![]() ![]() The world's richest man Elon Musk said he refused a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea's port city of Sevastopol last year to aid an attack on Russia's fleet there, saying he feared complicity in a "major" act of war.A Russian missile hit a police building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, killing a policeman and injuring at least 73 people, according to Ukrainian officials, while a further three people were killed in an airstrike on the Kherson village of Odradokamianka.EU Council president Charles Michel has hit out at Russia for its "cynicism" in pulling out of the deal, saying the offer of a million tons of grain to African countries was a "parody of generosity" during his speech at the G20.The Kremlin said, however, it was sticking to its conditions for a return to the Black Sea grain deal which it quit in July, stating that its state agricultural bank - and not a subsidiary - would first need to be reconnected to the SWIFT system.The UN has informed Russia that it could potentially reconnect to the SWIFT international payments system within 30 days via a subsidiary, as the international body continues to look for ways to improve Russia's grain and fertilizer exports in a bid to convince Moscow to return to a deal that had allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain.His statement follows a foreign ministry spokesperson rejecting flat-out any suggestion of loosening such sanctions in a bid to restore the U.N.-backed agreement to ship grain through the Black Sea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Western allies were easing sanctions against Russia, demanding they keep up economic pressure on Moscow. ![]() ![]() The group is heavily divided over the issue, with Western nations pushing for strong condemnation of Russia in the Leaders' Declaration to be issued at the end of the summit, while others are calling for a focus on broader economic issues. Delegates from the world's most powerful countries have reached a compromise on language to describe the Ukraine conflict, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed, as their leaders kicked off the annual G20 summit on Saturday in New Delhi. ![]()
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