Photo: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via APThe USA and Great Britain announced a ban on the import of Russian oil and thus declared an energy war with Moscow. Battles are still being fought around Kiev, Kharkiv and Mariupol. Volodymyr Zelensky motivates Ukrainians to fight until victory. Corridors were formed for the evacuation of civilians
On Tuesday evening, Central European time, US President Joe Biden showed that he is ready to go one step further in the conflict with Russia and that America has no intention of backing down: the US announced a ban on the import of Russian oil.
"This means that Russian oil will no longer be taken over in American ports, that the Americans will deal another strong blow to Putin's war machine," said Biden in the White House.
He said that this measure was agreed with European allies, some of whom "may not be able to give up Russian oil and gas at this time", but that America will work with them to reduce dependence on Russian energy sources. Germany meets 35 percent of its needs for crude oil and over 56 percent for gas through imports from Russia.
Although the US imports only 8 percent of oil from Russia, this measure will affect additional fuel price growth and general price increases, but it is presented as the price of the fight for democracy and the free world against dictatorship. Biden said that Putin will not emerge victorious from Ukraine.
Almost at the same time, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Great Britain will ban the import of crude oil from Russia by the end of the year, which in the total British oil import, as in the case of the USA, amounts to 8 percent.
Putin previously threatened something "unprecedented in history" to anyone who stands in the way of his plans in Ukraine. The US and Britain have declared an energy war on Russia. The European Union will follow them.
"I am Ukrainian"
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave a fiery speech in the British Parliament on Tuesday evening via video-beam and called on "allies" to help Ukraine and further tighten sanctions against Putin. He mentioned great sacrifices and that Ukrainians will fight to the end.
Zelenskiy's speech was accompanied by a big ovation, and he even managed to unite both houses of the British Parliament. After him, Boris Johnson took the floor, called Zelenskiy a "fighter for freedom and democracy", promised additional aid in armaments and tightening of sanctions, and said in Ukrainian: "I am Ukrainian".
Peace negotiations
The third round of peace talks was held on Monday. An agreement is not even in sight, and the question is how willing both sides are to compromise.
The Russians demand that Ukraine recognize the annexation of Crimea and the independence of the self-proclaimed Doceka in the Lugansk Republic and insert an annex on eternal neutrality into the Constitution, while the Ukrainians do not want to discuss anything until Russia withdraws its troops from its territory.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky told ABC television on Tuesday that he is ready to talk with the Kremlin about the position of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as the status of the annexed Crimea, adding that he does not agree to "ultimatums".
Threats and accusations
The Kremlin has threatened to shut down the main gas pipeline to Germany if the West continues to tighten sanctions.
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that another nuclear facility in Kharkiv was damaged by shelling. Apparently there was no increase in radiation.
Ukrainian authorities claim that Russian Major General Vitaly Gerasimov was killed in the vicinity of Kharkiv. The Russian side neither confirmed nor denied the information.
Kiev accuses Moscow of bombing civilian objects in the city of Sumy on the border with Russia, where fierce fighting has been going on for days, but the Ukrainians still hold the city under control.
Humanitarian corridors
In the morning, Russian forces stopped fire in order to open "humanitarian corridors" for the evacuation of civilians. They were agreed on Monday, during the third round of negotiations between the warring parties. They were established in the cities of Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernivtsi, Mariupol and Kiev. The truce is planned to last from 9 a.m. to 21 p.m.
Auction to the victims
According to United Nations data, at least 1.207 civilians have been killed in the conflict so far, of which 406 people were killed and 801 wounded. According to Ukrainian data, 200 schools, 34 hospitals and 1500 residential buildings were destroyed. The Ukrainians claim to have liquidated around 11.000 Russian soldiers, but as reported by CNN, American data speak of two to four thousand.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during his visit to Latvia that the alliance must ensure "that the conflict does not spread beyond the borders of Ukraine".
The BBC reported that Russian forces fired on a convoy evacuating civilians from Mariupol. It seems that there was a misunderstanding during the evacuation from Sumi, so sporadic fire was opened, but apparently no one was hurt.
The number of Ukrainians who fled the country has exceeded two million.
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