Seven British cities vying to host Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine
The BBC announced on Friday that seven British cities have been selected to host the next Eurovision Song Contest hosted by the UK on behalf of Ukraine due to the Russian invasion.
Of the twenty cities that had expressed an interest in hosting the iconic competition, those of Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield were selected. The decision will be announced in the fall.
The EU “united” in its support for Ukraine
Anne-Claire Legendre reaffirmed “the unity of the European Union” in her support for Ukraine in the conflict which has pitted it against Russia since February 24th.
“The path of dialogue must be maintained”
“The origin of the endangerment of this plant is the Russian occupation. (…) The path of dialogue must be maintained despite everything, there will come a time when the negotiation phase will become necessary”, indicated the spokesperson for the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Zaporizhia power plant: “We demand an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops”
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Claire Legendre was the guest of Franceinfo this Friday morning. “We are very concerned about this Russian occupation in this plant in Zaporizhia. We demand an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from this plant,” she said.
Zelensky welcomes help from “friendly states”
In his daily statement on Thursday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the “friendly states that are helping to meet the humanitarian needs created by this war”.
Still dead in the East and Southeast
In Nikopol, in the south-east of Ukraine, about a hundred kilometers from Zaporijjia, on the other side of the Dnieper, Governor Valentyn Reznichenko reported three dead and nine wounded in nighttime launches. Russian Grad multiple rockets.
In the east, in the Donbass mining basin, the head of the military administration of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, announced in the morning that 11 civilians had been killed in the past 24 hours.
Zaporijjia: “These incidents could lead to a disaster”, worries the UN
“Unfortunately, instead of a de-escalation, even more worrying incidents have been reported in recent days, incidents which if continued could lead to a catastrophe,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, saying to himself. “gravely concerned about the situation in and around the plant”.
“It must be clear that any damage to Zaporizhia or any other nuclear site in Ukraine, or anywhere else, could have catastrophic consequences not only nearby but for the region and beyond. This is totally unacceptable,” he insisted.
Zaporizhia: the International Nuclear Energy Agency asks for access as soon as possible
The site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, was bombed again on Thursday, Ukraine and Russia blaming each other, while the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency asked for access “as quickly as possible” during an emergency meeting of the Security Council. “The situation is serious and the IAEA must be authorized to carry out its mission in Zaporijjia as quickly as possible”, asked before the UN Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, for whom ” hurry up “.