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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 19 July 2022
EU promises more Ukraine war aid; calls for sanctions unity

By RAF CASERT continue.”
Associated Press Borrell lashed out at crit-
BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe- ics claiming that measures
an Union foreign ministers on anything from oil sanc-
promised another 500 mil- tions to monetary measures
lions euros in military aid were counterproductive
to Ukraine’s war chest to and hurting the EU more
beef up the defense of the than Russia itself.
nation as the bloc’s for- So even after he pleaded
eign policy chief exhorted over the weekend for “stra-
member states not to wa- tegic patience” when it
ver in their commitment to came to sanctions to take
sanctions against Russia. hold, Borrell clearly lost pa-
The aid decision came af- tience with critics like Hun-
ter a video debriefing on garian Prime Minister Vik-
the latest developments by tor Orbán who last week
Ukrainian Foreign Minister claimed the EU had not
Dmytro Kuleba, who said only shot itself in the foot
he was “grateful” for the but also in the lungs with
new funds, which brings the European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media as he arrives for a the six packages of sanc-
EU total to 2.5 billion euros meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2022. tions. “There is a big de-
but still urged the 27 nations Associated Press bate about “are the sanc-
to provide more. port of Odesa enough to have to step up with that.” geting Moscow will work, tions effective? Are the
“If anything needs to be make sure grain shipments What remains essential even if the immediate ef- sanctions affecting us more
continued, it is weapons could resume. “And any- within the bloc, EU foreign fects on the battleground than Russia,” Borrell said.
deliveries,” said Lithuanian body who can who can do policy chief Josep Borrell aren’t always visible. “Some European leaders
Foreign Minister Gabrielius that, obviously, this is the said, was a unity of purpose “Ukraine needs more have been saying that the
Landsbergis, insisting it was main industrial countries of to believe that the major arms,” Borrell said. “We will sanctions were an error,
also essential to secure the of the Western world. They package of sanctions tar- provide them. The war will were a mistake.” q

Ethnic minority woman likely to be voted Indian president

NEW DELHI (AP) — Law- consists of lawmakers in Murmu, 64, hails from the nor of Jharkhand state.If of the country’s tribes and
makers began voting Mon- both houses of Parliament eastern of state Odisha elected, she will become the second-ever female
day to choose India’s next and elected members of and previously was gover- the first president from one president of India. q
president in an election the legislative assemblies
expected to be won by of all states. The president’s
a woman from India’s rul- role is largely ceremonial,
ing Bharatiya Janata Party but the position can be im-
who hails from a minority portant during times of po-
ethnic community. litical uncertainty such as
The election of Draupadi a hung parliament, when
Murmu is a formality as the office assumes greater
Prime Minister Narendra power.
Modi’s BJP controls enough The votes from Monday’s
seats in federal and state election will be counted
legislatures to push its fa- Thursday.
vored candidate. She is Modi’s party has projected
also likely to get the support Murmu as a leader repre-
of other regional parties in senting poor tribal commu-
state assemblies.The presi- nities, which generally lack
dent in India is chosen by health care and education
an electoral college that facilities in remote villages.

India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party’s presidential
candidate Draupadi Murmu, greets well wishers who called on
her at Raigangpur in Odisha, India, June 22, 2022.
Associated Press