11.10.2022
Ukraine war in live ticker
+++ 04:44 Attitude towards Ukraine: US senator to freeze relations with Saudi Arabia +++
After the Saudi-led OPEC+ cartel cut oil production, the chairman of the US State Department has called on a key Middle East ally to “freeze” US cooperation. “The United States must immediately freeze all aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including all arms sales and defense cooperation, which are absolutely necessary to protect American personnel and interests,” said Democratic Senator Robert Menendez. He said he would not offer to cooperate with the government in Riyadh until the kingdom reconsidered its stance on the war in Ukraine. “Enough is enough.”
+++ 03:55 Hofreiter putting pressure on tanks for Kyiv +++
After a series of Russian rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities, Green Party politician Anton Hofreiter is pushing for increased arms supplies to Kiev. “More needs to be done in view of the Russian military’s attacks on civilians and non-military infrastructure in Ukraine, Europe and Germany,” he told newspapers from the Funke media group. “It is important to verify that air defense systems can be provided quickly.” Additionally, “Western-style armored personnel carriers and main battle tanks must finally be delivered,” Hofreiter demands. Hofreiter also calls for greater efforts to “isolate Russia internationally.”
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+++ 02:49 Due to rocket attack: almost a hundred miners Kryvyi Rih +++
After a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local military chief Oleksandr Vikul said 98 miners were still trapped underground after power was cut. According to Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, the miners were to be released on Tuesday night, Vilkul said via his Telegram channel. According to Wilkul, more than 850 miners were initially trapped in the four mines.
+++ 01:51 Thousands protest in the East against economic sanctions against Russia +++
In several East German states, thousands again demonstrated against energy policy, inflation and the consequences of the war in Ukraine. According to preliminary police reports, around 7,000 demonstrators took to the streets in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the evening in more than 15 towns. In Schwerin and Neubrandenburg, speakers called for, among other things, an affordable energy policy and affordable living costs. In light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, many demonstrations called for peace talks, an end to arms supplies to Ukraine, and the lifting of economic sanctions against Russia. Almost 2,400 demonstrators were counted in the state capital Schwerin. According to the police, the number of participants in Saxony-Anhalt exceeded 1000 in several cities – for example in Magdeburg and Halle. The Home Ministry announced the exact figures on Tuesday.
+++ 01:11 Zelenskyj arranges anti-aircraft weapons for Ukraine +++
In his evening video, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listed all the talks he had with international partners regarding Monday’s rocket attacks. He spoke with President Olaf Scholes, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish President Andrzej Duda and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Further talks took place with heads of government Justin Trudeau (Canada), Mark Rutte (Netherlands) and Liz Truss (Great Britain) and Joe Biden (United States). According to the Interior Ministry, 14 people were killed and nearly 100 injured as a result of Russian attacks in several major Ukrainian cities.
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+++ 00:48 “True face of terrorist state”: Ukraine labels Russia +++
At an emergency session of the UN General Assembly over Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions, Ukraine labeled Russia a “terrorist state”. “The whole world has once again seen the true face of a terrorist state that is killing our people,” Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Serhii Kislitsia, said in New York. He asserts: “Targeting civilians by deliberately launching rockets is a war crime.”
+++ 23:49 Russia votes: no secret ballot in UN General Assembly +++
Russia’s attempt to hold a secret ballot in the UN General Assembly on the referendum in Ukraine has failed. With 107 votes, the committee voted to hold the expected referendum on Wednesday. 13 countries voted against, 39 countries abstained and the remaining countries abstained. The resolution condemned Russia’s “illegal referendums” and “attempted illegal annexation” of Ukraine’s four contiguous regions. Russia argued that a secret referendum was necessary due to Western pressure, otherwise “it will become more difficult when positions are made public”.
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+++ 22:50 Kaliningrad Link: Demo in front of the Russian Embassy in Prague +++
Around 200 people took part in the satirical rally in front of the Russian embassy in Prague. According to a report by the CTK agency, they are demanding the annexation of the Russian Baltic Sea region of Kaliningrad to the Czech Republic. “We all know how a referendum goes,” says one of the organizers. The move refers to a satire that has been circulating on social media for days under the slogan “Kaliningrad belongs to the Czech Republic”. Related posts were shared thousands of times. The real background is that Russia claims four Ukrainian administrative regions as its own and is trying to enforce this by force of arms.
+++ 22:11 US assures Ukraine air defense systems +++
US President Joe Biden has pledged more military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “including enhanced air defense systems”. In a phone call, Biden assured Zelenskyi that he would “continue to provide everything necessary for the security of Ukraine,” the White House in Washington said. The US president offered his condolences to Zelensky after Russia’s massive airstrikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
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