Battle Day at a Glance
Lavrov cheated the foreign minister – the Kremlin wants to supply more gas to Germany again
07/08/2022 10:01 pm
According to British information, Russia is currently holding its breath in the Donbass, but intends to continue its full capture. They don’t want to give up southern Ukraine. Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at the G20 summit but leaves the room instead of listening to his colleagues. German Foreign Minister Baerbach says he refuses to talk. When it comes to gas supplies, the Kremlin offers Germany hope: if a serviced turbine is returned from Canada, more gas will flow again. German importer Unibur is still seeking government help due to concerns about freeing up deliveries. A look at the 134th day of the war.
Ukraine successfully attacked Russian positions
According to the Ukrainian military, it has successfully hit several targets in areas controlled by Russian troops. A weapons depot exploded near Shakhtarsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Friday night, according to local media reports. Another weapons depot reportedly exploded later in the southern Ukrainian region of Cherson, near Nova Khakovka. According to Kiev officials, several dozen Russians were killed. On the other hand, Russian-backed officials say the Ukrainian attack on a hydroelectric plant on the Dnipro River was unsuccessful.
The Russians are holding their breath, but want to capture the entire Donbass
The British Ministry of Defense is looking to regroup Russian troops after the sweeping victory over the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine. Russian forces may pause to regroup their units before launching new offensive operations in Donetsk Oblast, the ministry said on Twitter. Russia will concentrate its forces towards the city of Sivarsk. Russian troops may attempt to advance towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk urban areas. Andriy Gelin, the Russian ambassador to Britain, confirmed that Russia wants to take over the entire Donbass. In his view, the withdrawal of Russian troops from southern Ukraine is unlikely. In his view, backing down would lead to provocations and shooting people.
Peskov: Russia’s potential is enormous
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov underlined his country’s ambitions with the enormous potential it still possessed militarily. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, only a “small part” of weapons and ammunition is being used, Peskov stressed. He said: “Russia’s potential is enormous.” This should once again illustrate the folly of Western arms distribution. From the Russian point of view, these will artificially prolong the war, but will not change anything about its outcome.
A Moscow local politician has been sentenced to seven years in prison
The Russian leadership is also showing toughness elsewhere. For example, a local Moscow politician who publicly criticized the Russian offensive in Ukraine was sentenced to seven years in prison. A Moscow court found Alexei Korinov guilty of “knowingly spreading false information” about the Russian military. Judge Olesya Mendeleeva said the 60-year-old acted “out of political hatred”. The judge added that he and another MP, Yelena Kodyonochkina, had “misled” and “terrified” the Russians about military action in Ukraine. Kodyonochkina left Russia.
Separatists want death penalty
An even worse fate awaits three foreigners captured by pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region. The breakaway region’s internationally unrecognized parliament lifts a ban on carrying out the death penalty. This moratorium on the death penalty will actually be in effect until 2025, due to the new Criminal Procedure Code that came into effect on July 1. Two Britons and a Moroccan national were sentenced to death in June.
Politicians have called for talks with Russia
Many German politicians have called for continued talks with Moscow. “I am not one of those who say in principle that there should be no more negotiations with key figures of the Russian leadership,” FDP General Secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai told Der Spiegel. In order to end Russia’s “barbaric war of aggression in violation of international law” as quickly as possible, efforts to negotiate with the Kremlin are essential – “with their own strength and clear messages”, insisted Michael Kretschmer, the prime minister of Saxony. “All formal support, including military support for Ukraine, should be aimed at working towards at least a temporary ceasefire,” former Berlin mayor Michael Müller told the newspaper.
Lavrov cheats on G20 summit – Germans talk about disrespect
Either way, the deal with Russia failed on the big stage of world politics. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting early and missed statements by Union Foreign Minister Annalena Berbach and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Lavrov had earlier spoken with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and was open to talks on grain deliveries. In his speech, Lavrov also accused the West of obstructing the transition to a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine. “We have nothing to discuss with the West,” Lavrov said before leaving the room if the EU and the US wanted to win the war in Ukraine. SPD foreign minister Michael Roth described the Russian foreign minister’s early exit from the G20 meeting in Bali as disrespectful. Berbach, accusing Lavrov of refusing to talk, responded in kind. “The fact that the Russian foreign minister spent most of the negotiations here, not in the room, but outside the room underlines that the Russian government is not ready to talk even a millimeter at the moment,” Baerbach said.
Russia wants to supply gas again
Elsewhere, however, Russia has had fewer conflicts. Once the turbine currently being serviced in Canada returns, the country wants to resume gas deliveries via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and increase supply volumes. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Peskov once again rejected accusations that Russia is using its gas to exert political pressure. It is not a question of hypothetical repair work, but planned maintenance. “We absolutely reject any hints or direct statements that the Russian side is using gas or oil as a weapon of political pressure,” Peskov said.
Unibur applies for support
Despite the news, ailing gas importer Unipar applied to the central government for stabilization measures after temporarily halting Russian gas supplies. The proposal also provides for an equity component leading to a related federal investment in Uniper, as the company announced in a mandatory notification to the stock market.
Russia warns of consequences of Western sanctions
Additionally, Putin’s words cast doubt on the Kremlin spokesman’s statements. Regarding the expansion of Western sanctions against his country, he said: “Continued application of the sanctions policy could have catastrophic consequences, not to mention exaggerating the global energy market.” Once again, Putin spoke of the failed “economic boom” in the West. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, was similarly clear about the ban on the transit of certain goods from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Russia through Lithuania. “If the situation does not stabilize in the next few days, Russia will take tough measures against Lithuania and the EU,” he said.
Ukraine seizes Russian real estate
Ukrainian authorities continue to grant permits to Russian companies. They confiscated corporate rights and real estate from eleven Russian companies. The total value is about 57 million euros, according to the SBU secret service in Kyiv. A total of 46 properties were reportedly transferred to the Ukrainian government. Companies include Gazprom, Rosneft and Rosatom. The charge is to finance Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February.
The Bundestag and Bundesrat approve joining NATO
After the Bundestag, the Bundesrat approved the addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO. The Chamber of States decided not to convene a mediation committee on the law passed by the Bundestag a few hours earlier. The law is a prerequisite for Germany to adopt the relevant norms. It is not subject to approval in Rajya Sabha.
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