On Wednesday morning, Russian authorities reported that an oil refinery had been attacked by a drone, leaving several of the injured.On Tuesday, despite a blockage in Congress, the administration of American President Joe Biden showed its support for Ukraine by announcing new military aid to kyiv.Follow the latest information.
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Ukraine: two years of war
PUTIN ACCUSES kyiv OF WANTING TO UNDERMINE THE ELECTIONS
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of attacking Russian regions in an attempt to undermine the presidential election. These attacks can be explained “very simply. All this happens against a backdrop of failures [ukrainiens] on the front line,” said Mr. Putin in an interview with the Rossia 1 channel and the Ria Novosti news agency, excerpts of which were broadcast on Wednesday morning.
“Nevertheless, the main objective, I have no doubt, if they fail to undermine the presidential elections in Russia, is at least to try to prevent in some way citizens from expressing their will,” assured the Russian president.
MACRON WILL SPEAK ON UKRAINE THURSDAY ON TF1
Emmanuel Macron will answer questions from Gilles Bouleau for TF1 and Anne-Sophie Lapix for France 2 this Thursday March 14 at 8 p.m. The interview will focus on France’s support for Ukraine.
NEW AMERICAN AID TO UKRAINE
Joe Biden received Polish leaders at the White House on Tuesday. At the same time, it approved an arms contract with its NATO ally. The American executive thus notified Congress of a contract providing for the sale to Warsaw of long-range air-to-ground missiles and medium-range air-to-air missiles, for a total of 3.5 billion dollars.
And earlier in the day, Washington also announced new military aid of $300 million to Ukraine, an amount however far from the large envelope requested by President Biden for months.
DRONE ATTACK IN RUSSIA
An oil refinery was targeted by a drone on Wednesday in Ryazan, about 200 km southeast of Moscow, an attack that left people injured and caused a fire, the regional governor said.
“The Ryazan oil refinery was attacked by a drone (…). According to initial information, there are injuries,” Governor Pavel Malkov wrote on Telegram.
HELLO EVERYONE
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast from Wednesday March 13 dedicated to the war in Ukraine.
Despite a blockage in Congress, the administration of American President Joe Biden showed its support for Ukraine on Tuesday by announcing new military aid to kyiv and receiving Polish leaders, warning of the Russian threat to Eastern Europe. East. “We must act before it is literally too late. Because as Poland may remember, Russia will not stop at Ukraine,” declared the American president while receiving his counterpart Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the White House. “We must not let Russian imperialism disrupt the stability and peaceful existence of Europe”declared President Duda after the meeting.
Washington has, at the same time, approved an arms contract with its NATO ally. The US executive branch notified Congress of a contract providing for the sale to Warsaw of long-range air-to-ground missiles and medium-range air-to-air missiles, for a total of $3.5 billion. And earlier in the day, Washington announced new military aid of $300 million to Ukraine, an amount however far from the large envelope requested by President Biden for months.
This aid includes anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition and artillery shells and responds to “some urgent needs of Ukraine“, underlined Jake Sullivan, advisor to US President Joe Biden. “It is relatively modest aid, intended to give Ukraine the minimum necessary for a short period”indicated a senior American official.
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In the middle of an election year in the United States, the issue has turned into a standoff between Joe Biden and his predecessor. Former President Donald Trump, candidate in the November election, opposes the validation of new funds for kyiv, saying that the United States should “stop giving money without expecting to be reimbursed”. He claims that if he were re-elected in November, he would resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” without really explaining how.