Nadine Morano: “I would have liked Nicolas Sarkozy to be assigned as a mediator” in Ukraine
Guest of Apolline de Malherbe on BFMTV and RMC this Tuesday morning, LR MEP Nadine Morano spoke about the war in Ukraine:
“I would have liked Nicolas Sarkozy to be commissioned as a mediator to meet Vladimir Putin”
In the trenches near the front in Kharkiv, soldiers prepare for possible new attacks
As fighting intensifies in eastern and southern Ukraine, in Kharkiv Ukrainian artillery continues to shell Russian positions. In the trenches near the front, the soldiers, often very young, hold the position. Despite the apparent calm, they are preparing for possible new attacks.
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The EBRD worsens its contraction forecast for Ukraine and its entire zone
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which is holding its annual general meeting this week, has sharply worsened its economic contraction forecast for Ukraine in the face of the protracted Russian invasion.
She now tables on a sharp 30% contraction of the Ukrainian economy.
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Biden fears Putin can’t find a way out of the war
US President Joe Biden has expressed concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no way out of the war in Ukraine, several US media report, including the Reuters news agency.
Special Pulitzer Prize for Ukrainian Journalists
Ukrainian journalists are being awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for their “courage” in reporting on Russia’s invasion of their country, the association of the most prestigious American press awards announced on Monday.
Marjorie Miller, the Pulitzer Prize winner, hailed the “courage, endurance and commitment of journalists in Ukraine to report the truth during (Russian President) Vladimir Putin’s ruthless invasion of their country and his war propaganda in Russia”.
“Despite bombings, kidnappings, occupation and even deaths in their ranks, (Ukrainian journalists) have persevered to provide an accurate picture of a terrible reality, bringing honor to Ukraine and to journalists around the world “, judged Ms. Miller who was speaking at a ceremony to award these prizes in New York.
For the Ukrainian ambassador to France, “It is out of the question” to cede any territory to Russia
“He has no intention of giving up.” Vadym Omelchenko, Ukraine’s ambassador to France, believes that the massacres and strikes carried out by the Russian army “remove the prospect” of peace between the two countries.
The Ukrainian diplomat also assured that “it is out of the question” to cede any part of Ukrainian territory to Russia.
Ukraine hopes to obtain EU candidate status in June
Soon a new stage of European construction? Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he expects his country to gain EU candidate status “in June.” Kyiv has indeed completed the second part of the questionnaire necessary to apply, said the Ukrainian president in a speech broadcast in the evening on social networks.
“It usually takes months. But we did everything in a few weeks. This is a document that contains thousands of pages,” explained Volodymyr Zelensky.
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France and Mexico call for a meeting this Thursday of the UN Security Council
The UN Security Council is expected to hold a new public meeting on Thursday on Russia’s war on Ukraine, in view of “the continuing deterioration of the humanitarian situation”, diplomats said on Monday.
Requested by France and Mexico, this session will be the 16th of the Security Council since the Russian invasion of February 24.
The organization, at least once a week, of a meeting of the Security Council on the war in Ukraine makes it possible to maintain the pressure on Russia and its isolation on the international scene, want to believe several countries, in particular Westerners.
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