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Joe Biden recommends Americans leave Ukraine ‘now’
The American president takes the lead. Joe Biden on Thursday called on American citizens to leave Ukraine “now” due to the increased risk of a Russian invasion, warning that the situation could “get out of control quickly”.
“Things could quickly get carried away,” he warned in an interview with NBC. He repeated that he would not send soldiers on the ground in Ukraine, even to evacuate Americans in the event of a Russian invasion, because that could start “a world war”. Canada made similar recommendations in the process.
Russian skater Valieva tested positive at the Beijing Olympics
Thunderbolt on the Beijing Olympics: the Russian skater Kamila Valieva, 15-year-old favorite for Olympic gold, did undergo a positive doping test at the end of December before the 2022 Olympics. Her participation in the women’s individual competition, scheduled for February 15 and 17, is now suspended for a decision expected from
Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS), seized by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC), the ITA said.
“A decision is necessary before February 15”, the date of the start of the women’s individual competition, explained the IOC. Valieva, favorite of the women’s individual competition at the 2022 Olympics, is the new sensation in figure skating. Since arriving on the senior circuit this winter, the Russian teenager is unbeaten and flew past the European Championships in Tallinn last month.
Donald Trump denies throwing official documents in the toilet
Torn, thrown in the toilet, or sent to Florida… Donald Trump’s management of his official documents was Thursday at the heart of multiple investigations. In recent weeks, the former president has been accused several times of having deliberately neglected some of his files before their mandatory transmission to the American National Archives.
The ex-president denies, and seeks to minimize the case. His exchanges with the National Archives have always been “respectful” and “collaborative”, he assured in a press release Thursday, denying in passing that he could have thrown any official document in the toilet. He promised that some of them would one day be displayed in his presidential library.