LIVE – War in Ukraine: Russian attacks multiply on the Eastern and Southern front

A videoconference meeting of G7 leaders devoted to Ukraine will be organized on Saturday, announces the Italian presidency. This meeting is the first of the heads of state and government of the G7 member countries under the Italian presidency. It will be organized with the planned participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

It was convened “on the occasion of the second anniversary of Russian aggression against Ukraine”, specifies a government press release in Rome, at a time when Kiev recognizes that it is experiencing an “extremely difficult” situation for its forces, deprived of ammunition. and American aid.

While Poland is among Ukraine’s biggest supporters, the mobilization of Polish farmers on the border is straining relations between the allies. Among the videos that put the madman to shame, that of a truck delivering aid to the Ukrainian army which was apparently blocked at the border. We have checked. ↓

Ukraine’s state railway company said it was “outraged” by the actions of Polish farmers, who opened two Ukrainian wagons and dumped grain on the rails. “Ukrzaliznytsia is outraged by these actions of Polish protesters and calls for an end to these illegal actions,” the company said on Facebook, adding that it had sent a request to this effect to “Polish law enforcement.”

It was a cargo destined for Germany, said Ukrzaliznytsia, ensuring “to strictly respect the ban on importing cereals into Poland”.

Polish farmers blocked around a hundred roads and border crossing points to Ukraine this morning. Among the actions of farmers, who denounce in particular Ukrainian agri-food imports deemed “uncontrolled”, wheat was dumped on the rails of the Medyka border post, used by transport of Ukrainian goods.

“Around 10:30 a.m., a group of farmers entered the railway line which runs alongside the blocked road and remained there for a moment. Discussions led by police negotiators led them to leave the track after a few minutes “There was no use of force. A small quantity of grain spilled on the tracks was noted,” the Przemysl police spokesperson told AFP.

Emmanuel Macron will meet tomorrow with Nikolai Denkov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria. “As Ukraine enters its third year of war this week, the two leaders will reaffirm their determination to provide long-term support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,” writes the Élysée in a press release.

The two leaders will also discuss “the different areas of cooperation such as European security and defense, the contribution of nuclear energy to the objectives of decarbonization and energy security, and the strengthening of European integration”.

Russian opponent Ilia Yashin, sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for denouncing the attack in Ukraine, has vowed to continue his fight against Vladimir Putin after the death in prison of his long-time friend, Alexeï Navalny.

“As long as my heart beats in my chest, I will fight against tyranny. As long as I live, I will not fear evil. And as long as I breathe, I will be with my people. I swear,” wrote Ilia Iachine in a letter released Tuesday.

Sweden announces new record military aid to Ukraine in the form of equipment amounting to 7.1 billion crowns, or approximately 633 million euros. “The reason we continue to support Ukraine is a matter of humanity and decency. Russia has started an illegal, unprovoked and indefensible war,” Defense Minister Pål Jonson said at a press conference. .

A Russian-American national, resident of Los Angeles, was arrested in Yekaterinburg in Russia for “treason” by the security services (FSB), who accuse her of having raised funds for the Ukrainian army, said Tuesday Russian agencies.

“The Federal Security Service put an end to the illegal activities of a 33-year-old resident of Los Angeles, holder of Russian and American nationalities, in Yekaterinburg,” the FSB said, according to these agencies. According to them, the young woman was arrested as part of an investigation for “treason” because she allegedly collected funds which allowed the Ukrainian army to acquire weapons.

Ecuador announced on Monday that it would give up delivering Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine, via the United States, after a promise to this effect which had triggered the anger of Moscow and a ban on imports of Ecuadorian bananas into Russia .

“Ecuador will not send any war material to a country involved in an international armed conflict,” Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld assured a parliamentary committee.