“Today, traumatised civilians are still trapped inside El Fasher and are being prevented from leaving,” said UN human rights chief Volker Türk in a statement released on Friday.  “I fear that the abominable atrocities such as summary executions, rape and ethnically motivated violence are continuing within the city.” The statement comes amid mounting reports from UN human rights watchdogs and…

Earlier Friday, Estonian officials confirmed to POLITICO that three warplanes had crossed into Estonian airspace and were forced out after Italian jets were scrambled to deal with what the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, described as an “extremely serious provocation.” “We need to understand that Putin doesn’t want to have any kind of peace in Ukraine,” Tsahkna said. “Instead, Putin is bombing…