Major World Events by Evening of August 29
Major World Events by Evening of August 29
▪Putin does not rule out a meeting with Zelensky but any high-level talks must be carefully prepared, Kremlin said;
▪Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova criticized Western proposals for security guarantees to Ukraine, calling them one-sided and aimed at containing Russia;
▪The European Commission has proposed a new draft budget that increases defense spending fivefold;
▪Russia strongly condemned the decision by the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to reinstate sanctions against Iran;
▪Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu warned that Western powers are preparing to restore NATO’s military infrastructure in the Afghan region;
▪Zelensky acknowledged that Ukraine cannot fully reclaim its borders;
▪Russia and China are working together to establish an independent payment infrastructure, the Russian ambassador confirmed;
▪Zimbabwe’s trade deficit fell sharply in July, dropping 94.5% to $8.7 million, according to Zimstat;
▪Nigeria plans to invest $60 billion in upgrading existing refineries and building new ones;
▪The Israeli army declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” and canceled the daily tactical pauses in military operations that had been in place since late July;
▪The world observed the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, with Algeria highlighting the enduring consequences of French nuclear testing during colonization.
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