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3:35 p.m. : Moscow asked for a 60-day extension rather than 120 days of this agreement on Ukrainian cereals, because Russia is not satisfied with a second agreement signed with the UN on its fertilizer exports.
With this agreement, these products necessary for world agriculture are in theory not affected by the sanctions imposed against Moscow since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Nevertheless, Moscow is demanding “tangible progress in standardizing [ses] agricultural exports, not in words but in deeds”.
15h18 : “Following talks with both parties, we have assured the extension of the agreement which was to end on March 19”, said the Turkish leader. The latter, however, did not specify the duration of this extension. Ankara had announced that it hoped for a 120-day extension, while Russia insisted on a 60-day agreement.
15h16 : The international agreement on the export of Ukrainian cereals has been extended, announces Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
14h39 : Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Crimea today, nine years after Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula. On a surprise trip to Sevastopol, the Russian leader visited a school of the arts with the local governor, according to images from the Rossia-1 television channel.
13h48 : The leader of the Russian Wagner militia, Yevgeny Prigojineannounces that the group plans to recruit approximately 30,000 new fighters by the middle of May, reports The Guardian (in English). Yevgeny Prigojine claimed on Telegram that Russian militia centers recruited an average of 500 to 800 people a day.
12h52 : A “good choice” which however will not have “concrete consequences” in their eyes: Ukrainian men and women react with a certain skepticism, after the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Vladimir Putin for “illegal deportation” of Ukrainian children.
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11h59 : The world today looks back at the work of Polish photographer Simona Supino, who has been following a family from Bakhmout since 2015, today a key city in the conflict in Ukraine. The photographer notably followed their departure for Lviv, after the start of the Russian offensive on February 24, 2022.
11:50 a.m. : Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 18 March 2023.Find out more about Defence Intelligence’s use of language: https://t.co/b1caNLrk5z???????? #StandWithUkraine ???????? https://t.co/UEtuzv53WD
11h49 : According to the British Ministry of Defense this morning, Moscow is seeking to expand its use of conscription. Deputies presented a law allowing to modify the age of the men concerned by the conscription, from 18-27 years currently to 21-30 years. “Many men between the ages of 18 and 21 are currently applying for exemption from conscription because they are studying. The authorities are most likely changing the age bracket to bolster the numbers, ensuring that students will eventually be forced to serve,” says the British ministry.
09h32 : Bonjour @Marcas explained by the organization Human Rights Watch in 2019, the United States “challenging the jurisdiction of the ICC to try nationals of non-member countries, in the absence of referral to the Court by the United Nations Security Council”.
In 2019, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced visa bans for members of the ICC, in response to investigations into the actions of the US military. “If you are responsible for the ICC’s planned investigation of US military personnel in connection with the situation in Afghanistan, you should not expect to still have or be able to obtain a visa, nor to be allowed to enter the United States. “, he had declared openly.
09h32 : Hello, I leave you the time to drink a little coffee and I have a little question. I learned that the United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court and therefore does not recognize it. Do you know why ? Good day.
10h31 : The arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Vladimir Putin, for the war crime of “illegal deportation” of Ukrainian children since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, is “justified”, reacted yesterday the American president, Joe Biden. As a reminder, the United States is not a member of the Rome Statute, the founding text of the ICC.
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