A number of Ukrainian cities plan to rename streets and squares associated with Russia as part of a process of "derussification" following Moscow's invasion.
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The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, arrived in Ukraine, where he will meet with the President of the country, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmitry Kuleb.
Guterres was in Moscow yesterday, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned today that all countries that try to interfere in Ukraine will be faced with a quick response from Russia and said that all decisions on how Moscow will react in that situation have already been made.
Addressing lawmakers in St. Petersburg, Putin said the West wants to cut Russia into different parts and accused him of pushing Ukraine into conflict with Russia.
He also said that the Russian ruble, the banking system, the transport sector and the economy as a whole have withstood the sanctions imposed on Moscow and promised to respond to attempts to isolate Russia.
Russia's economy ministry expects gross domestic product to shrink by 8,8 percent in 2022 in its baseline scenario, or by 12,4 percent under a more conservative scenario.
Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hana Malyar accused Russia of being ready to use the territory of the Moldovan region of Transnistria as a bridge to move towards Ukraine or the rest of Moldova, according to Reuters.
Transnistria, the Russian-backed breakaway region of Moldova that borders Ukraine, has come under attack over the past day, local authorities said.
Russia says it is closely monitoring events in Transnistria. Russia's foreign ministry said this week that it wants to avoid a scenario where Moscow would have to intervene in the region.
It is unclear who is behind the attacks that took place in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria, German Foreign Minister Analena Berbok said, as reported by Reuters.
The pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova said that a village containing an ammunition depot had been fired upon from Ukraine, the latest report raising concerns that the conflict in Ukraine could spread, Reuters added.
Berbok said in the German parliament that the situation in Moldova is "extremely critical".
Gazprom suspended deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria this morning, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims that this is not a means of blackmail.
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Ukraine's chief negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said that no agreement has been reached for the Ukrainian and Russian presidents to discuss the war in Ukraine, despite Turkey's efforts to organize such talks, Reuters reports.
Podoljak said that "the time of the meeting between the presidents of the two countries has not yet been determined."
He also drew attention to increased hostilities in eastern Ukraine and Russia's attempts to "completely destroy" Marijupol.
The adviser to the Ukrainian president, Mykhailo Podolyak, did not say whether Uktrajina was responsible for the series of explosions that were heard in the early morning hours in the Russian city of Belgorod, but he called them "karma" and in a way paying back debts for the war in Ukraine, reports Reuters.
"The reasons for the destruction of the military infrastructure in the (Russian) border areas can be different," wrote Podoljak, adding that "sooner or later the debts will have to be paid" because one country decided to attack another.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria announced that shots were fired from the territory of Ukraine during the night at a village in this region where a large ammunition warehouse is located, reports Reuters.
The ministry also added that it had detected drones it believed had been launched from Ukraine.
The assistant to the mayor of Marijupol, Petro Andryushchenko, says that the Azovstal ironworks has been attacked again, reports Reuters.
He added that no agreements have been reached on the evacuation of civilians from this port city.
The Russian company "Gazprom" announced that it has completely suspended gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria, since those countries refused to pay for gas in rubles.
Gas supply will be stopped until payments are made, the Russian company said, as reported by Reuters.
The supply of gas, which is delivered to Poland from Siberia via the Yamal pipeline, has increased after previously falling to zero, according to data from the Network of Gas Transmission Operators of the European Union, according to Reuters.
Yesterday, "Gazprom" informed the Polish and Bulgarian gas companies that it will not supply them with gas from today.
Russian gas deliveries to Bulgaria are continuing for now, Vladimir Malinov, director of Bulgartransgaz, the Bulgarian gas network operator, told Reuters.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy announced yesterday that "Gazprom" informed the state company "Bulgargaz" that gas deliveries will be stopped from Wednesday.
It is the XNUMXrd day of the war in Ukraine.
A series of explosions were heard in the early morning hours in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a message on Telegram.
Gladkov said authorities are trying to determine the location and cause of the explosions, Reuters writes.
Earlier this month, Russia accused Ukraine of using helicopters to attack a fuel depot in Belgorod and open fire on several villages in the province.
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