
In addition to global food shortages, other issues discussed between the two leaders included grain supplies that are stuck in Ukrainian ports. Macky Sall, the African Union head and Senegalese president, said he was “reassured” after meeting with Putin regarding global food shortages caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.The president went on to call on the EU to help Ukraine achieve its goals. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine must meet all the necessary standards and conditions for accession.“Russia shamelessly steals Ukrainian grain and sends it overseas from Crimea, including to Turkey,” Bodna said in a tweet on Friday. Ukraine’s ambassador to Ankara, Vasyl Bodna, accused Russia of “stealing” and sending Ukrainian grain abroad to countries including Turkey.Approximately 1,500 specialists from various departments of the Moscow municipal economy complex and 500 pieces of equipment have arrived in Luhansk, said the mayor. Moscow will help restore and rebuild Luhansk and Donetsk, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced on Friday after a visit to Luhansk.In a statement released on the 100th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Awad spoke of displaced Ukrainians, describing the “scale and speed of displacement not witnessed in history.” 14 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes, the majority women and children, said the United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine Amin Awad on Friday.On Thursday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that Ukrainian forces have had some recent successes in the region. Since the invasion, Russian forces have swarmed into the city in attempts to capture it in order to achieve its stated aim of controlling the entire Luhansk province. And then, believe me, the Russian infantry, they will just run.” “But as soon as we have enough Western long-range weapons, we will push their artillery away from our positions. “This is how they are moving forward, step-by-step, because with artillery, aircraft, mortars, they are simply destroying everything,” he said.

Gaidai said that Russian forces were attacking and advancing upon Ukrainian positions for hours, only to be driven back by defenders who were not injured. “Whereas before the situation was difficult, the percentage (held by Russia) was somewhere around 70%, now we have already pushed them back by approximately 20%,” Serhiy Gaidai, the head of the eastern region of Luhansk, announced on national television on Friday. Ukrainian forces have recaptured around 20% of the territory they lost in Sievierodonetsk since Russia’s invasion, according to Ukrainian officials. 20.33 Ukrainian forces recapture 20% of territory lost in Sievierodonetsk, says Ukraine
