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news of the day
The Ukrainian president accuses Russia of using “phosphorus bombs”. “This morning (…) there were Russian phosphorus bombs. Adults have been killed and children have been killed again,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message to Western leaders.
The use on civilians of these weapons which cause severe burns is prohibited by Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. “The risk of large-scale use of chemical weapons by Russia on the territory of Ukraine is very real”, also estimated Volodmyr Zelensky, the day after a similar declaration by the President of the United States Joe Biden.
sentence of the day
“Boris Johnson is the most active anti-Russian leader”
This is a statement by the Kremlin spokesman against the British Prime Minister, who continues to strike down sanctions to punish Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. According to Dmitry Peskov, “this will lead to a dead end in terms of foreign policy”.
The number of the day
100,000. While nearly 3.7 million people have fled Ukraine, according to the latest UN count, the White House has announced that the United States is ready “to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others people fleeing Russian aggression”.
The trend of the day
As the Russian invasion enters its second month, three summits – NATO, G7 and the European Union – brought together Western heads of state and government this Thursday in Brussels.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on NATO to provide his country with “unrestricted military aid” to deal with the Russian army. In response, the United States “have entered into consultations (with their allies) to provide anti-ship missiles to Ukraine,” said a senior American official, stressing however that this scenario presented “technical challenges”.
In addition, NATO will provide Ukraine with protective equipment against chemical, biological and nuclear threats and will protect its forces deployed on the eastern flank against these threats, announced the Secretary General of the Alliance.
