President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he discussed in detail the threat to the global food market due to the actions of the Russian Federation, which blocked the Ukrainian Black Sea ports.
“Had an important conversation with Turkish President Erdogan. About the situation in Mariupol and the need to evacuate civilians and the wounded, about the need for an immediate exchange of blocked Ukrainian military. We discussed the negotiation process with Russia, defense issues. We touched in detail on the threat to the world food market, provoked by Russia, which blocked our Black Sea ports,” Zelensky said in a video message on Monday morning.
He stressed that the rise in food prices has already reached a critical level in many countries, and this is just the beginning.
“If Russia does not seek peace, the issue of food security in many countries will turn into a matter of the physical survival of millions of people, and hence the stability of state systems. An increasing number of political leaders in the world are aware of this threat. Therefore, we expect more pressure on Russia,” he said. head of state.
Due to the shelling of the railway infrastructure on Monday morning, 19 passenger trains were delayed – 18 long-distance trains and one Intercity +, the head of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) Alexander Kamyshin reports on his Telegram channel.
Intercity+ is already on its way, most of the long-distance trains have already left,” he said.
In addition, as Ukrzaliznytsia JSC reported on its Telegram channel, the following commuter trains are also delayed: No. 6250 Berdychiv-Kazatin (+1:30); No. 6252 Shepetovka-Kazatin (+1:30); No. 6301 Kazatin-Zhmerinka (+ 1:23); №6304 Zhmerinka-Kazatin (+30 min); No. 6343 Zhmerinka-Grechany (+ 1:25); №6342 Grechany-Zhmerynka (+10 min); No. 804/803 Rivne-Lviv (+ 1 hour); No. 816/815 Lviv – Chernivtsi (+1:35); No. 6041 Ternopil-Lviv (+42 min); No. 6042 Lviv-Ternopil (+1:22); No. 6353 Zdolbunov-Kovel (+1:17); No. 6092 Lvov-Zdolbunov (has not departed yet); No. 6093 Zdolbunov-Lviv (hadn’t left yet, more than an hour late); No. 6187 Lviv-Mukacheve (delayed at the Sknilov station +20 min).
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of April 25
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Monday that the US embassy in Kyiv could resume work in the next “couple of weeks.”
“As for the embassy, next week our diplomats will return to Ukraine, then we will begin the process of considering the opening of the embassy itself in Kyiv,” Blinken told reporters in Poland after a visit to Ukraine.
“I think it will happen within a couple of weeks,” he added, broadcasting the briefing was led by NBC News.
The US Secretary of State pointed out that Washington is acting “carefully” on this issue, and ensuring the safety of American diplomatic personnel remains a priority.
Ukraine expects Pope’s visit, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said.
“I really wanted him to come from the very beginning, to support our people in the east of the country. I wanted him to try to unblock the humanitarian corridors to Mariupol,” said Zelensky.
According to him, the Ukrainian side addressed the Holy See with such a request.
“It is too early to tell, but we are waiting for him. We are waiting because he has a mission – a mission from God. He is trusted by a large number of people, I think this is important,” said the President at a press conference in Kyiv Saturday.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 25/04/22
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
