The latest news on the war between Russia and Ukraine | Wilnesh News

According to Google Translate, the Ukrainian Air Force stated that it shot down 13 of the 14 drones launched by Russia at night. Wednesday update on the Telegram messaging app.

The Ukrainian Air Force added that the attacks took place in the Mykolayev, Kirovorad and Rivne regions and involved Iranian-made Shahd drones.

Rivne region governor Oleksandr Koval said in a separate Google Translate article that falling debris from the attack caused power outages in some settlements in the Rivne region. telegram post.

He added that there were no casualties and the local power supply had been restored.

CNBC could not independently verify developments on the ground.

— Ruksandra Jordash

French President Emmanuel Macron said late Tuesday that Kiev should be allowed to use Western weapons to attack Russian military bases used against Ukraine.

“How do we explain to Ukraine that they need to protect their cities… but they have no right to attack where the missiles are coming from? It’s like we’re telling them we’re giving you weapons, but you Macron on Tuesday night in Messe, Germany “You cannot use them to defend yourself,” Berg told a news conference. “

Macron was joined by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who agreed that Ukraine should be allowed to defend its territory as long as it respects the conditions of arms suppliers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that if Russia is attacked by Western weapons, there will be serious consequences.

— Karen Gilchrist

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the West had provoked Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.

Reuters reported that Putin said that Western countries ignored Russia’s warning to prevent Ukraine from attacking the Belgorod border area. He added that an attack using weapons provided by Western countries would require the support of Western experts, saying this could have serious consequences.

Reuters reported that Putin said that it was Ukraine, not Russia, that caused previous peace talks to fail to reach a solution. He said Russia was ready to return to negotiations and that Ukraine had withdrawn.

A spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign ministry did not immediately comment when contacted by CNBC.

A peace summit is scheduled to be held in Switzerland in June and will be attended by Ukraine and a range of its allies. Russia has repeatedly stated that it will not participate in such a meeting.

Putin made the speech after concluding his multi-day state visit to Uzbekistan. Putin met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to discuss relations between the two countries. Russian state media RIA Novosti reported earlier that Putin and Mirziyoyev also talked about the war in Ukraine.

——Sophie Kidlin

The United States and its allies may impose further sanctions and export controls to block trade between Russia and China as the war in Ukraine continues, a White House official said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Dailip Singh, the White House deputy national security adviser for international economics, said countries may take steps to increase the cost of Russia using the so-called “shadow fleet” to circumvent the G7 oil price ceiling.

The “shadow fleet” consists of tankers that often have opaque ownership structures, frequently change flag registrations and have very limited insurance. Their goal is to transport Russian oil in a way that circumvents restrictions such as oil price caps imposed on Russian oil by other countries.

Singer said sanctions language around financial retaliation could expand as Russia puts its economy on a war footing.

——Sophie Kidlin