DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Zelensky wants victory “on the battlefield” before any negotiations – franceinfo

Find here all of our live #UKRAINE21h30: The President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, announces that he will go “soon” to kyiv, at the invitation of the President of the Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. He will “naturally” report on this visit to the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, who has not yet visited Ukraine. Western artillery. And at this time, in direct confrontation, there is no doubt that the Russians will lose.”After Moscow claimed to have “completely liberated” the residential areas of Sievierodonestk, the regional governor claims that the Russians “do not control the city”. He recognizes, however, that the defense of this key agglomeration is almost an “impossible mission”. 9:14 p.m .: Meanwhile, in Sievierodonetsk, fighting is still raging between the Ukrainian and Russian armies. “About 800 civilians have taken refuge in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant,” said the lawyer for the owner of the premises. Among them, 200 employees remained “to ensure the protection of the highly explosive chemical products still on the site”. “Victory must first and foremost be on the battlefield,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times. He always says he is “ready for direct talks with Putin”, only “if we are talking about ending the war and not talking about it”. plastic Kalashnikovs. They take advantage of the school holidays to “play at war”, under the sometimes saddened gaze of the inhabitants. Our report there. The Prime Minister was the guest of France Bleu this afternoon. • Moscow affirmed that the Russian army took control of the residential areas of Sievierodonestk, in eastern Ukraine. The Russian Minister of Defense however specified that “the takeover of its industrial zone and neighboring localities continues”. emergency crisis. Gatherings are expected, especially in Paris where the demonstration has just begun. • The three police officers placed in police custody after the death of a woman hit by a shot during a check on Saturday in Paris came out free. They have not been referred, a lawyer told France Télévisions. “We are ready to load grain in this port”, in addition to that of Mariupol. territories conquered from Ukraine. Six railway sections are now open between mainland Russia, Donbass, occupied Ukraine and annexed Crimea. television. Sergei Shoigu, however, clarified that “the takeover of his industrial zone and neighboring localities continues”. .12:12 p.m .: Ukrainian presidential adviser Alexei Arestovich says the Russian army could begin the siege of Sloviansk within a week. He points to the delay in deliveries of Western heavy weapons. Around 75% of the inhabitants have already left the city, according to the military governor of Donetsk. There would therefore be only 25,000 people left in Sloviansk, compared to 105,000 before the war. 12:03 p.m .: What are the main news headlines: Several unions and hospital collectives are calling for mobilization to demand recruitment and wage increases, against the backdrop of the emergency crisis. Rallies are expected, in particular at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Ministry of Health in Paris. After the death of a woman hit by police shooting on Saturday in Paris, the custody of the three police officers present was extended. intense street fighting continues” in Sievierodonestk, Volodymyr Zelensky said last night. In this key city in the province of Luhansk, “the situation is changing every hour”, according to the mayor. entry of the Ukrainian region of Kherson into the Russian Federation. Questioned by the Russian agency RIA Novosti, the occupation leader did not communicate a date for this election. Most of the territory of Kherson Oblast is now occupied by Russian forces. 10:41 a.m.: Marina Ovsyannikova now lives in Berlin and works with the editorial staff of the Die Welt newspaper. Reviled in Russia, she is also criticized in Ukraine for her past career in the Russian media. Last week, the journalist was to present the workings of Russian propaganda at a press conference organized by Interfax-Ukraine. The event was eventually canceled due to a flood of hostile comments written by Ukrainians. 10:46 a.m.: Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova wants to change her surname to her birth name Tkachouk, of Ukrainian origin. She had been fired from Russian Channel One after denouncing the war live in mid-March. In a message posted this morning on Facebook, she denies cooperating with the FSB, the Russian secret services, and thanks “Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian politicians” for her release after a visit to the Moscow court.
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10:42 a.m .: The leader of the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine confirms the death of a Russian general, Roman Kutuzov, without specifying the circumstances in which he was killed. If Ukrainian sources have announced the death of other senior Russian officers since the start of the offensive, it is rare for the Russian or separatist authorities to confirm them. according to the United States, to a Russian leader and businessman who has been the target of sanctions since 2018, Suleyman Kerimov. The value of the ship is estimated at more than 300 million euros. The US administration has also issued seizure warrants for two planes belonging to another famous oligarch, Roman Abramovich. recruitment and salary increases, against a backdrop of the emergency room crisis. Rallies are expected, especially in Paris. After the death of a woman hit by police shooting on Saturday in Paris, the custody of the three police officers present was extended. “Intense street fighting continues” in Sievierodonestk, said Volodymyr Zelensky last night. In this key city in the province of Luhansk, “the situation is changing every hour”, according to the mayor. The Russian Navy is blockading Ukrainian ports, which contributes in particular to the blocking of Ukrainian wheat exports. in his daily video message last night. “The situation is changing every hour,” summed up city mayor Oleksander Stryuk last night. He explains that the Russian army is “destroying” Sievierodonetsk, and that the evacuation of civilians still there has become “virtually impossible”. hospital collectives are calling for mobilization to demand recruitment and salary increases, against the backdrop of the emergency crisis. Rallies are expected, especially in Paris. Boris Johnson will remain the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He saved his head in a vote of confidence by Conservative MPs, but the scoreline illustrates the fragility of his position (211 votes in favor and 148 against). sell for its own profit” are “credible”, judged the United States. “All this is deliberate,” accused the head of diplomacy, Antony Blinken.
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