月: 2022年4月

1.Leaders of the Group of 20 nations are debating whether they want Russian officials at their table. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said he’ll take part in a meeting with his counterparts next Wednesday.
2.As Russian and Ukrainian forces fight on the ground, their leaders spar with words. Each side is claiming major victories that the other will not concede. The latest disagreement centers on the sunken flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
3.Ukrainian officials say they are investigating about 2,000 cases of suspected war crimes by Russia in areas near Kyiv, including Makariv and Bucha.

1.US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has indicated that a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine does not seem possible at the moment.
2.A draft resolution to require the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to explain their decision when they exercise veto power will be submitted shortly to the General Assembly.
3.The US Defense Department says the US will quickly send more military equipment and supplies to Ukraine in newly authorized assistance. President Joe Biden promised an additional 800 million dollars’ worth of military aid in phone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday.

1.The total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 500 million, with the number of associated deaths exceeding 6.18 million.
2.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen cities destroyed and thousands of civilians, including many children, killed. Millions more have fled. Now, US President Joe Biden says these attacks amount to “genocide.”
3.British newspaper The Times has reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed about 150 officials of the Federal Security Bureau and arrested some of them. The newspaper said the FSB had provided the Kremlin with misinformation about the situation in Ukraine before the invasion.

1.Japan’s health ministry has confirmed the country’s first case of the XE strain of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The ministry said a woman in her 30s was found to be infected with the XE strain after she arrived in Japan from the United States on March 26.
2.Russia has come under fire at the United Nations Security Council over the number of civilian casualties resulting from its military operation in Ukraine. On Monday, the Security Council discussed the situation that women and children in Ukraine are facing.
3.Japan’s government has formalized additional sanctions on Russia that include freezing the assets of President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters. The move comes in response to the mass killing of civilians in the suburbs of Kyiv and elsewhere amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

1.The United Nations human rights agency says as of Saturday at least 1,793 civilians, including 142 children, had been killed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24.
2.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian troops “will move to even larger operations” in eastern Ukraine. Zelenskyy appeared in a video released on Sunday. He suggested that Russian troops could even use more missiles and aerial bombs against his country.
3.The World Bank says Moscow’s ongoing offensive in Ukraine is likely to wipe out almost half of the beleaguered country’s economy this year. The World Bank projects in its latest report issued on Sunday that Ukraine’s GDP will contract by 45.1 percent compared with last year.

1.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has become “the greatest threat on the planet” following the discovery of mass civilian deaths in Bucha, near Kyiv.
2.Ukrainian leaders are warning civilians in the eastern part of the country to evacuate as soon as possible. The move comes as attacks by Russian forces are expected to intensify.
3.Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hagiuda Koichi says Japan will work to reduce reliance on coal imports from Russia in stages, with the goal of eventually phasing them out altogether.

1.A leading Japanese manga artist, Fujiko A. Fujio, has died. He was known for such popular series as “Ninja Hattori-kun” and “Kaibutsu-kun,” or the monster kid. He was reportedly found dead at his home in Kawasaki City, near Tokyo, on Thursday morning. He was 88.
2.A group of child musicians in central Japan have raised about 1,300 dollars for displaced Ukrainians. The seven children in Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture visited the city hall on Wednesday, and handed the equivalent of 1,350 dollars to the deputy city mayor.
3.Some Ukrainian athletes are selling the medals they won at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to raise funds to support their country amid the Russian invasion. Paralympian canoeist Serhii Yemlianov won the gold medal in the men’s kayak single 200 meters at the Tokyo Paralympics last year. He says he is selling his medal to support the “Defenders of Ukraine.” Ukrainian karate athlete Stanislav Horuna won the bronze medal in the men’s kumite in the minus 75-kilogram class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is also selling his medal on an online auction site.

1.Leaders around the world are reacting to the message delivered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United Nations Security Council. The president said Russia must be held accountable for what he calls “war crimes.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “All you need is a VPN connection to access independent information from anywhere in the world. And when you find the truth, share it.” At least 16 countries have announced they are expelling more than 300 Russian diplomats and officials.
2.The United States, Britain and Australia say they will jointly develop hypersonic weapons via the trilateral security alliance known as AUKUS.
3.European countries and other nations have agreed to give Moldova 659.5 million euros, or nearly 720 million dollars, in aid. Moldova has been accepting large numbers of people fleeing from Ukraine. Moldova is one of the poorest nations in Europe. It has accepted more than 390,000 evacuees from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. That number represents 15 percent of Moldova’s population.

1.The human toll of the invasion of Ukraine is becoming ever more apparent as Russian troops pull out of the region of the nation’s capital Kyiv. In a Telegram post, Sumy Governor Dmytro Shyvytskyi confirmed that Russian forces had begun withdrawing from the region and hundreds of civilians have been killed. The post strongly condemns Russians for what the governor describes as unprecedented acts of cruelty.
2.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has condemned Russia for the atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, saying her country will expel a significant number of Russian diplomats based in Berlin. Baerbock said, “The images from Bucha reveal the unbelievable brutality of the Russian leadership and those who follow its propaganda.”
3.Russia is facing growing outrage and accusations that it committed war crimes in Ukraine. The Kremlin continues to deny responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in the suburbs of Kyiv. But world leaders are threatening to impose new sanctions.

1.Ukrainian authorities say they’re investigating potential war crimes after hundreds of civilians were found dead in the suburbs of Kyiv. But Russia is denying the allegations. Ukraine has retaken the region around the capital from Russian forces. Officials say when Ukrainian troops moved into the town of Bucha, they found civilians dead in the streets. The town’s mayor told Reuters that some had their hands and feet bound and had been shot at close range.
2.Hong Kong’s incumbent leader says she will not seek a second term. Carrie Lam was Hong Kong’s chief executive when massive pro-democracy protests led China to impose a sweeping national security law in the city. Lam told reporters she has decided to focus on her family.
3.The US Ambassador to the United Nations has announced an additional 50 million dollars in aid to Moldova to help the country accommodate displaced Ukrainians.