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news of the day
On Thursday, the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists accused each other of shelling and escalation in eastern Ukraine. In a press release, the Ukrainian army accused the separatist fighters of having targeted “with particular cynicism” the locality of Stanitsa Luganska, in particular affecting a nursery school.
The Ukrainian army later added that “three school employees were injured” and counted “29 ceasefire violations” throughout the conflict zone. For their part, the authorities of the separatist region of Lugansk accuse the Ukrainian army of “trying to push the conflict towards an escalation”.
sentence of the day
Russia is heading for an imminent invasion”
This declaration comes from the American ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who considers that the invasion is “imminent” because of the “elements on the ground” and this, despite Russian announcements of military withdrawal.
The number of the day
7,000. Russia has “increased” its presence on the Ukrainian border. Up to “7,000 soldiers”, some of whom arrived on Wednesday, assured a senior White House official overnight, even though Moscow had announced a partial withdrawal of its forces.
The trend of the day
While the situation is tense in eastern Ukraine, accusations are multiplying against Moscow. The United Kingdom has multiplied alarming statements on Thursday. British Foreign Minister Liz Truss accused Russia of provoking “pretexts for an invasion of Ukraine”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson accuses Moscow of a “provocation” aimed at “discrediting” Kiev and justifying an intervention.
Across the Atlantic, the tone was very similar. “Our information clearly shows that” Russian forces on the Ukrainian borders, “including ground forces and aircraft, are preparing to launch an attack against Ukraine in the coming days,” said US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken. , which urges Moscow to “give up the path of war”.
But as the United States unfolded a doomsday scenario, describing how “Russian missiles and bombs will fall on Ukraine”, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo called “to do show maximum restraint at this sensitive time”.