Six people died this Tuesday after a Russian strike on the city of Zaporizhia, the region’s governor announced.
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The Polish intelligence service announced on Tuesday that it had arrested two men who were charged with spying for Belarus.
A Belarusian national identified as Nikolay M., 53, was charged with conducting reconnaissance of military installations as well as Polish special services, according to a statement from the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW). He is also accused of having collected information on railway, airport and military transport infrastructure.
His accomplice, a Polish citizen identified as Bernard S., 59, was charged with assisting “in the activities of foreign intelligence services”, according to the same source. “The two suspects admitted their guilt,” it was clarified. They each face a sentence of at least five years in prison.
SIX DEAD AFTER RUSSIAN STRIKE IN ZAPORIJIA
Six people were killed and nine others injured in a Russian strike Tuesday morning on the town of Zaporizhia in southern Ukraine, the regional governor said.
The deadly attack hit an “infrastructure site,” Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram, adding that “a fire broke out” at the scene.
JAPAN’S “SERIOUS CONCERNS”
Japan’s top national security official said he expressed “serious concerns” to China on Monday about strengthening ties between North Korea and Russia.
Takeo Akiba spoke Monday in Beijing for four and a half hours with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to Japanese media, which also mention a possible meeting this month in Peru between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Prime Minister. Japanese Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
“Regarding current developments on the Korean Peninsula, cooperation between Russia and the DPRK has been a topic of discussion,” Akiba told reporters late Monday, using the acronym of the name North Korea official. “I expressed our country’s serious concerns on this matter,” he added after his meeting with Wang Yi.
According to Washington, around 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in Russia for possible action against Ukrainian forces, at war with the Russian army since 2022.
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The head of German diplomacy Annalena Baerbock tried Monday in kyiv to reassure the Ukrainians, frustrated by the timidity of the Western reaction in the midst of a military escalation from Moscow, which received, according to kyiv, a reinforcement of 11,000 North Korean soldiers near the forehead. If the German minister reiterated her country’s support for Ukraine, which has been facing the Russian invasion for almost three years, she did not publicly give concrete responses to kyiv’s grievances.
This eighth trip by Ms. Baerbock to Ukraine since the start of the large-scale Russian attack comes at a critical time. The Ukrainian army, lacking men and ammunition, in particular due to delays in Western aid, has been retreating for months on the ground. According to kyiv and its allies, it must now also face North Korean soldiers.
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During a press conference with her Ukrainian counterpart Andriï Sybiga, Annalena Baerbock for her part only mentioned the military “aid” received by Moscow from North Korea, without further declarations. “I know how scary some of the debates in Germany seem in your countries”while “some of my compatriots doubt German support” to Ukraine, Ms. Baerbock admitted. “That’s why I repeat it very clearly (…) we stand firmly by your side as long as you need us”she emphasized.
Germany is Ukraine’s second largest provider of financial aid for defense after the United States, but kyiv is annoyed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s repeated refusal to support its NATO membership and deliver missiles long-range Taurus, for fear of an escalation of the conflict. On Monday, its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, did not respond to this request from kyiv to authorize deep strikes in Russia with long-range weapons.
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