PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May at his presidential retreat in the south of France on Friday, the Elysee Palace said on Tuesday.
An Elysee source said Macron and May would meet at Fort Bregancon near Toulon on Friday evening, followed by a private dinner between Macron and his wife Brigitte and May and her husband Philip.
The official provided no agenda for the talks, but earlier on Tuesday British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt met his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris to discuss Brexit.
In an interview with French radio, Hunt emphasised Britain’s desire for the European Commission to engage more seriously with Britain’s proposals for what it calls a “pragmatic and sensible” outcome to the Brexit negotiations.
France’s Emmanuel Macron to host Britain’s Theresa May at holiday retreat
France’s Emmanuel Macron to host Britain’s Theresa May at holiday retreat
Ukraine says UK Storm Shadow missiles used to hit Russian refinery
- The Novoshakhtinsk refinery was hit by the missiles
- The military said that the Novoshakhtinsk plant is one of the main suppliers of petrol products in southern Russia
KYIV: Ukraine used British Storm Shadow missiles to attack a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, the Ukrainian military said.
The Novoshakhtinsk refinery was hit by the missiles and “numerous explosions” were recorded, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a social media post. It has already used the British missiles to attack targets inside Russia.
“Units of the air force of the armed forces of Ukraine successfully struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation with Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles,” the statement said.
The military said that the Novoshakhtinsk plant is one of the main suppliers of petrol products in southern Russia “and is directly involved in supplying the Russian Federation’s armed forces,” particularly with diesel fuel and aviation kerosene.
Ukraine, which faces daily missile and drone onslaughts from Russia, has sought to respond with attacks inside Russia on energy and infrastructure facilities.
