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news of the day
On Monday evening, Marina Ovsyannikova burst onto Russia’s most-watched newscast with a sign criticizing the military offensive in Ukraine, an extremely rare scene in a country where information is strictly controlled. She was tried on Tuesday for having demonstrated illegally, according to the Moscow court. The latter imposed a fine on him, but did not imprison him.
The journalist’s speaking out and courage aroused many reactions from civilians and politicians alike. It is also in this dynamic that France said it was ready to offer “consular protection” to the Russian journalist.
sentence of the day
“We heard for years that the doors were open, but we also heard that we couldn’t join. It is the truth and it must be recognized. »
For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, it is therefore time to recognize that Ukraine will not be able to join NATO. In any case, this is the conclusion that the latter drew during a videoconference with leaders of the countries of the Joint Expeditionary Force, a military coalition led by the United Kingdom. “I am happy that our people are starting to understand this and to rely only on their strengths,” he added. However, he regretted that NATO, “which seems hypnotized by Russian aggression”, refuses to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
The number of the day
97. This is the number of children who have been killed since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday. “The Russians have already killed 97 children” by bombing “schools, hospitals, homes,” he said live by video. “We are not asking for much. We are asking for real support, which will help us win, ”he added to the deputies, who cheered him on their feet for several minutes.
The trend of the day
Moscow announced it at the end of the day, Russia intends to leave the Council of Europe. It has also initiated a procedure in this direction, accusing NATO and the EU of having made it an instrument in the service of “their military-political and economic expansion in the East”. At the same time, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that he had convened an extraordinary summit of the leaders of the Alliance countries on March 24 in Brussels, where a meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the NATO will also be held. EU in the presence of Joe Biden.