Ukraine: “unity day” Wednesday, potential date of a Russian attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday declared a “day of unity” for Wednesday, cited by media as a potential date for a Russian attack. In an address to the nation, he called on Ukrainians to hang the national flag and display its blue and yellow colors that day. Moscow nevertheless announced on Monday that a diplomatic settlement of the Russian-Western crisis is possible. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday urged Russia to “withdraw troops” of the border with Ukraine, considering that “The situation could escalate at any time.”
Faced with the challenge in Canada, Trudeau invokes an emergency law. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday evening the exceptional use of the Emergencies Act to end the lockdowns “illegal” anti-sanitary measures protesters that have been going on in the country for more than two weeks. It is only the second time that this provision has been activated in peacetime, the last time dating back to the crisis of 1970 when Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the father of the current Prime Minister was in power. Our article.
Syria: France ready to repatriate other children of jihadists, but not adults. France will continue as far as possible to repatriate children of French jihadists from northeastern Syria, but excludes any similar gesture for adults, reiterated Monday the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Yves Le Drian. “For children, we will continue, for unaccompanied minors, orphans, for those whose mother accepts the departure […] and carrying out extremely dangerous operations every time,” he pointed out. “I want to watch all this […] but on the other hand adults, no”, he said, reaffirming the French doctrine on the matter.
Fanny Agostini at the origin of the complaint against Jean-Jacques Bourdin for “attempted sexual assault”. The journalist testifies in Mediapart alongside other women against the star host of BFMTV, dismissed from the news channel since the revelation of the legal proceedings against him. Our article.
Endometriosis: Olivier Véran promises 20 million euros for research. The Minister of Health detailed on Monday the content of the national strategy to fight against this gynecological disease, saying he wanted to make France the “flagship” in this area. Our article.
To be continued today
Covid-19: the new vaccine pass arrives, the nightclubs reopen. How to obtain reformed sesame, where is it required, who is exempt from it… Review of the new health rules against Covid which come into force on Tuesday. For their part, the nightclubs reopen this Wednesday and the standing concerts resume. Our article.
PSG-Real Madrid in the Champions League. The Parisian club welcomes this Tuesday, at 9 p.m., at the Parc des Princes Real Madrid in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League. Our analysis.
The report
Niger, the last French refuge in the Sahel? With the departure of French troops from Mali, Niamey is seen as a privileged ally of Paris in the central Sahel zone, the most affected by insecurity. Which also ravages this poor country, marked by the Islamization of society. Our report.
Criticism
With “Time Skiffs”, Animal Collective returns to its niche. Built in times of confinement, the eleventh album by the Baltimore quartet forms a collage of heterogeneous inspirations, from pop to traditional Balinese music. A psychedelic odyssey which marks a return of the group to its origins. Our review.
The portrait
Anne Nivat, conflicts and interests. The journalist, who has gone from war reporting to surveying neglected France, must also face the questioning of her husband, the interviewer Jean-Jacques Bourdin. Our profile.