
The European Central Bank also significantly cut its eurozone growth outlook compared to its March projections. The Governing Council will make sure that inflation returns to its 2% target over the medium term,” said ECB. “High inflation is a major challenge for all of us. The announcement comes as annual inflation among the 19 countries that use the euro reached 8.1% in May, an all-time high. Looking further ahead, the Governing Council expects to raise the key ECB interest rates again in September,” ECB said in an announcement Thursday adding that “beyond September, based on its current assessment, the Governing Council anticipates that a gradual but sustained path of further increases in interest rates will be appropriate.” In the meantime, the Governing Council decided to leave the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50% respectively. “The Governing Council intends to raise the key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points at its July monetary policy meeting. The so-called Donetsk People's Republic, a pro-Russian area in the east of Ukraine, is not an internationally recognized government therefore, the court's decisions are not considered legitimate by the international community.
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"The relevant article of the Criminal Code of the DPR provides for the death penalty," according to RIA Novosti.Īslin also pleaded guilty under the article "training in order to carry out terrorist activities," according to state media. On Wednesday, Pinner, Aslin and Saadoune pleaded guilty to acts of "seizing power by force," state media reported at the time. One of the defendants' lawyers, Pavel Kosovan, said that his client would appeal the verdict, Russian state media TASS reported after the death penalty was handed down. The "head of the judicial board" in Donetsk said that the convicted men "can appeal the decision within a month," according to RIA Novosti. Saadoune, Aslin and Pinner were sentenced to death and will be shot, according to RIA Novosti's reporting from the court in Donetsk. The three men - all foreign fighters for the Ukrainian military - were captured by Russian forces in mid-April in Mariupol. (Russian state news agency TASS)Ī court in the pro-Russian self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on Thursday sentenced three men to death that it has accused of being "mercenaries" for Ukraine, according to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti.īritish citizens Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner and Moroccan national Brahim Saadoune appeared in court on Thursday, where they were handed down the death penalty. Vysotskyi said Lavrov’s remarks are not true.įrom left to right: Aiden Aslin, Brahim Saadoune and Shaun Pinner were sentenced to death on Thursday. On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that issues related to grain exports from Ukraine could be resolved, but Ukraine needs to de-mine the waters to ensure the safe passage of the ships. The deputy minister also said that an estimated 500,000 metric tons of grain have been stolen by Russia in territories controlled by Russian forces. We anticipate that the harvest will be around 35% less than previous years, which means around 30 million tonnes less, 35-40% less, almost half of the previous year harvest,” Vysotskyi said. In terms of volumes, of course, it is more. Next year’s harvest in Ukraine could be cut by up to 40% due to the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukraine’s Agrarian Policy and Food Deputy Minister Taras Vysotskyi told CNN Thursday. There is no water supply," Striuk said.Ī Ukrainian army officer inspects a grain warehouse earlier shelled by Russian forces on May 6 in Novovorontsovka, Ukraine. The bridge is under fire, so it is impossible to deliver goods. "The humanitarian situation in the city is critical. Oleksandr Striuk, head of Severodonetsk's military administration, said on television on Thursday that there is "constant street fighting." While "the Russians had already reported that they had taken the city," the official said, Russian forces had withdrawn some of their units. Hayday accused the Russians of using "lies and propaganda" in claiming victory in the Severodonetsk. The city has seen intense battles in recent days.


"The fiercest fighting continues in Severodonetsk," Hayday said. Our defenders are holding the line of defense, leveling the line of defense," Serhiy Hayday, head of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region military administration, said on national television. "The situation is consistently difficult. Ukrainian forces say the battle for the city of Severodonetsk continues to rage late on Thursday. A damaged building is pictured in Lysychansk as black smoke and dirt rise from the nearby city of Severodonetsk during battle between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the eastern Ukraine region of Donbas, on Thursday.
