This Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he ” grateful “ for his appointment “very productive” with former US President Donald Trump. While visiting the United States, Zelensky spoke with the Republican candidate for the US presidential election in November, who pledged to ” solve “ the conflict in Ukraine in the event of victory against Kamala Harris, her Democratic opponent.
During the night from Friday to Saturday, explosions rang out in the Cherkasy region, in central Ukraine.
We take stock of the events that have marked recent hours.
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Explosions heard in the Cherkasy region
Explosions rang out overnight from Friday to Saturday in the Cherkasy region, in central Ukraine, reports Ukrainian media Suspilne. These explosions were heard around 1:30 a.m. local time, or around 12:30 a.m. in Paris.
The media Kyiv Independent recalls, for its part, that the Ukrainian Air Force had issued, in advance, alerts concerning potential Russian drone attacks in several regions of the country.
Blinken calls on Beijing to stop “fueling the Russian war machine” in Ukraine
The head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken again accused Beijing on Friday of supporting the “Russian war machine” in Ukraine during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, as the two rival powers try to stabilize a tumultuous relationship.
The American Secretary of State said he informed him of the “deep concern (from the United States) about China’s support for the Russian defense industry, which fuels the Russian war machine and perpetuates the war that China claims to want to end.”
“We do not intend to seek to dissociate Russia from China,” continued Antony Blinken during a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
“Their relationship is their business, but to the extent that that relationship involves providing Russia with what it needs to continue this war, that’s a problem for us.” he said.
He cited as an example the fact that Chinese companies supply 70% of Russia’s machine tools and 90% of its electronic products.
Friday’s meeting comes days after US President Joe Biden said China was putting Asia and the United States “put to the test” due to his increasingly behavior ” aggressive “, particularly in the South China Sea and vis-à-vis Taiwan.
A new construction near the Crimean Bridge?
Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on Thursday, September 26, that Russia would build a new, unidentified structure near the Crimean Bridge.
“It could be a defense structure or another crossing, but it is still too early to draw conclusions,” he added, before indicating that it was unlikely that it would be completed “this season”.
The bridge, whose construction ended in 2018, was damaged by Ukrainian strikes in October 2022 and July 2023.
South Korea accuses North Korea of transferring weapons to Russia
South Korea’s foreign minister has accused Russia and North Korea of illegal arms trade. Cho Tae-yul thus repeats accusations previously made by the United States and Ukraine, which assert that Pyongyang supplies missiles and weapons to Russia, in exchange for economic and military aid from Moscow.
The head of South Korean diplomacy also denounced the abusive use of Russia’s veto power as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, saying that it hinders the UN’s efforts to end to war.
