On the 11th local time, Turkish President Erdogan had a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Zelensky tweeted that he had held talks with Turkey on lifting the blockade of Ukrainian ports and resuming grain exports. On the other hand, Russia has issued a new decree allowing all Ukrainian residents to obtain Russian citizenship through simplified procedures.
The President of Ukraine and Turkey held talks to discuss unblocking ports and resuming food exports, and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands visited Ukraine.
On the 11th local time, Turkish President Erdogan had a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Zelensky tweeted that he was discussing with Turkey the importance of unblocking ports and resuming grain exports to Ukraine. He thanked Turkey for its support, and said that both Ukraine and Turkey must also prevent Russia from seizing food from the occupied territories.
Just earlier that day, Turkish President Erdogan just had a phone call with Russian President Putin. Erdogan reiterated that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine should be resolved through negotiations, and Turkey is willing to make all possible contributions to restarting the negotiation process.
In addition, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte visited Ukraine on the 11th to meet with Zelensky. The two held a joint press conference after the meeting. At the meeting, Zelensky thanked Rutte for his visit and his support for Ukraine to join and EU. Zelensky also thanked the people of the Netherlands for their support of Ukraine.
Rutte said that he had earlier arrived at the war-torn town of Irpin on the outskirts of Kiev. What he saw and heard there shocked him deeply. He stressed that he would definitely let the intruders get punish.
Dutch Prime Minister Rutte:
I had the opportunity today to learn about the terrible traces left by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops. I was deeply shocked. I can’t even imagine how much suffering was caused when the Russian troops were still in Istanbul. We must ensure that The perpetrators of these crimes in Ukraine will not escape justice.
Putin signed an order to simplify the procedures for Ukrainian residents to obtain Russian citizenship
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential order on the 11th, stipulating that all residents of Ukraine can obtain Russian citizenship through simplified procedures. Previously, the simplified procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship was only available to residents of the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
Russia introduced this procedure in Donetsk and Luhansk in 2019. So far, more than 720,000 local residents have obtained Russian citizenship, accounting for about 18% of the total population of the two regions. According to the "Russia Today" TV station (RT), the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the official website on the same day to "strongly condemn" Russia's move. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described Russia's move as a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and inconsistent with the principles of international law. Ukraine also took the opportunity to "propaganda" to the West, asking the latter to provide more weapons.
The first train from Mariupol, a southern port city that fell under Russian control in May, to Volnovak in Udong opened on the 11th. The head of the railway company said that it is now studying the option of running from the local area to Melitopol and believes that the train from Mariupol to Melitopol will be put into service soon.
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The White House refers to Iran provides armed drones to Russia
U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan said on the 11th that he believed Iran was preparing to provide hundreds of drones to Russia, including ones that could be used in Ukraine. Armed drones on the battlefield. Sullivan said that Iran is preparing to train the Russian army to use these drones, and preliminary training is planned to take place as early as early July.
Sullivan said Russia had failed to achieve their strategic goal of capturing Kiev and bringing all of Ukraine into Russia's fold. Currently, the Russian army is still trying to crush eastern Ukraine, but this has also caused Russia to pay a huge price on the battlefield. If Russia faces challenges in maintaining weapons, it needs to turn to Iran and other countries for weapons. Sullivan emphasized that the United States will continue to help Ukraine maintain effective defense and help Ukraine prove that Russia’s attempts will not succeed.
Source: Phoenix TV, Global Network, CCTV News
Editor: Qiuguo
