Niger has announced that it is severing diplomatic relations with Ukraine, accusing Kiev of supporting terrorist groups. Earlier, the government of Mali announced the same decision.
Mali announced in July that it was severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing high-ranking Ukrainian officials as instrumental in the heavy defeat of government forces in a battle with the militants.
The European Union allocated to Ukraine the first 1.5 billion euros from the profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank of 200 billion euros. The Kremlin promised a befitting response.
Ukraine sent 1,000 tons of wheat to Palestine as part of the ZernoFromUA humanitarian program. This aid covers the monthly needs of more than 100,000 Palestinian families. The next humanitarian cargo from Ukraine to Gaza is planned to be delivered "in the coming months".
The United States, Israel and Ukraine are negotiating the delivery of up to eight Patriot air defense systems to Kiev. Experts note that if the air defense system is handed over to Kiev, it will significantly increase the country's defense capabilities. Still, the wary occupation government fears that Israel's involvement in the talks on aid to Ukraine could worsen its relations with Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made several statements regarding the war in Ukraine while speaking at a press conference following the results of his trips to North Korea and Vietnam. For example, Putin said that the withdrawal of Russian troops from the occupied territories, as demanded by Ukraine, "apparently will never happen." The desire of Western politicians to strategically defeat Russia on the battlefield can only force the Kremlin to go to the extreme.
Oybek Smadiyarov, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, informed that the neighboring country could not participate in the peace summit held in Switzerland due to the tight schedule of international events. Answering the question about the possibility of official Astana joining the final declaration, he added that "since he did not participate in the summit, he cannot say anything about it." For information, representatives of more than 90 countries and four organizations participated in the summit held in Burgenstock, Switzerland. 80 out of 92 countries signed the communiqué. Representatives of China and Russia did not participate in the summit.
The peace summit on Ukraine in Switzerland ended with the signing of the Burgenstock Declaration. The exact content of the final declaration has not been disclosed. However, Swiss President Viola Amherd responded to this question by saying that "food security must not be turned into a weapon under any circumstances, attacks on merchant ships, civilian ports and transit routes, all deported and illegally displaced Ukrainian children and other illegal detentions said that Ukrainians who were taken should be returned to their homeland. He also touched on the issue of ensuring the safety of atomic energy and nuclear facilities.
From February 2022, when the war in Ukraine began, to May 2024, more than 2,652 foreign companies were opened in the country. 274 of these companies or 10.1% of the total number of Uzbek investors took the second place after Turks.