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Published September 19, 2023last updated September 19, 2023
Ukrainian city of Lviv is under high alert after it was attacked by drones which set fire at an industrial warehouse. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy is set to take center-stage at the UN. DW has the latest.
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Ukraine’s Lviv was struck by a drone attackImage: Genya Savilov/AFPSkip next section What you need to knowWhat you need to knowUkraine’s Western city of Lviv was attacked by drones on Tuesday. Numerous explosions and movements of heavy vehicles on the streets were observed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to take center-stage at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday where he will seek further condemnation of Russia.
Russia’s foreign ministry hailed Beijing’s position on Ukraine as the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held meetings with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.
Here are the headlines concerning Russia’s war on Ukraine on Tuesday, September 19.
Skip next section G7 calls on China to press Moscow to stop its war on UkraineSeptember 19, 2023
G7 calls on China to press Moscow to stop its war on UkraineThe Group of Seven (G7) called on China to push Moscow to stop its aggression in Ukraine on Tuesday.
The bloc met along the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and released a statement which hoped that China would ask for theimmediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
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The statement comes as China’s top diplomat Wang Yi visits Moscow for a four-day trip where both nations are expected to pledge deeper political ties.
The G7 also welcomed Beijing’s participation in the Ukraine-led meeting in Jeddah and “encouraged China to support a just and lasting peace, including through its direct dialogue with Ukraine.”
https://p.dw.com/p/4WUs9Skip next section Russia hails China’s position on UkraineSeptember 19, 2023
Russia hails China’s position on UkraineRussia and China are closely aligned on their stand on resolving the Ukraine conflict, said Moscow’s foreign ministry after talks between their top diplomats on Monday.
China’s Wang Yi kicked off his four-day visit to Moscowwith a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Segei Lavrov.
Moscow, in its statement said that both parties “discussed in detail the current state of affairs in Ukraine, noting the futility of attempts to resolve the crisis without taking into account Russia’s interests and, all the more so, without Russia’s participation.”
Russia hailed China’s position on Ukraine Image: Russian Foreign Ministry/AFP Meanwhile, Wang reiterated Beijing’s position on the Ukraine conflict and called for peace talks.
He told Lavrov that the intended peace talks will take into account “the security concerns of all parties and is conducive to eliminating the root causes of the conflict,” reported the Chinese state media outlet Xinhua
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So far, China has positioned itself as a neutral partyin the Ukraine conflict. However, Beijing has continuously offered Moscow a vital diplomatic and financial lifeline as its international isolation deepens.
https://p.dw.com/p/4WUntSkip next section Zelenskyy to take center-stage at UN summitSeptember 19, 2023
Zelenskyy to take center-stage at UN summitUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to take center-stage as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Zelenksyy is expected to use his speech to demand further condemnation of Russia.
He will also meet leaders with differing views including Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvawho has previously said that Ukraine is to partly blame for Russia’s attack on Kyiv and criticized the millions of dollars of aid being sent to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is set to take center-stage at the UNImage: Jason DeCrow/AP/picture alliance On Wednesday Zelenskyy will take part in a special session on Ukraine at the Security Council where Russia is a permanent member wielding a veto over any binding action.
Zelenskyy, who earlier called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “second hitler” also said that the UN is still providing”a place for Russian terrorists.”
The world must “decide whether we want to stop Putin, or whether we want to start the beginning of a world war,” Zelensky said.
Ever since its invasion, Russia has met overwhelming criticism at the General Assembly but the focus on the warhas also drawn criticism from developing countries who believe it has distracted from other urgent priorities.
Putin will not be attending this year’s UN summit.
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Ukraine’s Lviv under drone attackUkraine’s western city of Lviv was attacked by dronesleaving atleast one person dead on Tuesday.
Numerous explosions and movements of heavy vehicles on the streets were observed during the nightly curfew.
The Russian attack struck three industrial warehouses and caused a huge fire.
Lviv’s Governor Maxim Kozitsky that the warehouses “are ordinary industrial warehouses. Nothing military was stored there.”
He added that Moscow had launched 18 drones of which 15 had been shot down, inlcuding seven which were directly over the Lviv region.
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