A meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will be held today in Istanbul in Türkiye. On the agenda the return of prisoners of war and children, and the preparation of the meeting between the leaders of the two countries to end the war. The Ukrainian agency Ukinform writes it. The Ukrainian delegation will be led by the Secretary of the National Council for Security and Defense, Rustem Umerov. This is the third round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, after those who took place in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2nd.
China against EU sanctions to their banks in anti-mosca measures
The Chinese trade minister Wang Wento has held a virtual meeting with the EU Commissioner for trade and economic security Maros Sefcovic, useful for “a sincere and deepel exchange on the economic and commercial cooperation between China and the EU and on the main concerns”. At the same time, we read in a note from the Ministry widespread on the eve of the Beijing summit between the leaders of the two sides dedicated to the 50 years of diplomatic relations, Wang “also protested hard” against Brussels’ decision to include two Chinese financial institutions in his 18th package of penalties against Russia.