Cover image: In Paris, in 2017. Michel Euler / AP
- New US aid to Ukraine. Visiting kyiv, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new help from his country to Ukraine to face the Russian invasion. This aid includes a military component of 175 million of dollars (163.16 million euros) in which, among other things, are announced “120mm depleted uranium tank ammunition for Abrams tanks”. During his meeting with President Zelensky, Mr. Blinken said that the United States was “determined to stand by Ukraine”.
- Deadly Russian strike on the Kostiantynivka market. Seventeen people died in an attack on a market in Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, announced Ihor Klymenko, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The attack injured at least thirty-two. According to ukrainian defense ministrythe market was hit by “a Russian ballistic missile”A S-300.
- Romania confirms that parts of a Russian drone fell on its territory. Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar has confirmed that several pieces of a Russian drone have been found in Romania. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis reacted cautiously: “If it is confirmed that these elements come from a Russian drone, such a situation would be totally inadmissible and would constitute a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania, a NATO ally state. »
- Rustem Umerov, new defense minister, promises to release “every centimeter” from Ukraine. Mr. Umerov replaces Oleksii Reznikov : the Ukrainian Parliament, the Rada, has validated his appointment. Never had a Crimean Tatar risen to such a high position in the history of independent Ukraine. Whoever will be responsible for ensuring a continuous flow of Western weapons to the Ukrainian army against the Russian army has no military experience.
- Russia acknowledges that its troops have withdrawn from Robotyne. The head of the temporary (pro-Russian) administration of Zaporizhia, Ievhen Balytsky, admitted that Russian troops had withdrawn from Robotyne, whose recovery was claimed by Kiev, according to several Russian media. “The Russian army retreated to the hills”, he continued. Moscow did not recognize the loss of the village, while kyiv announced its “liberation” at the end of August, as part of the counter-offensive it has been leading against Ukraine since June.
- “Obviously, there cannot be the Russian flag at the Paris Games”, said Emmanuel Macron in a daily interview The Team published Wednesday evening. Russia has no “out of place at a time when she is committing war crimes”, he continued. Asked about the possible presence of individual Russian athletes, the Head of State replied: “I want this to be a decision in the conscience of the Olympic world (…) it is not the host state that should decide. » He calls on the Olympic Committee to involve the Ukrainians in the reflection.
Asked about the possible presence of individual Russian athletes, the Head of State replied: “I want this to be a decision in the conscience of the Olympic world (…) it is not the host state that should decide what the IOC should do (…) I have complete confidence in Thomas Bach”the president of the International Olympic Committee.
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