The flow to leave Ukraine through its western border from October 8 to 14 decreased by approximately 3 thousand compared to the previous week – to 250 thousand people, while the flow to enter fell immediately by 26 thousand – to 239 thousand, reported State Border Service on Facebook.
Thus, according to the agency, this week, with massive Russian rocket attacks for the second time since May 10, a net weekly outflow from the country was recorded – in the amount of 11 thousand people.
The previous time the number of those who left Ukraine for a week exceeded the number of those who entered two weeks ago, but then the net outflow amounted to 28 thousand people at once, and one of the possible reasons was the reaction to mobilization in Russia and “pseudo-referenda” in the occupied territories.
The number of passenger cars crossing the border this week fell to 125,000 from 133,000 a week earlier, while the number of vehicles carrying humanitarian cargo increased slightly from 485 to 494.
The return of the outflow from Ukraine – 15 thousand people per week – was confirmed this week by the Polish border service. According to her, the flow from Ukraine to Poland increased from 163 thousand people. a week earlier to 165 thousand, while the return flow from Poland to Ukraine decreased from 176 thousand to 150 thousand people.
In general, since the beginning of the war, 7.025 million people arrived in Poland from Ukraine, while 5.229 million people traveled in the opposite direction.
According to the State Border Service, during the week the largest influx to Ukraine was on Wednesday-Thursday – 7 thousand people each.
Another news this week was the record number of non-Ukrainian citizens who entered the country on October 14: according to the border agency, their number was about 10 thousand, while in the previous days of the war the record number was 6-7 thousand.
As reported, since May 10, the flow to enter Ukraine through its western border has consistently exceeded the flow to exit for almost a month every day. The net inflow during this time amounted to 188 thousand people. In the following weeks, there was no such clear trend, except for the week at the beginning of the new academic year, when the net inflow amounted to a record 47 thousand people.
However, in general, the statistics testified to the gradual return of Ukrainians home: the net inflow for the period from May 10 to September 23 amounted to 409 thousand people. However, over the past three weeks, the net outflow has reached 21 thousand people.
According to the UNHCR data, as of October 11, a total of 14.031 million people left Ukraine since the beginning of the war (excluding the flow to enter), of which 6.782 million went to Poland, 2.852 million people to Russia (data as of October 3), Hungary – 1.549 million people, Romania – 1.324 million people, Slovakia – 851.8 thousand people, Moldova – 654.4 thousand people, Belarus – 16.7 thousand people.
At the same time, according to the UN, from February 28 to October 11, 6.715 million people entered Ukraine (excluding data from Hungary, the Russian Federation and Belarus).
About 13,000 Ukrainians of Jewish origin have repatriated to Israel since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while the number of repatriates from Russia amounted to 26,000, that is, about one in eight Russian Jews left the country, writes The Guardian on Sunday.
According to the publication, another 35,000 Russians of Jewish origin are awaiting paperwork.
“The repatriation process has been expedited for Ukrainians who are classified as refugees, but unexpected demand from Russia has stunned the Jewish Agency, a quasi-state body that facilitates immigration… However, the work of the Jewish Agency is under threat. In July, the Russian Ministry of Justice recommended closing the organization,” – writes the publication.
The article notes that despite pressure from its Western allies to take a decisive stance, Israel tried to remain neutral in the Russian war in Ukraine, as it relies on Moscow to facilitate its military operations in Syria, but the threat of closing the offices of the Jewish Agency prompted the acting Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to warn that such a move would deal a serious blow to bilateral relations.
Since 1950, Israel has experienced several waves of aliyah from countries such as Sudan, Ethiopia and Yemen, as well as an influx of more than 1 million people from the USSR and its independent republics after 1989. According to Ukrainian-born Knesset member Yuli Edelshtein, who spent three years in a Siberian penal colony, history repeats itself. “Danger has been a part of the Jewish experience in Russia for generations. Nobody will ever forget this… This time people leave in a hurry – they are driven by fear,” he said.
Russian citizens in Israel are still accepted as tourists. Five new private agencies have also opened to help Jewish Russians make aliyah. “Municipal administration offices across the country have seen a surge in the number of people looking for documents to support their claims of Jewish ancestry. Many of those turning to the authorities for help are mothers desperate to get their sons out of the country,” it said. in the article.
Source: http://theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/16/ukrainians-russians-jews-jewish-roots-flee-israel-aliyah
China will not seek hegemony and expansion in the world, instead, Beijing will focus on enhancing such universal values as peace, development, equality, justice, democracy and freedom, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Ukraine reports.
“China will never strive for hegemony and expansion, but will increase human values such as peace, development, equality, justice, democracy and freedom. China will adhere to the full implementation of strict party discipline and promote the fight against corruption with zero tolerance and without the slightest connivance,” the embassy said in a statement dedicated to the opening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
It notes that the Congress was attended by 2,296 delegates on behalf of more than 96 million members of the CPC.
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made a speech at the Congress, summarizing the major transformations and great achievements made in China over the past 10 years, including celebrating the centenary of the founding of the CPC, ushering in a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and accomplishing the task of to combat absolute poverty and comprehensively build a moderately prosperous society.
“The report noted that China’s economic power has made a historic leap, with a total economic capacity of 18.5% of the world economy. The report presented the successful methods that China needs to follow for further development, and also described China’s grandiose plans and main political course for the development of China. for the next 5 years or longer, such as: improving the material condition and well-being of the people, improving their quality of life, promoting “green” development, increasing the importance of developing the state through science and education, building up state power through highly qualified personnel, as well as accelerating the creation world-class army,” the embassy stressed.
They note that, according to the report of the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, China will never seek hegemony and expansion in the world.
In addition, the report also clearly presented the central task of the Chinese Communist Party to lead the country’s multi-ethnic people unitedly on the road to building a “prosperous and powerful, democratic and cultural, harmonious and beautiful socialist modernized state, and through Chinese-style modernization to comprehensively promote great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”
“The China National Congress of the CCP, which is held every 5 years, is the most important meeting that pushes forward the building of the CCP, as well as development and reform in China. Since China has already successfully realized the first century goal of comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society and embarked on a new historical path to achieve the goal of the second century, this Congress is of paramount importance for the development of China,” the diplomatic mission concluded.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved an agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Indonesia on the mutual abolition of visa requirements.
As the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk said in the Telegram channel, the corresponding decision was made at a government meeting on Friday.
In particular, an agreement was signed between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on the mutual abolition of visa requirements.
The agreement provides for the possibility for citizens of the states of the contracting parties using valid passports to travel abroad to enter, transit and stay in the territory of the state of the other party without visas for a period of: up to 30 days during each visit of Ukrainian citizens to Indonesia; up to 30 days within 60 days for trips of citizens of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which also condemns the attempt of the Russian Federation to annex the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine.
The resolution calls on countries not to recognize Russia’s claims to the four regions of Ukraine claimed by Russia after the so-called referendums held late last month, and demands that Moscow change course from an “illegal annexation attempt,” according to a press release posted on the website. UN.
The resolution, “protecting the principles” of the UN Charter, notes that the Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk and Zaporozhye regions are temporarily occupied by Russia as a result of aggression, violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Ukraine.
The General Assembly automatically brought the resolution to the discussion caused by Russia’s use of the right of veto in the Security Council in connection with the attempted annexation.
The resolution adopted by the Assembly calls on all states, the UN and international organizations not to recognize any claims of Russia for annexation and demands the immediate cancellation of its application for annexation. The resolution welcomes and “expresses strong support” for the continued efforts of the Secretary-General and Member States to de-escalate the current situation in search of peace through dialogue, negotiation and mediation.
According to the broadcast from the General Assembly hall, 143 out of 193 participants voted in favor, 35 countries abstained (Algeria, Armenia, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe), voted 5 against (Belarus, DPRK , Nicaragua, Russia and Syria).
First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko invited Oman to consider the possibility of participating in the restoration of Ukrainian regions affected by Russian aggression.
According to the press service of the office of the Verkhovna Rada, Kornienko made such a proposal during a meeting with a delegation headed by Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Sultanate of Oman Khalid Al-Maawali at the site of the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Kigala (Rwanda).
He also called for the creation of inter-parliamentary friendship groups.
“The creation of inter-parliamentary friendship groups will be an important first step to enhance cooperation between the legislative bodies of Ukraine and Oman,” Kornienko said.
The First Deputy Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament invited members of the Omani delegation to take part in the first parliamentary summit of the Crimea Platform in Zagreb at the end of October.
