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Change of tone the day after the crisis meeting at Matignon to end the shortage at the pump. The government called on Tuesday for the lifting “without delay” of the blockages of fuel depots, threatening to “intervene” to unblock them, said its spokesman, Olivier Véran, on RTL. Monday evening, Elisabeth Borne brought together several ministers in an emergency, while nearly a third of French stations are affected by shortages and the strike was renewed in several refineries of TotalEnergies and Esso-ExxonMobil. “A wage disagreement does not justify blocking the country. To refuse to discuss is to make the French the victims of a lack of dialogue”, also criticized the entourage of the Prime Minister. Several prefects have also taken measures to limit the distribution. Those of Var and Haute-Provence have published a decree to regulate purchases at 30 liters per motorist and 120 liters per heavy goods vehicle, while the constitution of gasoline stocks is prohibited in the Rhône.
The Russian bombings – on a scale not seen in months – on kyiv and other cities in Ukraine on Monday continue to provoke outrage and anger among Westerners. Nineteen people were killed and 105 injured, according to a new report announced by the authorities. These attacks will be at the center of the discussions of the members of the G7 during the day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to attend this emergency virtual meeting scheduled from 2 p.m. In the meantime, the European Union has considered that these bombings amount to “war crimes” for which those responsible will have to “account”. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres denounced “an unacceptable escalation”. And Emmanuel Macron for his part considered that these “deliberate strikes by Russia on the whole of Ukrainian territory and against civilians, it is a profound change in the nature of this war”.
Without Messi, PSG must regain victory against Benfica in C1
The hour of return has come. This Tuesday at 9 p.m., Paris will have to do without Lionel Messi, injured in a calf, in the Champions League, against Benfica. But PSG is not playing its last chance match at all. Undefeated this season in C1, the capital club has its destiny under control in Group H. It can even qualify this evening if it wins against the Portuguese club, if at the same time Juventus does not win in Haifa. In Ligue 1, the reigning French champion is still the leader, with eight wins and two draws in ten days.