Russia may lift blockade on Ukrainian grain; Moscow strengthens ties with Tehran as Khamenei calls for long-term cooperation
told Putin: “War is a harsh and difficult issue, and Iran is not at all pleased that ordinary people suffer from it, but in the case of Ukraine if you had not taken the initiative, the other side would have caused the war with its own initiative … If the road is open to Nato, it knows no boundaries and if it was not stopped in Ukraine they would start the same war some time later under the pretext of Crimea.
Ukraine does not want the war to last into winter because it would give Russian forces time to dig in and make any Ukrainian counter-offensive more difficult. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said Russia was laying the groundwork for the annexation of more Ukrainian territory “Increasing American support for Ukraine, additional assistance to protect people from Russian terror, addressing humanitarian needs are all the tasks of the ongoing visit of the first lady of Ukraine to the United States,” he said. Olena Zelenska met her US counterpart, Jill Biden, on Tuesday ahead of her appearance on Wednesday before members of Congress.
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