KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed 'brave' Ukraine on the 500th day of Russia's invasion on Saturday (Jul 8), as the war's toll mounted with six deaths reported in Russian rocket fire. Zelenskyy published on social media an undated video clip of a visit to
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed"brave" Ukraine on the 500th day of Russia's invasion on Saturday , as the war's toll mounted with six deaths reported in Russian rocket fire.in the Black Sea - a symbol of Ukraine's defiance against Russia.
Finishing a trip to Turkey on Saturday, Zelenskyy prayed for the victims of the war alongside Patriarch Bartholomew, the leader of the world's Orthodox, after a regional tour to drum up support ahead of a NATO summit next week. That toll went up again on Saturday as authorities in the eastern Donetsk region said six people were killed by Russian rocket fire in the town of Lyman.
But while reaffirming his longstanding call for both sides to enter peace talks, Erdogan risked drawing Russia's ire by delivering unequivocal support for Ukraine's NATO aspiration.Erdogan also said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next month on what would be the Kremlin chief's first visit to Turkey since the invasion.
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