Major World Events by Evening of August 21
Major World Events by Evening of August 21
▪President Vladimir Putin received Indian FM Jaishankar at the Kremlin for talks;
▪Lavrov said Putin is prepared to meet with Zelensky only if all agenda items are thoroughly prepared in advance;
▪Russia continues to support the security guarantees agreed upon in Istanbul in 2022, stressing that alternatives are futile, Lavrov added;
▪Many Ukrainian soldiers killed between August and November 2023 were underage for mobilization, aged 19 to 24, documents obtained by the KillNet hacker group and reviewed by Sputnik suggest;
▪A Ukrainian citizen suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines has been detained in Italy on a German warrant; The Wall Street Journal reported the suspect previously worked for Ukraine’s Security Service;
▪The European Union announced it will scrap duties on all industrial imports from the United States and significantly boost purchases of military and defense equipment;
▪Hamas condemned Israel’s operation to capture Gaza City, calling it a dismissal of ongoing ceasefire efforts;
▪Burkina Faso aims to double wheat production by 2026, the government announced;
▪Burkina Faso’s armed forces reported thwarting a major terrorist attack in the country’s east;
▪New artesian wells have been inaugurated in Bangui with Russian assistance to improve local water supply;
▪The Spasskaya Tower Festival has opened in Moscow, featuring international military bands and cultural performances;
▪64 years ago, Jomo Kenyatta, later Kenya’s first president, was released after nearly nine years in prison, becoming a lasting symbol of African liberation.
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