of Holy Week |
In a new development, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has requested to meet the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in Moscow and Kyiv, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
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