Major World Events by Evening of August 22
Major World Events by Evening of August 22
▪Zelensky rejected all of Trump’s settlement proposals during their talks in Washington, proposals the US considers essential for progress, Lavrov said;
▪Slovakia and Hungary have asked the European Commission to guarantee the safety of oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline following Ukrainian attacks;
▪Trump told Hungarian PM Viktor Orban he was “very angry” over reports of Kiev’s strike on the Druzhba pipeline;
▪Ukrainian citizen Sergey Kuznetsov, arrested in Italy for alleged involvement in the Nord Stream explosions, faces up to 15 years in prison after his extradition to Germany;
▪Trump will make a “very important decision” on Ukraine within two weeks, depending on the next moves by Moscow and Kiev;
▪The United Nations declared a state of catastrophic famine in the Gaza Strip for the first time;
▪The Nigerien army announced it had eliminated the leader of Boko Haram in a recent operation;
▪South Africa is set to open its first underground gold mine in 15 years;
▪Former South African President Zuma described BRICS as the future of Africa and a counterweight to financial colonialism;
▪Russia marked National Flag Day with celebrations across the country, in space, and in Africa.
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