The UN Security Council will meet on Friday, July 21, to discuss the humanitarian consequences of Russia’s interruption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according to the UK mission, which holds the presidency of the UN Security Council.
“The UN Security Council will meet tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. for a briefing on Ukraine. The Council will discuss the humanitarian consequences of Russia’s interruption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative,” the statement said on Twitter.
On Thursday, July 20, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Ukraine, Idris Kadyrkulov, to obtain clarifications regarding information about the use of the Kyrgyz jurisdiction to circumvent sanctions against the aggressor state Russia.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the matter in particular concerned the supply of dual-use products and high-tech components and products that can be used for the manufacture of weapons.
“The diplomat’s attention was drawn to the fact that the Kyrgyz Republic as a member of the world community should be responsible for compliance with the international sanctions policy against Russia. It was separately emphasized that re-export from the territory of Kyrgyzstan to the Russian Federation of goods that can be used to equip military equipment will be regarded by the Ukrainian side as unfriendly actions aimed at supporting Russia’s war of conquest against Ukraine,” the ministry stressed.
Investigating judge of the Supreme anti-corruption court on Thursday, July 20, elected a measure of restraint in the form of detention of two more suspects in the case of illegal activities of officials of the state-owned JSB “Ukrgasbank” causing damage of over 206 million hryvnias, namely the former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine and his wife.
“After the detention of persons and delivery to the place of pre-trial investigation investigator judge will decide on the application of this measure of restraint”, – reports the Specialized anti-corruption Prosecutor’s office in the Telegram channel.
According to the version of the investigation, during 2014 – 2019 years, the management of “Ukrgasbank” ensured the conclusion of 52 fictitious contracts with “agents”, allegedly attracting large clients to the Bank, and groundlessly transferred more than 206 million UAH for their “services”.
At the moment in the mentioned criminal proceedings 5 main persons involved in this crime have been reported on suspicion, including the former head of the National Bank, who at the time of the crime held the position of the Chairman of the Board of Ukrgasbank, former and current officials of banking institutions.
As of today, the total number of participants in the scheme is 15 people, including the former chairman of the board of Ukrgasbank.
On Thursday, July 20, a new package of anti-Russian sanctions came into force, targeting entities and individuals associated with the Russian military-industrial complex, as well as cultural figures who have voiced support for Russian aggression against Ukraine, according to the press service of the Canadian government.
“Canada imposes sanctions against 21 organizations associated with the Russian military-industrial complex, including financial and telecommunications companies,” the statement said.
The list included such companies as MTS, Megafon, Tele2, Tinkoff Bank, Yandex Pay, Beeline, the payment system “Mir” and others.
In addition, sanctions were imposed against 20 individuals associated with the Russian military-industrial complex, including important military figures who were active in Africa and Ukraine, and individuals associated with the Russian nuclear sector.
Separately, a sanctions list was released, including 19 individuals who use their art (music, acting, film) to propagandize the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as individuals from Russia’s cultural and educational sector, including museum directors, who are involved in the damage or total destruction of cultural property. in Ukraine.
They included Ivan Okhlobystin, Nikita Mikhalkov, Phillip Kirkorov, Iosif Prigozhin and others.
In addition, Canada imposed sanctions against four organizations involved in the Kremlin’s efforts to “Russify” Ukrainian culture. This number included the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Besogon LLC and Readovka.ru LLC.
Abnormally hot weather in a number of European countries has started to gradually subside, but it has been replaced by storms in some regions, the EFE agency reports.
For example, a strong storm with hail the size of a tennis ball hit northeastern Italy after the temperature records recorded earlier this week. The bad weather affected the Veneto region, where more than 100 people were affected. The hail also damaged vineyards that grow a type of grape used for Prosecco.
Residents of Croatia and Slovenia also faced the stormy weather. More than 10 people were injured.
Meanwhile, in Greece, the heat wave is not subsiding. Against the background of 40-degree temperatures, firefighters are fighting natural fires near Athens. The operation involves airplanes and helicopters, including those from other European countries. Temperatures are expected to exceed 45 degrees Celsius by the end of the week. The country’s culture ministry has decided to close all archaeological sites to the public, including the Acropolis of Athens, until July 23.
“The hard times are clearly not over yet. We are experiencing a new heat wave and a possible increase in winds, so extreme vigilance and preparedness is required over the next few days,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
The island of Rhodes declared a state of emergency on Thursday, with locals in some mountainous areas being evacuated.
The heat wave continues to intensify on the other mainland. In the U.S., extremely high temperatures are recorded for this time of year. The increased level of danger is announced in many states, in total, such a warning affected a third of the population of the country. In Las Vegas in the coming days expect a record high of 47 degrees Celsius.
The cooperation between the Kyiv Boxing Federation and the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture opens up new opportunities for the comprehensive development of students. This partnership is a model of how the academic and sports worlds can come together to achieve a common goal. This opinion was expressed by Oleksandr Nehoda, President of the Kyiv Boxing Federation, and Petro Kulikov, Rector of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency in Kyiv on Thursday.
According to Oleksandr Nehoda, the state’s support of Ukrainian athletes at international competitions is insufficient.
“The state and the Ministry (of Youth and Sports – ed.) allocate funds, and there is also support for young athletes through universities, but this is usually not enough. When we were preparing to participate in the European Games, the funding for meals per day per athlete was 410 hryvnias. With such funds, it is impossible to follow a specialized sports diet. Therefore, we (Kyiv Boxing Federation – ed.) had to purchase a significant part of the food on our own. The same applies to other supplies for the athletes,” Nehoda emphasized.
According to the KFB President, the problem of financing high-quality training of athletes requires a systematic approach from both the state and private sponsors and patrons.
In his turn, the rector of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Petro Kulikov, emphasized that his university has created a unique system of support for youth sports and healthy lifestyles, and is improving its sports infrastructure.
“In recent years, KNUBA has hosted several major boxing tournaments among youth and juniors. In addition, we have developed a unique system of cooperation with the Kyiv Boxing Federation and provide premises and training facilities for both accommodation and training of young athletes. To this end, when we opened the stadium, we also opened a hotel with 50 beds to accommodate athletes from different regions of Ukraine,” he said.
Mr. Kulikov also emphasized that cooperation with sports federations should be one of the main areas of development for Ukrainian universities. This is due to both the need to popularize sports and healthy lifestyles among young people and the need to create a strong training base for Ukrainian athletes to participate in international competitions.
“Thanks to our cooperation with federations, sports such as football, basketball and boxing have begun to reach students on a large scale. My fellow rectors and I are doing our best to develop sports in our educational institutions, hold competitions and build sports facilities even in this difficult time,” the rector summarized.
Oleksandr Nehoda added that thanks to Kulikov’s initiative and the existing infrastructure, KNUBA managed to keep many promising boxers in Ukraine, including the Ukrainian youth champion Bohdan Gorgol, who won all his fights ahead of schedule.
“During all of our recent tournaments, we have been proving to both juniors and their parents that the educational and sports facilities created at KNUBA allow not only boxing, but also high-quality higher education, as KNUBA provides preferential admission to students of our boxing school. So, this year 15 of our boys and girls became students. In addition, it is interesting that the leaders of the Kyiv team today are largely from other regions of Ukraine, who, thanks to the KNUBA facilities, can both study and develop in boxing,” Nehoda emphasized.
In his opinion, the development of student boxing is of utmost importance, as this sport is the foundation of both Olympic and professional boxing.
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