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19h31 : British Defense Minister Ben Wallace did not rule out sending fighter jets to Ukraine: “I’m very open to looking at any kind of system, not just planes, to bring that help to Ukraine.” A formula that is not very affirmative but more open than that of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who, on Tuesdayjudged “not very practical” to provide the Ukrainian army with devices that it does not control.
18h24 : Here is a new point on the news of this Thursday:
More than 20,000 amendments were tabled to the text of the pension reform bill, before the start of its examination in the National Assembly on Monday. Nearly 13,000 of them were by La France insoumise. Follow our live.
“There is no romantic relationship known to anyone between Sihem and this individual.”, assured in press conference the lawyer of the family of Sihem, Mourad Battikh. The suspect, who confessed to the murder of the 18-year-old young woman, for his part evoked a “dispute related to their romantic relationship“. Here’s what we know about the investigation.
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has not ruled out supplying fighter jets to Ukraine on the sidelines of an Aukus partnership summit with Australia. Follow our live.
As in December, the European Central Bank (ECB) raises its key policy rates by 0.5 percentage point. Elle will do the same in March, again to fight against inflation, she announced in a press release.
16h55 : “It’s unbelievable, but German Leopard tanks are threatening us again.”
The Russian president drew a new parallel between the war against Hitler and his offensive in Ukraine. During the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory against the German army at Stalingrad, Vladimir Putin made reference to the German-built Leopard tanks promised by the Western allies in kyiv. Russia has “what to answer” countries that threaten it, he continued.
15h07 : Life on the front. Genya Savilov photographed Ukrainian soldiers in the trenches on the outskirts of the city of Kherson. Here are some pictures dated today and published via AFP.
14h58 : Here is a new point on the news of this Thursday:
After its parent company Go Sport, the company Go Sport France is in turn placed in receivership. “The company is in a situation of cessation of payments”justified the Commercial Court of Grenoble.
After 93 selections for the France team, the footballer Raphaël Varane, world champion in 2018, announces his international retirement.
• On the eve of a summit between the European Union and Ukraine, a delegation from the European Commission is visiting kyiv. “We are with you for the long term”, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said from Kyiv. Follow our live.
• After the discovery of the body of young Sihemthe district attorney announced that the suspect claimed to have killed her during an argument “linked to their romantic relationship”. Here is what we know about the investigation and the suspect’s confession.
13h57 : Ursula von der Leyen, traveling to Kyiv, was also asked about recent anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine. “I am reassured to see the anti-corruption organizations on alert and quickly detecting cases of corruption”, she rejoiced. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian authorities carried out searches in personalities and in administrations. The previous week, senior officials were sacked as part ofa corruption case involving army supplies.
13h53 : We spoke earlier about new European sanctions vis-à-vis Moscow, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, on February 24. According to the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, the ceiling since December of the price of Russian oil for export at 60 dollars, “already costs Russia about 160 million euros a day”.
1:13 p.m : Dear @ZelenskyyUa, while Ukrainians are fighting to defend our common values, we support your economic security.To date, our EU support amounts to €50 billion.We are with you on this for the long haul. https://t.co/tA0cpqjkJG
1:13 p.m : Ursula Von der Leyen specifies that the European Union has already supported Ukraine to the tune of 50 billion euros. “We are with you for the long term”, said the President of the Commission, from Kyiv.
1:12 p.m : The EU plans sanctions against Moscow for the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, announces Ursula Von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission. She is live from kyiv, where she is giving a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
12h14 : It’s 12:04 p.m., it’s time to take stock of the news of this Thursday at midday:
• After the discovery of the body of the young Sihem, the public prosecutor announced that the suspect claimed to have killed her during an argument “linked to their romantic relationship”.
• The journalist and writer Philippe Tesson, theater enthusiast, is dead last night at the age of 94.
• The European Parliament has just lifted the immunity of two MEPs targeted by Belgian justice in the alleged corruption scandal for the benefit of Qatar and Morocco.
• On the eve of a summit between the European Union and Ukraine, a delegation from the European Commission is visiting kyiv.
10h17 : For his part, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, accused the West of supporting Ukraine to put an end to “The Russian Question”. According to him, Ursula von der Leyen “declared that the result of the war must be the defeat of Russia, and such a defeat that she will not recover for decades. Isn’t that racism and Nazism?”
10h11 : Good to be back in Kyiv, my 4th time since Russia‘s invasion. This time, with my team of Commissioners. We are here together to show that the EU stands by Ukraine as firmly as ever. And to deepen further our support and cooperation. https://t.co/zf8fvoNKnG
10h11 : Arriving in kyiv this morning, Ursula von der Leyen assured Ukraine of the full support of the European Union, on the eve of an EU-Ukraine summit. This is the fourth visit by the President of the European Commission to the Ukrainian capital.
09h16 : “The memory of this battle prepares public opinion for a difficult, long-term war.”
If the reference to Stalingrad was still not very present at the start of the war in Ukraine, “it appears especially in the summer and in September, which corresponds to the time when the Russian army is experiencing difficulties”, explains to franceinfo Emilia Koustova, researcher in Russian civilization at the University of Strasbourg.
09h12 : Russia celebrates today the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, a major turning point in the Second World War. This memory is now politically exploited by the Kremlin to justify sending its soldiers to the front line in Ukraine. I explain to you how this memory allows the Russian power to regenerate its ideology.
(PAULINE LE NOURS / FRANCEINFO)