A drone attack targeted factories in Tatarstan on Tuesday, more than 1,100 km from the border with Ukraine, regional authorities said. “An aerial drone attack was carried out this morning against factories in Tatarstan located in Lelabuga and Nizhnekamsk,” the press service of Tatar leader Rustam Minnikhanov said in a statement on Telegram. There would be injuries
A Russian court on Monday extended the detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5. This reporter from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a media financed by the American Congress, was arrested in October 2023 for not having registered as a “foreign agent”, a qualification imposed by Russian justice which imposes heavy administrative constraints on the persons or entities concerned. According to her media, she is also accused of spreading “false information” about the Russian army, punishable by 15 years in prison.
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné on Monday called on China to send “very clear messages to Russia” over the war in Ukraine. “Obviously China plays a key role in independence, respect for international law including the sovereignty of Ukraine,” he said during a press conference in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
China, which presents itself as a neutral party but whose relationship with Russia has deepened since the start of the conflict, advocates a political settlement to end the fighting.
Hello everyone. Once again, the editorial staff of 20 minutes is mobilized to give you all the information on the conflict in Ukraine. The week will notably be marked by the 75th anniversary of NATO. The Alliance was in fact founded on April 4, 1949 by 12 countries from Europe and North America, to counter the Soviet threat. There are now twenty more of them and far from marching in step all together.