Morning Bird: EU will work on the 19th sanctions package against Russia. Trump announced the deployment of the National Guard to Washington
The 19th sanction package is intended to deter Russia from continuing the war in Ukraine. The head of the Union diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, also warned against concessions to Moscow. Due to high crime rates, US President Donald Trump will send the National Guard to Washington.
Europe Threatens With New Sanctions
The European Union will be working on the 19th package of sanctions against Russia, announced Kaja Kallas, the head of Union diplomacy. She also warned against concessions to Moscow.
"Until Russia agrees to a full and unconditional ceasefire, we should not even discuss any concessions,"
said Kallas. The order of steps is important according to her. First, an unconditional ceasefire is necessary with an effective monitoring system and solid security guarantees. The European Union tries to force Moscow with sanctions to stop the invasion of Ukraine and to agree to a ceasefire, wrote the server Ceskenoviny.cz.
National Guard is to protect Washington
US President Donald Trump announced at the White House that due to high crime in Washington, he is subjecting the local police to federal government control and will send the National Guard to the capital, which, according to him, will restore law and order there.
Meanwhile, the Democratic mayor of Washington, Muriel Bowser, stated on Sunday that the capital is not experiencing an increase in crime, but on the contrary, it has decreased according to her.
"In the last two years, we have significantly reduced violent crime in the city to the lowest level in the past thirty years,"
told MSNBC station.
Trump's statement came after he promised to eradicate homelessness in Washington and lock up local criminals, according to the Ceskenoviny.cz website.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez announced their engagement
Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez got engaged. Thirty-one-year-old Rodriguez announced it on Monday on Instagram with a photograph, on which she has a huge ring. The couple have two daughters together. They met in 2016 when Rodriguez was working at a Gucci store in Madrid, reported by AP.
Islamic court sentenced two men to public beating for sexual practices
The Islamic court in the Indonesian province of Aceh sentenced two men to public beating. The two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested in April when people saw them entering the same toilet in Taman Sari city park. Patrolling police then broke into the toilet and caught them kissing and hugging. The trial was held behind closed doors. Local judges have the power in such a case to restrict public access and open the process only for the judgment, reported Al Jazeera.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, Al Jazeera, AP
