Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,068
Zelenskyy, in a news conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, said Kyiv was willing to supply coal to Transnistria at low prices or even for free if the separatist enclave would supply Ukraine with electricity in return. He also offered to send a team of specialists to help expand the enclave’s power plant electricity output.
The Institute for the Study of War reported that members of the Kremlin-linked Telegram channel Rybar – including its founder Mikhail Zvinchuk – visited Iraq over the last week in efforts to cultivate Russian influence there. The team is said to have met with multiple Iraqi officials, including Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani.
Polish President Andrzej Duda told Al Jazeera that NATO member countries should up their defence spending by at least 3 percent of their GDP to build a security zone against the “rebirth of Russian imperialism”.
Exit polls showed Belarusian President Lukashenko, whose administration is a close ally of Russia, was on track to extend his time in power with 87.6 percent of the votes in the country’s presidential election. Lukashenko also said he has “no regrets” about letting Russia use Belarus’ territory to invade Ukraine in 2022.
Source: Al Jazeera