DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Joe Biden calls Vladmir Putin a “war criminal”, “unacceptable” remarks – franceinfo

Find here all of our live07h44: Gérald Darmanin begins his second day of discussions in Corsica, and talk about the way to his possible autonomy. To better understand why the government hastened to visit the island, we have just published this article detailing the reasons for the conflagration since the attack on Yvan Colonna in prison. (PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP) 07:38: While fuel prices are soaring, the government has announced a discount of 15 cents at the pump from April 1. A measure that has aroused many political reactions. Effectiveness of the measure, share of taxes, evolution of fuel prices… I deciphered and checked four recent declarations on prices at the pump. (BASTIEN MARIE / HANS LUCAS / AFP) 07:29: According to an Ipsos-Sopra Steria survey for France Télévisions, more than seven out of ten respondents believe that immigration is not the main cause of all the country’s problems. More than half of respondents (54%) are in favor of maintaining family reunification introduced in 1976, while the two far-right candidates (Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour) want to abolish it and Valérie Pécresse (LR) wants it harden. Find more details in our article.07h26: With the visit of the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin to Corsica, it is difficult not to mention the daily Corse-Matin in this quick press review. 7:22 a.m.: Special mention for Liberation “all in comics” today on the occasion of the Angoulême festival. 7:17 am: “It’s not up to the workers to pay for the war”, declares Philippe Martinez, the leader of the CGT, in one of L’Humanité on this new day of mobilization. 07:11: What will you find in newsstands this morning? Le Parisien / Today in France title on Corsica on the second day of the visit to the island of the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin. The daily notes that “the flu is making a comeback”. 7:07 a.m .: The CGT, FSU, Solidaires, Unsa and several high school organizations call for a new day of strikes and interprofessional demonstrations. The unveiling of candidate Emmanuel Macron’s plans for pensions, with a gradual postponement of the legal age to 65 if he is re-elected, could fuel the anger of demonstrators. 7:03 am: Justice authorizes extradition to the United States of the former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was in office between 2014 and 2022. He must be tried for drug trafficking. This decision is subject to appeal within the next three days. (ORLANDO SIERRA / AFP) 06:57: ?? Autonomy of Corsica ➡️ “We have gone through a phase of violence, we want to get out of it but that can only be done by the dialogue, and of course quick results”, says Pierre Savelli. https://t.co/1w57zpqQPX06:57 a.m.: Pierre Savelli, nationalist mayor of Bastia, reacts on franceinfo after a first half-day of discussions between Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and local elected officials.06:50 a.m.: Korean media of the North remain silent on the firing, the day before, by Pyongyang of a missile which exploded shortly after its launch. Usually, North Korean state media quickly publish stories about successful weapons tests. There they made no mention of the test the day before. “North Korea constantly praises leaders for their excellent work. They don’t want to highlight failures,” said Cheong Seong-chang, a researcher at the private Sejong Institute. The North Korean media are not numerous (the daily Rodong Sinmun and the KCNA news agency) and are in the hands of the regime. Europeans are calling for a mobilization on Monday 21 March. The OTRE requests in particular “direct and additional financial aid per vehicle”, within “very short” deadlines, the only aid “capable of meeting the expectations of its member companies”. struck Japan left four dead and 107 injured, according to the Japanese government. Originally, the earthquake was announced with a magnitude of 7.3 but its power was reassessed. expect everything from the state. These measures are targeted, they seem relevant to us. It will still be very expensive, “reacts Patrick Martin, president of Medef. https://t.co/jEA9U6Dnfm Medef, welcomes the battery of measures presented yesterday by Jean Castex.”It seems to us well sized (…) These measures are targeted, they seem relevant to us”, he estimates on franceinfo.06h23: Last month, on franceinfo, some 1,400 scientists regretted the absence of debate on the climate and environmental crisis in the presidential campaign.In a forum, members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or the High Council for the climate called the candidates for the pre society and the media to get out of “discourses of inaction”. You can (re)read it here. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) 06h20: Omnipresent in our daily lives, transport, dominated by the private car, is the main source of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, driving global warming in France. In an attempt to highlight this subject in the campaign, franceinfo devotes a focus to it. (ELLEN LOZON / FRANCEINFO)
6:15 am: Purchasing power has become the main concern of the French. However, housing, the main item of household expenditure, remains little mentioned in this campaign. To contribute to putting this subject at the center of the debates, franceinfo has chosen to devote a focus to it. (ELLEN LOZON / FRANCEINFO) 6:13 a.m .: Flight of staff, overwork, budgetary restrictions… After two years of pandemic, which left it bloodless, the public hospital is more fragile than ever. Franceinfo has chosen to devote one of its four focuses to it, so that this crisis becomes more of a subject of the presidential campaign. (ELLEN LOZON / FRANCEINFO) 06:12: With the Covid-19 pandemic, the mental health of the French has deteriorated. Nearly one in four adults now shows an anxious state, according to Public Health France. However, the subject is absent from the campaign and remains taboo. This is why franceinfo is looking into this question, which mixes the intimate and the collective. (ELLEN LOZON / FRANCEINFO) 6:10 a.m .: Less than a month before the first round, franceinfo is launching an operation called “Les focuses de franceinfo”. We invite you to explore four themes that deserve to exist in the public debate, even if they do not necessarily manage to impose themselves at the heart of this campaign. Reports, testimonials, decryptions… Follow the guide.06:06: It’s a little over 6 o’clock, let’s do a first reminder of the main headlines: • A theater housing “hundreds of civilians” was the target of an airstrike Russian in Mariupol. “It is impossible to establish the toll immediately because the bombing of residential areas continues,” writes the town hall of this city in southeastern Ukraine. Yesterday, Joe Biden for the first time called Vladimir Putin a “war criminal”.• Jean Castex presented yesterday afternoon a series of measures to mitigate the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine on the French economy, including aid for businesses, fishermen and even farmers. Here is a summary of the announcements.• For the home stretch of this electoral campaign, franceinfo has chosen to focus on four major subjects, as close as possible to your concerns: the cost of housing, the public hospital crisis, the footprint carbon transport and the taboo of mental health. Discover our reports, testimonials and decryptions here. • A turning point in the campaign. Emmanuel Macron is to hold a press conference this afternoon to present his program. 7:47 am: Hello everyone! We are together until noon to follow all the news for this Thursday, March 17. As always, do not hesitate to write to me if you have a question, a comment or a link that is worth a look. Also read Related topics