The Russian invasion

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the audience as the meeting in New Delhi ended. Dar Yasin / AP 

The Russian invasion|G20 meeting in New Delhi   

Analysis: Chose to save the G20 over condemning the war  

Against all odds, the world leaders at the G20 meeting managed to agree on a joint letter - but it did not contain very much. That's what al-Jazeera's James Bays writes in an analysis.  

According to Bay, the absence of China's Xi Jinping raises concerns that the G20 format is being watered down. In addition, the joint statement is criticized because it does not condemn, or even mention, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Bays states that the Western countries chose to keep the G20 together over a broad condemnation of the war. 

"Although Russia is apparently satisfied with the outcome, it is clear that Western diplomats think it was a price worth paying," he writes.  

Politico's Suzanne Lynch and Alex Ward note that the India summit shows that as geopolitics shift, the US and EU are ready to cooperate rather than put their foot down. 

"The big gamble is whether it will benefit non-democratic countries like Russia and China," they write.  

Antony Blinken. Luong Thai Linh / AP  

Russian invasionG20 meeting in New Delhi 

Blinken defends the G20's careful choice of words about the war US Secretary of State Antony Blinken defends the joint G20 statement, writes Politico. 

The statement has received harsh criticism for not explicitly pointing out Russia as responsible for the war against Ukraine. 

- The G20 countries collectively stood up for the importance of territorial integrity, independence, that is very clear, says Blinken to CNN's State of the Union program.  

The statement stated that "all states" should refrain from "trying to seize territory, (circumvent) sovereignty or political independence from any state by threat or force".  

Ukraine has said the G20 statement is "not something to be proud of". 

ATACMS. Wikimedia Commons. 

The Russian invasion|The response of the outside world

Data: US close to sending long-range robots  

The White House is close to a decision on sending long-range ATACMS and/or GMLRS missiles to Ukraine, four US government sources told Reuters.  

Ukraine has long asked for such weapons, but the Biden administration has so far been hesitant. The concern has been that it could be seen as an overly aggressive move towards Russia.  

ATACMS robots have a range of 30 miles, and GMRLS can fire robots armed with cluster munitions up to seven miles. Ukraine has successfully used the cluster munitions that the US has already sent

Pål Jonson/Combat vehicle 90. TT  

Russian invasionSwedish reactions  

Jonson on Stridsfordon 90: "Not received the request"  

On Sunday, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar claimed that Sweden and Ukraine agree to jointly manufacture 1,000 copies of Combat Vehicle 90, internationally known as CV90, according to the Kyiv Independent. 

Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M) does not want to confirm that figure. 

- I have heard that figure flourish before and know that Ukraine has identified the long-term need, but the government has not received a request as such regarding 1,000 CV90, he tells Expressen.  

The government and Ukraine signed a letter of intent to increase production of Combat Vehicle 90 during President Zelensky's visit last month, but ultimately it is a matter for manufacturer BAE Systems Hägglunds and determined by their production capacity, Jonson says.  

Nor has BAE Systems received any concrete request, according to sources for SvD. 

Ukrainian refugees in Karlskrona, March 2022. Johan Nilsson/TT  

The Russian invasion. The outside world's response  

Researchers: The EU must find a solution for the refugees  

The EU countries must take measures to ensure that the large number of Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion do not end up in a legal gray zone. That's what Bernd Parusel, researcher at the Swedish Institute for European Political Studies, writes on DN Debatt. 

Parusel sees a risk of chaos breaking out when refugees' temporary protection in EU countries expires. To counteract this, he proposes, among other things, that asylum seekers from Ukraine be tested in a simplified process and that residence permits be granted on different grounds than today. It could be about work or studies, he writes. 

"Everyone wins if refugees, who now have an uncertain status, get a secure future perspective." 

Soldier in polling station in Donetsk. AP 

The Russian invasion. The outside world's response 

The EU condemns the "local elections" in occupied Ukraine  

The EU strongly condemns the so-called local elections held this weekend in the mostly Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson. This is reported by the Moscow Times. 

"Russia's political leadership and those who were involved in organizing will have to face the consequences of these illegal actions," writes the EU's Ukraine delegation in a statement.  

Ukraine's security services say they have drawn up a list of "collaborators" who helped organize the votes, and are promising retaliation against them.  

The Russian election authority claims that Putin's United Russia party won the "elections" in all regions with over 70 percent of the vote.  

Kim Jong-Un. AP 

Russian invasionRussian reactions 

The Kremlin confirms: Putin has invited Kim Jong-Un  

The Kremlin confirms that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un will visit Russia within days - at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. This is stated by state Russian media according to Reuters.

 

Earlier today, South Korean YTN stated that Kim is on his way to Russia by train. The visit abroad is reported to be Kim's first in over four years and, as far as is known, his second ever to Russia.  

 

Putin is expected to visit an economic conference in Vladivostok in eastern Russia on Monday and Tuesday. Vladivostok is only 13 miles from Russia's border with North Korea. According to several media outlets, security in the city has been tightened but no North Korean flags have been put up.  

 

The New York Times has previously stated that Kim and Putin will talk about arms deliveries for Russia's war in Ukraine.