Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – April 23, 2022

ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Peace talks in Istanbul offer the quickest way to end the war in Ukraine, according to the Turkish president.

NATO must avoid open military conflict with Russia that could increase the risk of nuclear war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview.

More than 21,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched a war on its western neighbor, the Ukrainian military claimed.

Russia said peace talks with Ukraine are progressing slowly.

European Council President Charles Michel discussed the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the telephone.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged Russia to allow civilians to safely leave the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

Russian military spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Moscow informed Kyiv about the order of civilian evacuations from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

One serviceman was killed, 27 went missing and 396 were rescued from the Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship cruiser Moskva that sunk last week, announced the Russian Defense Ministry.

Supermarkets across the UK are limiting the amount of oil customers can buy because of shortages following the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

Pakistan’s top body of civil and military leaders rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s claims that his government was toppled at the behest of the US.

The UK and India would deepen economic ties and collaborate on security matters, the British prime minister said during a visit to the South Asian country.

On the third Friday of Ramadan, 150,000 Palestinians flocked to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Mwai Kibaki, the third president of Kenya, has died, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced.