The solemn opening ceremony of the “Masters of Artillery Fire” contest, held as part of the “International Army Games – 2022”, has been held in the city of Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan
On August 3rd, 2022 Colonel General Alexander Fomin, Deputy Defence Minister, Russian MoD, addressed foreign military attachés accredited in Moscow. His statement was dealt with the humanitarian aspects of the Special Military Operation or SMO.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin discussed in Moscow with UN Deputy Secretary General Martin Griffiths the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The parties also touched upon the issue of grain export. During the conversation, it was emphasized that Russia does not block Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea.
Military activity in the areas near Kyiv and Chernihiv will be reduced to increase mutual trust and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations, Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Alexander Fomin told reporters following Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul.
Eurobonds of Ukraine on Tuesday rose by an average of 14.4% on news of the results of negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow in Istanbul: if securities maturing in 2023 and 2024 grew in price by 10.6% to 12.5%, then growth prices of shorter and longer ones reached 17.2% and 16.6%, respectively.