Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Tobias Ellwood, who is a Conservative MP and chairman of the defense select committee in the UK parliament, was interviewed by Sky News from Odessa where he is visiting. He told viewers in the UK that it was worrying that the West’s commitment to Ukraine could be running out. He said: We don’t have good form in it. If you look at all the places we’ve gone, to try to provide a force for good, from Libya, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and so on, we’ve actually given up and gone home leaving problems there. . We should not do the same here. He said it was important that “we don’t give up now, we don’t sign a deal, we don’t back down, but we are able to drive Russia completely out of Ukraine.” He was critical of Russia’s message to the G20, saying: Lavrov is just going to tell us the lines that Putin was spouting, to say that this is nobody else’s business. It’s our business, because the grain ships behind me aren’t moving as they should. Security in Eastern Europe is everyone’s security. If we don’t kick Russia out of Ukraine now, how can the Ukrainian economy move forward? How can there be a dominant Ukrainian identity? Ellwood also said that while the victory in Kherson was welcome, the West needed to continue preparing for the next one. He said: Kherson is massively humiliating for Putin. They had to retreat across the Dnipro River. But Russia still controls land the size of Portugal in Ukraine. So this is far from over. Jens Stoltenberg is absolutely right to encourage NATO members to continue to provide individual bilateral support – as Britain does – because the munitions and so on, the weapons systems, must continue. Ukraine’s presidential adviser Anton Gerashchenko posted a photo purportedly from the recently liberated city of Kherson to show the lack of authority in the region. “Kherson. Six days without electricity. People charge their phones in the main square from a generator brought by a volunteer,” he tweeted. Instead of a thousand words. Kherson. Six days without electricity. People charge their phones in the main square from a generator brought by a volunteer. 📷: Kostiantyn Sova pic.twitter.com/BrM0L1oH1Q — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) November 15, 2022 Updated at 07:14 GMT Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali on Tuesday, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The meeting between the pair comes amid rising tensions between Ukraine, its Western allies and what some see as growing allegiance between Russia and China. Updated at 07:15 GMT
NATO chief warns against the mistake of underestimating Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned that Moscow’s power should not be underestimated despite Kiev’s recent successes on the battlefield. During a joint press conference with Dutch government officials in The Hague on Monday, Stoltenberg told reporters: We must not make the mistake of underestimating Russia. The Russian armed forces maintain significant capabilities, as well as large numbers of troops. The next few months will be difficult. Putin’s goal is to leave Ukraine cold and dark this winter. So we have to stay the course.” Updated at 07:15 GMT
Indonesia’s president says world ‘must not fall into another cold war’
President Joko Widodo called for unity at the start of the G20 summit and said the gathered leaders must not allow the world to fall into another cold war. His remarks will likely be interpreted as a commentary on the impact Russia’s war in Ukraine is having on the wider global economy. Without directly referring to the war in Ukraine, Widodo said that if the war did not end, it would be difficult for the world to move on. “Indonesia tried its best to bridge very big differences. We have no choice, a lot of cooperation is needed,” he said. Updated at 06:53 GMT
Zelensky clarifies the “Ukrainian formula for peace”
Ukraine’s president followed up comments he made to G20 leaders with a statement posted on his Telegram channel on Tuesday. It is not worth offering Ukraine compromises with conscience, sovereignty, territory and independence. … if Russia says it wants to end this war, let it prove it with actions. We will not allow Russia to wait, build up its forces, and then begin a new round of terror and global destabilization. There will be no Minsk-3, which Russia will violate immediately after the agreement. There is a Ukrainian formula for peace. Peace for Ukraine, Europe and the world. And there is a set of solutions that can be implemented to actually guarantee peace. Having participated in the G20 summit, I presented proposals for such solutions – concrete and honest. Ukraine offers the world’s leading states to be co-creators of peace with us.” Zelensky then outlined 10 proposals of Ukraine:
- Radiation and nuclear safety.2. Food safety.3. Energy security.4. Release of all prisoners and deportees.5. Implementation of the UN Charter and restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and world order.6. Withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities. 7. Restoration of justice.8. Anti-homicide.9. Escalation Prevention.10. Fixing the end of the war. Updated at 06:54 GMT
G20 statement condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine
The G20 will reportedly issue a statement at the end of the G20 summit where “most” members will condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to a draft communiqué seen by AFP, the Group of 20 will decry the economic impact of the conflict in Ukraine and call for an extension of a deal with Russia that expires on Saturday to allow the export of Ukrainian grain. I think you’ll see most of the G20 members make it clear that they condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, that they see Russia’s war in Ukraine as the main source of enormous economic and humanitarian suffering in the world,” a US official told reporters. while speaking on condition of anonymity. The statement, to be issued at the end of this week’s summit in Bali, will show that the G20 is “really isolating Russia” – a member of the group of the world’s biggest economies. The official did not say how many countries would not join the condemnation, nor how diplomats would process the non-unanimous declaration within the document, which is issued by all member states. The US official said: “Russia’s war of aggression … is condemned in the strongest possible terms.” The statement, the official said, “speaks in very clear terms.” Updated at 06:55 GMT
Zelensky outlines the path to ending the conflict
In his speech to world leaders gathered for the G20 summit in Bali on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy outlined a number of conditions needed to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking essentially from Ukraine, he said Russia must confirm Ukraine’s territorial integrity, withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory and pay compensation for the damage caused. Zelensky is calling for an international conference to “tweak a key element of the post-war security architecture” and prevent a repeat of “Russian aggression.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sings the national anthem during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine. Photo: Presidential Press Service of Ukraine/Reuters “When all anti-war measures have been implemented, a document confirming the end of the war should be signed by the parties.” Throughout his speech he lavishly thanked the “G19” – excluding Russia – for making it clear that “there are no excuses for nuclear blackmail”. Russian President Vladimir Putin was not in the room, but his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was present at the meeting in Bali.
The UN calls on Russia to make reparations to Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly demanded that Russia make reparations to Ukraine and account for its behavior. The assembly passed a resolution on Monday, supported by 94 of the assembly’s 193 members, saying Russia “must bear the legal consequences of all its internationally illegal acts, including reparation for injury, including any damage, caused by such acts.” The resolution also recommends that member states, in cooperation with Ukraine, establish an international registry to record evidence and claims against Russia. Today, the UN General Assembly confirmed that Russia must compensate for the destruction it is causing in Ukraine. The #UNGA with its vote tonight recommends the creation of a damage register. #Responsibility — Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) November 14, 2022 Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya used the biblical proverb that “there is nothing new under the sun” as a motif throughout his remarks during the presentation of the resolution on Monday. “Seventy-seven years ago, the Soviet Union demanded and received reparations, calling it the moral right of a country that has suffered war and occupation,” he said. “Today, Russia, which claims to be the successor to the tyranny of the 20th century, is doing everything it can to avoid paying the price for its war and occupation, trying to escape responsibility for the crimes it is committing” . Zelensky hailed the vote as a “diplomatic victory” in a tweet late Monday night. From the liberation victory in Kherson to the diplomatic victory in New York – the General Assembly just gave the green light to the creation of a compensation mechanism for Russian crimes in Ukraine. The attacker will pay for what he did!’ From the liberation victory in Kherson to the diplomatic victory in New York – the 🇺🇳 General Assembly just gave the green light to the creation of a compensation mechanism for Russian crimes in Ukraine. THE…
