DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a “butcher”

Find here all of our live #UKRAINE4:25 p.m .: South Ossetia, a self-proclaimed republic which seceded from Georgia, announces that it has sent soldiers to Ukraine to “help protect Russia”. Leader Anatoly Bibilov did not specify the number of soldiers involved. He simply posted a video showing buses and trucks already on their way.
(ANATOLI BIBILOV / TELEGRAM) 4:18 p.m .: “The city is reduced to ashes”, added Vladislav Atroshenko, during an online briefing at the Media Center of Ukraine, A bridge that went in the direction of kyiv was destroyed by the Russian forces, while another pedestrian bridge, under constant fire, threatens to collapse. There are still around 120,000 inhabitants in Chernihiv, compared to more than 280,000 before the start of the war. . The elected official adds that it is impossible to evacuate the civilians and the wounded, but the local authorities are nevertheless striving to bring out the seriously wounded, around forty, so that they can be operated on. (MINISTERE DES SITUATIONS D UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY / ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP) 3:53 p.m.: “He’s a butcher.” Joe Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin. While traveling in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, he exchanged with Ukrainian refugees. (MICHAL CIZEK / AFP) 3:04 p.m .: “In Mariupol, we did not manage to deliver aid at all.” While Emmanuel Macron must meet with Vladimir Putin to ensure operational protection for a humanitarian evacuation , Augustin Augier points out to franceinfo that it is “extremely complex to carry out this kind of operation”. “To be able to carry out this operation, we need security guarantees from the Russian and Ukrainian governments. If a third party like France or the United Nations is able to move this issue forward, that’s a very good thing. “, he believes. After the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, NATO decided to deploy multinational battalions in Poland and the Baltic countries, which were recently reinforced within the Response Force. According to Poland, Vladimir Putin’s ambitions could go far beyond the invasion of Ukraine. “It started in Georgia, now Ukraine, the next target could be the Baltic countries, Poland, Finland or other countries on the eastern flank,” warned the Polish Prime Minister. Biden, reaffirms in Warsaw that Article 5 of the NATO treaty, stipulating that an attack on a member country is an attack on all, constitutes a “sacred duty” for the United States. 2:32 p.m .: The mayor of kyiv finally gives up imposing a new curfew of 35 hours, which was to come into force this evening. It returns to an 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew, like every night. “We will be able to move freely in kyiv on Sunday during the day,” said Vitali Klitschko, without giving any explanation for this reversal. . “It’s a fundamental step”, for the journalist who revealed the scandal in the book-investigation The Gravediggers. • US President Joe Biden met in Warsaw with the Ukrainian Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, who met their American counterparts. A new curfew is introduced in kyiv, the capital. Follow our direct. • Two weeks before the first round, the candidates are multiplying meetings and travel. Anne Hidalgo is in Toulouse, Marine Le Pen is in Guadeloupe. Follow the situation in our live. “Домой!”, – вигукують мешканці Славутича під звуки пострілів https://t.co/2paRghLB5i
1:55 p.m .: The mayor of Slavoutich, Yuriy Fomichev, has just been kidnapped. This morning, the inhabitants of this town located near Chernobyl demonstrated to the sound of gunshots, fired in the air by the Russians to intimidate them. “Go home!” shouts the crowd https://t.co/ftQ5j7eYsU13h55: The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Slavoutich has been kidnapped. The inhabitants demonstrated by shouting to the Russian soldiers “Go home!” 1:39 p.m.: After two weeks of silence, Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Minister of Defense, made his first public appearance. He is visible in images broadcast today when his absence had fueled questions swept away by the Kremlin. The Defense Ministry released a video showing him chairing a meeting on Russia’s arms budget. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY / AFP) not and does not plan to call up reservist citizens to military stations.” This was stated by Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov. “Over the past few days, many Russian men have received fake phone calls in which a recorded voice announces that they have been summoned,” he added. And to affirm: “All these false calls are made from Ukrainian territory, they are absolutely false and constitute a provocation of the Ukrainian special services.” 1:52 p.m.: “You are at the center of a battle between democracies and autocrats.” US President Joe Biden met this morning in Warsaw with Ukrainian Foreign and Defense Ministers. They met their American counterparts. 12:38 p.m .: Pierre le Corse is a volunteer who dreams of being able to raise funds to finance an armored ambulance. “We need an armored vehicle for the front line. When they shoot, it’s like a sieve,” he says. 12:40 p.m.: Pierre Pankevych, nicknamed “Korsa”, is a Ukrainian general practitioner who for almost thirty years in Corsica. He volunteered to care for the wounded from the early days of the war, and today finds himself on the front line in the battle of Irpin. Here is our report. (GILLES GALLINARO / RADIO FRANCE) 12:12 p.m .: It is a little after noon, what to remember from the news? • The State is filing a complaint against the Orpea group, announces Brigitte Bourguignon, the Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy of the elderly. “It’s a fundamental step”, for the journalist who revealed the scandal in the book-investigation The Gravediggers. • The Ukrainian president accuses Russia of pushing for a nuclear arms race in a video intervention at the Doha Forum, organized by Qatar. In kyiv, the capital, a new curfew is introduced. Follow our direct. • Ukraine and Russia are among the world’s leading suppliers of wheat. Here are the main countries threatened by food shortages because of the conflict. • Two weeks before the first round, the candidates are increasing their meetings and travel. Anne Hidalgo is in Toulouse, Marine Le Pen is in Guadeloupe. Follow the situation in our live. 11:38 a.m .: Relations between the neighboring Russian and Ukrainian peoples inevitably suffer from the war. With the rise of Ukrainian national sentiment, anti-Russian sentiment is growing. “This war is not a one-man war. It is supported by the Russian people,” Lev, a resident of Lviv, a large city in western Ukraine, told franceinfo. he Russian offensive in Ukraine, General Patrick Dutartre, notes on franceinfo “a breathlessness of the Russian offensive and even, in several places, a retreat”. For this Air Force general, former leader of the Patrouille de France, “we must not overestimate certain Russian troops who find themselves with hostility and incredible resistance from the Ukrainian forces”. 11:18 am: The American president, Joe Biden, is in Poland. He must attend this morning in Warsaw, the capital, a meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and their Ukrainian counterparts. This is the White House tenant’s first meeting with senior Ukrainian officials since the beginning of the Russian invasion. 10:57 a.m .: The mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, announces a new curfew. “The military command has decided to strengthen the curfew. It will last from 8 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Monday, March 28,” he wrote on Telegram. to the war in Ukraine. The daily focuses on the French who are mobilizing to welcome the Ukrainians, and on Europe which is turning to the United States for supplies of oil and gas. 10:03 a.m.: What will you find in newsstands this morning? Liberation title on the food crisis that is looming because of the war in Ukraine and speaks of “the ear of Damocles”.
9:34 a.m.: “They brag that they can destroy with nuclear weapons not only a particular country, but also the entire planet.” Ukrainian president also accuses Russia of pushing the nuclear arms race in a video intervention at the Doha Forum , organized by Qatar. 9:29 a.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky calls on Qatar to increase gas production to counter Russia. 9:26 a.m.: An “inevitable” famine. This is what will cause, if there is no change, the war in Ukraine in 12 to 18 months, according to Emmanuel Macron. At the end of the NATO and G7 summits, the Head of State called on Russia to be “responsible”, by allowing sowing to take place in Ukraine. Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan… Here are the main countries threatened by food shortages because of the conflict. (MAHMUD TURKIA / AFP) 10:08 am: Let’s start the day with a first reminder of the main ones: • The State files a complaint against the Orpea group , announces Brigitte Bouguignon, Minister Delegate for the Autonomy of the Elderly. The process is launched “in view of serious malfunctions which have been qualified by Igas [l’Inspection générale des Affaires sociales] and IGF [l’Inspection générale des Finances]”.• Emmanuel Macron announced an “exceptional humanitarian operation” to evacuate civilians wishing to leave Mariupol, with Turkey and Greece. The President of the Republic also made it known that the “Commission [européenne] will have a mandate to make joint purchases” in terms of gas. • Ukraine and Russia are among the main world suppliers of wheat. Here are the main countries threatened by food shortages because of the conflict. pump promised by the government will go up to 18 cents per liter of fuel in France, AFP learned from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, confirming information from the Parisian.