after Zelensky’s visit to Washington, Russia accuses the United States of waging “an indirect war”

• On a visit to Washington, his first trip abroad since the start of the war, the Ukrainian president was received as a hero by Joe Biden and the elected representatives of Congress. The American president promised Volodymyr Zelensky that the Ukrainians would not be “never alone” against Russia and that the United States would help kyiv “as long as it takes”.
• American aid is not “not charity”, but one ” investment “said Mr. Zelensky before the US Congress. The elected representatives of both chambers received him with a long standing ovation and rose several times to applaud him during his speech.
• The United States announced on Wednesday that it would supply kyiv the Patriot air defense system. This will reinforce ” in a significative way “ Ukrainian defense against Russian strikes, Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday during a joint press conference with Joe Biden at the White House. “This is a very important step to create a safe airspace for Ukraine”he said.
• Vladimir Putin meanwhile pledged on Wednesday to increase the capabilities of his army and its nuclear potential. Speaking during a meeting with high-ranking officers, the Russian president announced the entry into service ” early January “ new Russian Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles and considered increasing the strength of the Russian army to 1.5 million soldiers.
• Moscow intends to set up support bases for its fleet in Mariupol and Berdyansk, two occupied towns in southern Ukraine, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
• On the ground, the Ukrainian military reported Russian attacks, in particular bombardments, in the East and Northeast. “The enemy continues to concentrate its efforts on conducting offensive actions in the directions of Bakhmut and Avdiivka »in the East, underlined in the evening the staff of the Ukrainian forces.
• At least five people have been killed and seventeen injured in the past twenty-four hours, according to the Ukrainian presidency.

Find our live yesterday by clicking on this link.

Read all our articles, analyzes and reports on the war in Ukraine

Narrative. In the White House and Congress, Volodymyr Zelensky reminds Americans that resistance to Russia is a common cause

Decryptions. The Patriots, a symbol of “American power projection”

Meet. Emmanuel Macron on the war in Ukraine: “I don’t want it to be the Chinese and the Turks alone who negotiate the day after”

Factual. A French collective seizes the ICC over the deportation to Russia of Ukrainian children

Photo documentary. The photographer Adrienne Surprenant has surveyed kyiv in search of the moments of life that the population agrees to on the fringes of the fighting.

Testimony. “When you hear a single ‘boukh’, it’s bad, the missile has exploded. When there are several “boukh”, it’s good, it’s anti-aircraft defense »

Report. The factory that manufactures the Caesar cannon, a closely guarded military secret

Decryptions. In Ukraine, the delicate political reinvention of “pro-Russian” deputies, ten months after the start of the war

Grandstand. “Emmanuel Macron was right to recall that agitating the nuclear threat erodes its deterrent effect”

Factual. The answers of the “World” to your most frequently asked questions