- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for global protests to demand an end to the Russian invasion.
- He also calls for NATO to provide “effective and unrestricted” aid for Ukraine.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow plans to sell its gas to “unfriendly countries” in roubles.
- US President Joe Biden has landed in Brussels ahead of NATO, G7 and EU summits. He is expected to unveil further sanctions against Russia.
- The US says it has determined that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Here are the latest updates:
Ukraine sunflower seed harvest likely to plunge 42 percent: APK-Inform
Ukraine’s 2022 sunflower seed harvest could decrease by 42 percent to 9.6 million tonnes due to a sharp decrease in the sowing areas following Russia’s invasion, APK-Inform agriculture consultancy has said.
Ukraine is the world’s largest sunflower seed grower and sunflower oil exporter.
“This reduction is due to the fact that much of the battles in the country are concentrated in the main regions of sunflower cultivation,” the consultancy said.
Turkcell says 10 percent of mobile infrastructure in Ukraine disabled
Turkish telecoms operator Turkcell, one of three main operators in Ukraine, said around 10 percent of its infrastructure in the country had been disabled by Russia’s invasion, but added there was no damage to its central network.
Turkcell, which operates under the name…
