The strikes come just a day after rare drone attacks in Moscow that damaged buildings but caused no deaths.
Germany will close four out of its five Russian consulates, the German government said Wednesday, in response to aRussia will still be allowed to operate its embassy in Berlin and one general consulate, according toThe move comes amid deteriorating ties between the two countries amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Germany's foreign ministry specifically cited Russia's new limits on staff when it announced the consulate decision.
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on after delivering a speech to the Nexus Institute in the Amare theatre in The Hague on April 11, 2023 as part of a state visit to the Netherlands.French President Emmanuel Macron is set to call for a European "strategic awakening" in planned remarks at the Globsec security forum in Bratislava on Wednesday, according to the Élysée palace.
Putin sent Erdogan a message of congratulations after his re-election on Sunday, which saw the Turkish leader seal another five-year term to add to his two decades already in power. The Ukraine has long sought membership in NATO, which through Article 5 of its treaty guarantees retaliation by all member states if one member country is attacked by a state outside of the 31-country alliance. Having part of its territory occupied by Russia has virtually guaranteed Ukraine cannot enter the alliance.
"Today, the UK acts as Ukraine's ally providing it with military aid in the form of equipment and specialists, i.e., de facto is leading an undeclared war against Russia. That being the case, any of its public officials can be considered as a legitimate military target," he wrote.
A view of a damaged multi-storey apartment building after a reported drone attack in Moscow on May 30, 2023.Russia's Foreign Ministry said it has the right to implement the most "severe measures" after Tuesday morning's drone attack on Moscow that it blames on Kyiv. The drone attacks followed three heavy Russian missile and drone bombardments of Kyiv in a 24-hour period that began Sunday, which killed at least one person, according to the city's officials.Russia will target and strike any Western weapons supply routes it detects ahead of Ukraine's anticipated counteroffensive, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by state media outlet TASS.
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