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Humanitarian workers have no way of investigating the situation in the prison camp that was attacked. Tens of thousands of people are supposed to leave the east. The International Red Cross and the United Nations continue to urge access to inmates at a detention center in Olenivka in eastern Ukraine. According to Russian information, more than 50 people were killed and 75 injured in a hitherto unexplained attack. Deputy UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN stands ready to send an expert team to investigate. However, this requires the consent of the conflicting parties. So far, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Twitter that helpers had not been able to see everyone who was in the camp at the time of the attack. The organization reminded both warring factions that the prisoners are protected under the Geneva Convention on Human Rights and have a right to humanitarian assistance: "Our top priority now is to alleviate the suffering and ensure urgent supplies t...

The government in Beijing also wants to use live ammunition in the water. President Xi Jinping previously warned against "playing with fire". China  has announced military maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait that will also include the use of live ammunition. The government announced this in a statement released by state media. Entering the waters is prohibited during the maneuver between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan have steadily increased in recent months. On Thursday, China's head of state Xi Jinping said in a phone call with US President Joe Biden: "Those who play with fire will eventually get burned. I hope that the US side understands that correctly." Situation In Ukraine Lavrov Ready For Talks With Blinken OSCE Reviews Human Rights Situation The reason for the tense situation is a possible visit to Taiwan by US politician Nancy Pelosi. As Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Pelosi holds the third...

The Russian foreign minister wants to speak to his US counterpart "if time permits." OSCE responds to reports of torture from Russia. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wants to hold talks with his US counterpart Antony Blinken "if time permits". His appointment calendar is currently full, said the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, according to the state news agency TASS. The Russian foreign minister and his US counterpart have not spoken to each other since the war began on February 24. Blinken announced on Wednesday that a phone call "in the coming days" with Lavrov would be about the release of US basketball player Brittney Griner and her compatriot Paul Whelan, who were imprisoned in Moscow. The US Secretary of State also wants to address compliance with the agreement on the export of grain from Ukraine. Situation In Ukraine USA Suspects 75,000 Russian War victims-Military Moves South The Organization for Security ...

According to the US government, the number of dead and wounded on the Russian side is higher than previously assumed. Ukraine reports massive troop movements. Ukraine wants to supply the European Union with more electricity from its own country in order to overcome the energy crisis sparked by Russia. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in his recent video address, the country is planning "an increase in our electricity exports for consumers in the European Union". "Step by step, we are making Ukraine one of the guarantors of European energy security, precisely through our domestic electrical energy production," said Zelenskyy. Before the war, Ukraine had covered half of its energy needs from nuclear power. A large part is not being used at the moment, as production has largely come to a standstill due to the war. However, Russian troops have now captured the largest nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, a hydroelectric power plant on the Dnipro River a...