Boris Johnson meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv; YouTube pulls Russian parliament channel.
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Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday pledged to offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a speedier start to Ukraine's bid to become a member of the European Union, saying that "it will not as usual be a matter of years to form this opinion but I think a matter of weeks." Zelenskyy said he would come back with answers in a week.
"Right now Boris Johnson's visit to Kiev began with a tet-a-tet meeting with President Zelensky. Great Britain leader in defense support of Ukraine. The leader in the anti-war coalition. Leader in sanctions on Russian aggressor," a translated version of the Facebook post said.EU ambassador returns to Kyiv, announces more military aid
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a news conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium, February 27, 2022.With mounting food shortages as Russian aggression continues, Ukrainian farmers begin the spring sowing season in Zaporizhzhya.
He called it "another gesture to demonstrate support for the Ukrainian population, a concrete way to affirm that diplomacy must prevail."The EU itself announced the return of its ambassador on Friday. On Saturday, EU ambassador Matti Maasikas tweeted a picture of an EU flag atop a flagpole with the words "First things first.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called for users to transfer their video content to Russian platforms. Zakharova, in aUkraine 'expects to be granted EU candidate status in June', minister says "It will not as usual be a matter of years to form this opinion but I think a matter of weeks," von der Leyen said. Zelenskyy said he would come back with answers in a week.U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged an another £100 million in high-grade military equipment to Ukraine, which will include Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles, a further 800 anti-tank missiles, and precision munitions capable of hovering in the sky until ready to fire at their target.
Kyiv and Washington have blamed Russia for the strike, detailing the type of missile used. Moscow has denied involvement. Smoke rises over the town of Rubizhne, Donbas region, on April 7, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.Russian forces are continuing their missile strikes and air activity is expected to increase in Ukraine's south and east, though troops continue to face stiff Ukrainian resistance, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence outlined in its daily security update on Twitter Saturday.
However, Russian ambitions to establish a land corridor between Crimea and the Donbas continue to be thwarted by Ukrainian resistance."Pentagon official says fighting in eastern Ukraine could be a 'knife fight' Volunteers help rescuers to remove rumbles of a damaged building in the town of Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, on April 7, 2022, during Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.An aerial view taken on April 8, 2022 shows diggers working in the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv.Ukrainian firefighters inspect a collapsed building in the town of Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, on April 8, 2022.
Additionally, the EU imposed full blocking sanctions on four major Russian banks that together represent 23% of the Russian banking sector: VTB Bank, Sovcombank, Novikombank and Otkritie Bank .
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