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news of the day
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced a “consultation” of the population to establish the borders of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, whose annexation was ratified on Monday by the Russian Parliament. “We will continue to consult the population of these regions,” he said, as the fighting continues there and the positions of the two camps continue to evolve. Ukraine notably took over the localities of Zolota Balka and Myrolyubivka in the Kherson region.
sentence of the day
“We are determined that the crimes committed by Russia are documented, tried and punished. »
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne showed the greatest firmness during her speech at the National Assembly on Monday. The head of government denounced the “cynicism” of Russia as well as the “atrocities” committed by its army. “As many acts that justify action. So many monstrosities for which Russia will have to answer, ”she insisted. Last month, the UN commission of inquiry found Moscow guilty of a “considerable number” of war crimes in Ukraine.
The number of the day
60.430. This is an estimate of the Ukrainian armed forces on the number of Russian soldiers who have been killed since the beginning of the war. Vladimir Putin’s army would have lost, in addition, 265 planes, 228 helicopters or 2,380 tanks.
The trend of the day
Concessions ? No way. France intends to maintain the pressure exerted on Moscow, which has been subject to economic sanctions for many months. “Our objective has been the same since the beginning: to make the cost of the war unbearable for Russia, to hit its economy hard, to prevent it from financing its offensive”, repeated Elisabeth Borne. France also plans to strengthen its military support for the Ukrainian army with new deliveries of equipment, in particular 6 to 12 Caesar guns.