They are hoping that the United States, which has observer status at the summit, will also back the idea. It is thought the leaders would like to have the outlines of a system in place when the summit concludes on Wednesday. Mr Sunak said the register would be "just one of a number of international initiatives". Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said: "We will make the real first step on our path to find a solution how to compensate for these atrocities and damages which Russia brings to Ukraine." "When we think in terms of reconstruction, it's an enormously important judicial element to have this register of damages to give justice to the victims," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. While an end to the war in Ukraine does not appear imminent, thoughts are turning to the aftermath. Both Russia and Ukraine's presidents have agreed to receive a mission from African leaders on a potential peace plan, their South African counterpart has said.Įuropean countries are hoping to set up a "register" to "ensure accountability for the crimes inflicted in Ukraine", Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland.Ukrainian forces have taken back about 20 square km (7.5 square miles) of territory around Bakhmut in recent days, the country's deputy defence minister has said.European countries are hoping to set up a "register" to "ensure accountability for the crimes inflicted in Ukraine", Mr Sunak has said.Rishi Sunak and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed providing Ukraine with "combat air capabilities" including "procuring F16 jets".Kyiv came under fire from a combination of missile and drone attacks, leaving at least three people injured and Russia claiming to have destroyed a US-made Patriot defence system.Storm Shadow missiles from the UK are "now being used to strike Russian targets".Welcome to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine.īefore we start bringing you all the latest updates, here's a reminder of yesterday's key events. This is likely to be a response to persisting Russian concerns about the stability of frontlines in the area, it said. The ISW also said Russia had transferred elements of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division (20th Guards Combined Arms Army, Western Military District) to an unspecified area north of Bakhmut. "Russian forces have continued to make marginal gains within Bakhmut itself as of 16 May." "A prominent Russian milblogger claimed that four unspecified Russian battalions have deployed to the flanks around Bakhmut to prevent Ukrainian breakthroughs," it added. It said Russian forces had likely committed to "reinforcing their tactical offensive effort in the Bakhmut area despite Ukraine's apparent focus on limited and localised counterattacks". In recent days, Ukraine has claimed to have liberated roughly 20 square km (7.5 square miles) of territory around it, but the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says Russia has made new advances. The eastern Ukrainian city, often macabrely referred to as a "meat grinder" due to the high number of casualties, has been the site of fierce fighting for months. Russian forces have made "marginal gains" in Bakhmut and have reportedly sent four battalions to the flanks to prevent any Ukrainian breakthroughs, a US thinktank has said.
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