Respected commander Drapatyi becomes new Ukrainian army chief | Midday Report
Main topics covered today:
RESHUFFLING UKRAINE’S TOP BRASS
On Wednesday, Ukraine woke up to the news of the dismissal of former Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi taking his place. The Ukrainian president has also vowed to keep former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in the government.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE EU’S 21ST SANCTIONS PACKAGE ON RUSSIA?
No breakthrough on the 21st sanctions package, as EU ambassadors met in the Belgian capital to discuss the details, but the meeting came to a halt to reconvene later. One of the major issues revolved around Russian LNG shipping restrictions raised by Greece.
MARCO RUBIO TO MEET SERGEY LAVROV
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet on Thursday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit held in Manila, where the two will discuss the war in Ukraine, among other topics.
Host: Klaudia Czerwińska
Midday chapters
00:00 – Reshuffle in Ukraine’s army
05:21 – Ukraine’s relations with its European allies
07:33 – What’s next for the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia?
09:29 – Marco Rubio to meet Sergey Lavrov
10:30 – Another wave of U.S. strikes on Iran
13:08 – Radev on U.S. aircraft stationed in Bulgaria
14:10 – Nigeria and Morocco move ahead with gas pipeline
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