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20h33 : US President Joe Biden will visit Poland, a member of NATO, to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He will meet Polish President Andrzej Duda there before delivering a speech, his cabinet said.
19h57 : For Volodymyr Zelensky, the presence of Russian athletes at the Olympics would be a “sign of violence and impunity”. The President of Ukraine believes that “the representatives of this terrorist state have no place in sports and Olympic competitions“, even under “an alleged neutrality or a white flag“, he protested.
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15h27 : “France condemns in the strongest terms the new strikes carried out today by Russia on Ukrainian territory, in particular in the regions of Kharkiv and Zaporijjia”reacts the Quai d’Orsay in a press release, adding that “Ukraine can count on the unfailing support of France”.
15h25 : Russian forces have consolidated their positions north of Bakhmout, cutting off an important Ukrainian supply route, and in Vougledar, where they are on the offensive, announced Denis Pushilin, a separatist official, quoted by Russian news agencies .
1:13 p.m : Due to Europe’s dependence on Russian nuclear power, the Rosatom group still escapes sanctions from Brussels. The Ukrainian president asks the 27 to extend sanctions to the Russian nuclear giant. But Finland, Hungary and even Bulgaria oppose it because their electricity production largely depends on Moscow. Explanations with Louise Bodet.
12h33 : “The aerial surveillance system detected a projectile fired from a Russian boat located in the Black Sea” in the direction of Ukraine, said the Romanian Ministry of Defense in a press release. “But at no time did it enter Romanian airspace”he assured.
12h27 : Romania denies any passage of “missile” in its airspace, contrary to what Ukraine asserts.
12h27 : “Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu asked his services to urgently summon the Russian Ambassador, in order to notify the Russian side of the unacceptable violation of our airspace by a Russian missile over the sovereign territory of the Republic of Moldova”reports the pspokesperson for the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs at franceinfo.
“Moldovan diplomacy observes the continuation of the brutal war of aggression waged against Ukraine. The missile attacks against the neighboring country have direct and negative consequences that affect Moldovan citizens”he added.
11h58 : Bonjour @Elsa. Yes, there have been several examples, like Isabelle Balkany in 2021 for example. In 2018, Emmanuel Macron announced that he was launching proceedings against Bashar al-Assad, but the Syrian dictator himself returned his distinction. THE Legion of Honor code provides for the cases in which the reward can be withdrawn.
11h58 : Has it already been seen to withdraw the Legion of Honor in the past?
11h25 : Bonjour @Bourcefranc.We told you about it earlier, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valeriy Zaloujniy, affirms that two cruise missiles flew over Moldovan and Romanian airspace before continuing into Ukrainian territory. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry has also summoned the Russian ambassador after the violation of the country’s airspace by a missile, reports the Russian agency TASS. Romania, on the other hand, did not confirm this information.
11h23 : Russian missiles over Romania?
11:15 a.m. : “This criminal regime has been fighting in Ukraine for a year, Ukrainians have been resisting these attacks for a year, and I wish Ukrainians a return to their country and victory.”
Journalist Marina Ovsiannikova now takes the floor.
11h12 : “After a stay in Europe in the spring, Marina Ovsiannikova returned to Russia. Despite the threats, despite the judicial sword of Damocles, she continued, she resisted.”
Name of the operation: Evelyne. Christophe Deloire is currently telling the story of Marina Ovsiannikova during a press conference. “She fled, it was an extraordinary escape.” Follow his speech on franceinfo.
11h08 : Marina Ovsiannikova, who held up an anti-war placard on Russian television, disappeared on October 1 from her apartment in Moscow. It reappears this morning at @RSF_inter headquarters in Paris. A leak coordinated with RSF. Operation code name: Evelyne. https://t.co/gHpDmey9KF
11h08 : You may remember Marina Ovsiannikova, a Russian journalist famous for denouncing the Russian offensive in Ukraine during a state television news report. RSF has organized its exfiltration to Paris, announces the secretary general of Reporters Without Borders on Twitter.
10h56 : Two Kalibr cruise missiles, fired from the Black Sea, flew over Moldovan and Romanian airspace before continuing into Ukrainian territory, announcement on Telegram the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valeriy Zalouzhniy.
10h46 : Russia carried out an attack this morning “massive” with dozens of missiles and explosive drones targeting several energy sites in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian army, “l’enemy struck cities and critical infrastructure in Ukraine”, days before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion launched on February 24, 2022. No casualties have been reported at this stage. Follow our live.
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10h27 : Good morning . Jacques Chirac had returned “discreetly” in 2006 to the Russian President the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, as told at the time L’Express. This decision immediately raised a controversy. The Reporters Without Borders organization expressed his indignation and denounced “an insult to all those who, in Russia, fight for the defense of the freedom of the press“. RSF had even tried in court to deprive the master of the Kremlin of it, in vain.
10h24 : Why did Putin have this legion of honor?
09h11 : According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia fired “six Kalibr cruise missiles”, “up to 35 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles over the Kharkiv and Zaporizhia regions”and used “sept drones Shahed”. “The enemy has struck the cities and essential infrastructure of Ukraine”she said in a statement.
09h08 : A “massive attack” Russian with missiles and drones has just been launched and energy sites are “affected”announces the Ukrainian army.
08h07 : Emmanuel Macron did not rule out this night of withdraw the Legion of Honor given by his predecessor Jacques Chirac to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2006. But he explained that he wanted to choose “the right time to do it”during the press conference following the European summit in Brussels.
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06h47 : Volodymyr Zelensky is due to speak today during a videoconference bringing together sports ministers from several countries on the presence of Russian athletes at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The Ukrainian president has repeatedly called for the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes from the next Olympic Games, calling again this week for “protect the Olympic charter”.
07h20 : Emmanuel Macron said overnight that the fighter planes claimed by Ukraine could not “never” be delivered “in the coming weeks”. The president says he wants to favor weapons “more useful” et “faster”. “I exclude absolutely nothing”he added at a press conference following a European summit in Brussels, but “it does not correspond to the needs today”.
(Ludovic MARIN / AFP)