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7:13 p.m. : He has been considering it for almost a month (still at the beginning of April, he hesitated to go to kyiv) but for the moment, the pope seems to observe a cautious reserve on this file. What was reproached to him, by pundits of the Catholic Church, but also, very very very very vehementby actor Francis Huster in a lunar interview on France Culture (the best excerpts were taken here in the show “By Jupiter”).
7:09 p.m. : Why doesn’t the pope go to Moscow and kyiv to use all his weight to stop the war?
6:34 p.m. : “The voice [du pape] also difficult to wear because it belongs to Catholicism which is not necessarily understood by Orthodoxy. And then, perhaps also because it is an asymmetrical war. It is a war in which Ukraine is the attacked and Russia the aggressor. And since the beginning of the war, Pope Francis, even if he has called for peace, even if he speaks of martyred Ukraine, never mentions the name of Vladimir Putin. So there is something that, it seems to me, is not always very well put on the part of Pope Francis.
At the microphone of franceinfo, the editorial director of Christian testimony return to call Urbi and orbi of the pope, who calls for an Easter peace in Ukraine.
6:10 p.m. : 18 hours ! Let’s take stock of the news of this Easter Sunday.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited Emmanuel Macron to visit Ukraine to see that“It’s not a war, it’s a genocide”. Follow the latest information on the conflict in our liveas the ultimatum issued by Russia to the last Mariupol fighters has expired.
• Marine Le Pen is accused of embezzling European funds, up to 137,000 euros, by the European Anti-Fraud Office. His supporters denounce “a stinky ball a few days before the second round”.
• Dutchman Dylan Van Baarle won Paris-Roubaix solo, ahead of the big favorite Wout Van Aert. The first Frenchman, Adrien Petit, finished sixth.
5:21 p.m. : The war in Ukraine is also taking a religious turn. For twenty years, part of the Ukrainian Orthodox have been trying to emancipate themselves from Russian tutelage and have developed their own church. But the clergy who remain loyal to the patriarchate of Moscow display openly pro-Russian positions. We explain here why the ways of the Lord are (also) impenetrable for the Orthodox.
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4:13 p.m. : “I said [à Emmanuel Macron] that I wanted him to understand that this is not a war, that it is nothing but genocide. I invited him to come when he has the chance.”
Volodymyr Zelensky returned to his relationship with the French president on CNN, in particular his refusal to speak of a “genocide” in his country. “He will come, and he will see, and I am sure he will understand.”
4:08 p.m. : Here is what to remember from the news:
A series of strikes on Kharkiv left at least five dead and 13 injured, according to the emergency services, quoted by AFP. Moscow has also intensified its attacks on the Ukrainian capital, destroying this night “an ammunition factory near Brovary”. Follow the situation live.
Two-thirds of supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon interviewed by La France insoumise choose not to vote for Emmanuel Macron. The blank or null vote came first in the consultation led by the party after its supporters, with 37.65% of the 215,292 votes cast. Follow our live.
The cobblestone season ends with the 119th edition of Paris-Roubaix. This queen of the Classics is this year marked by abandonments, falls, galleys and twists Follow our live.
Marine Le Pen finds itself again accused of embezzlement of European public funds. After his indictment in 2018 for the same facts in the file of his European parliamentary assistantsit is now covered by a second report from the Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) of the European Union. Franceinfo answers five questions to understand the accusations against the candidate of the National Rally.
4:01 p.m. : “They will fight until the end. As I speak to you, they are still in Mariupol.” As Russia’s ultimatum to Ukrainian fighters defending this strategic port in southeastern Ukraine expired, Ukraine’s prime minister said in an interview broadcast by the American channel ABC (link in English), that “the city did not fall”.
3:40 p.m. : A series of strikes on Kharkiv left at least five dead and 13 injured, according to the emergency services, quoted by AFP. Journalists from the French agency heard two bursts of gunfire and saw five fires spreading through residential areas in central Kharkiv. 
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3:00 p.m. : On Thursday, Moscow lost the most important ship of its fleet in the Black Sea, the Moskva. What happened to the crew? Yesterday the Russians broadcast a video of its sailors that raises many questions.
2:00 p.m. : The ultimatum expired in Mariupol. Russia had given the last Ukrainian defenders of the city until 1 p.m. to lay down their arms and evacuate the Azovstal metallurgical complex where they are entrenched. In the early morning, the Ukrainian General Staff had already mentioned “assault operations near the port”without further details.
1:48 p.m. : “We have seen too much blood, too much violence… Stop showing muscle while people are suffering.”
Pope Francis this morning called on leaders to “hear the cry of peace from the people” in these “War Easter”again referring to Ukraine “martyred”.
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12:56 : Here’s what to remember from this morning’s news:
Moscow is stepping up its attacks on the Ukrainian capital. “During the night, high-precision missiles launched by planes destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary in the Kyiv region”, announced the Russian Ministry of Defense, in a press release on its Telegram channel. Follow the situation live.
Two-thirds of supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon interviewed by La France insoumise choose not to vote for Emmanuel Macron. The blank or null vote came first in the consultation led by the party after its supporters, with 37.65% of the 215,292 votes cast. Follow our live.
The cobblestone season ends with the 119th edition of Paris-Roubaix. In this queen of the Classics, we could witness a duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert. Follow our live.
10:35 a.m. : Moscow intensifies its attacks against the Ukrainian capital. “During the night, high-precision missiles launched by planes destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary in the Kyiv region”, announced the Russian Ministry of Defense, in a press release on its Telegram channel.
10:15 a.m. : There will be no humanitarian corridor today for the evacuation of civilians from eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities have announced. “We failed to negotiate a ceasefire on the evacuation routes with the occupiers” Russians, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram.
09:32 : The last Ukrainian fighters entrenched in the metallurgical complex of Azovstal, in Mariupol, have until noon to leave the place. “All those who have given up their arms will be guaranteed to have their lives saved”assured the ministry on Telegram, issuing this ultimatum. “It’s their only chance”.
10:49 : The situation in Mariupol is “simply inhuman”estimated last night Volodymyr Zelensky in a video message. “Russia is deliberately trying to destroy anyone in Mariupol“said the Ukrainian president, according to whom there isand “two options” : “Either the partners provide Ukraine with all the necessary heavy weapons, aircraft and, without any exaggeration, immediately” for “reducing the pressure on Mariupol and lifting the siege”, “is the path of negotiation, in which the role of the partners should also be decisive”.
10:51 a.m. : We open ! Here’s what to remember from the news this morning:
Russia claims to control almost all of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and has issued a new appeal to the last Ukrainian defenders to lay down their arms for “to be guaranteed to have one’s life saved”. Enough to make President Volodymyr Zelenski say that the situation in this strategic port was “inhuman”. Follow the situation live.
• This morning on franceinfo, Louis Aliot denounced “investigations without adversarial principle” neither “respect for the rights of the defence” while Marine Le Pen is accused by a European Union report of embezzlement of public funds in the European Parliament. The organization speaks of a sum of 137,000 euros. Three other former MEPs, including Louis Aliot, are targeted. Explanations here.
Emmanuel Macron talked a lot about ecology during its meeting yesterday in Marseille. Planting of 140 million trees, fight against open dumps and a Prime Minister directly responsible for ecological planning: the president spoke green for over an hour in front of 2,000 to 3,000 people.
The cobblestone season ends with the 119th edition of Paris-Roubaix. In this queen of the Classics, we could witness a duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert. Find our article.