A Japanese company changes its logo which recalls the Z of the Russian army
Japanese low-cost airline Zipair, a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, has announced that it is abandoning its Z-shaped logo, a letter worn by the Russian army in Ukraine and its supporters, to avoid confusion.
“I think some people might wonder if they saw this logo without any explanation,” Zipair President Shingo Nishida said Wednesday at a press conference.
He added that the logo should be changed to deny any link between his company and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine: “The best thing was to put these concerns to rest”, according to his remarks reported by local media.
Zipair’s new logo will be a green, black and white geometric shape, and will be in place on Saturday, the company said.
9:52 a.m.: The Romanian president arrives in kyiv
In kyiv, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi must find Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian president. This one arrived separately in the morning, according to images posted on his Twitter account.
9:20 am: Scholz pledges to help Ukraine “as long as it takes”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who arrived in kyiv with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron, pledged to help Ukraine “as long as it takes”, in a daily interview Picture.
During this visit, “we not only want to show our solidarity, we also want to ensure that the aid we are organizing: financial, humanitarian, but also when it comes to arms, will continue”, he said. He underlines. “We will continue it as long as it takes for Ukraine’s struggle for independence,” he added in the interview, which was published as the three leaders arrived in kyiv after a train trip. night.
8:52 am: Macron wants to “send a message of support and European unity”
Arrived in kyiv, Emmanuel Macron declared: “I would like to send a message of support and European unity to Ukrainians and Ukrainians”, according to BFMTV.
He also gave indications on what awaits him as well as Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi, this Thursday: “We are going to find President Zelensky to both go to a war site where massacres have been committed, and conduct scheduled interviews. »
8:38 am: Macron, Scholz and Draghi arrived in kyiv
The three heads of state arrived by train at around 9:30 a.m. local time in Kyiv on Thursday. Scholz and Macron were seen on the station platform, Scholz in jeans and a black polo shirt, and Macron in a suit, accompanied by French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins. This is the first visit of these three leaders to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion.
8:27 am: About 10,000 civilians still present in Severodonetsk
About 10,000 civilians are still present in the city of Severodonetsk, a key city in the Donbass which the Russians have been trying to seize for weeks, Sergei Gaïdaï, the governor of the Lugansk region, said on Thursday on Telegram messaging.
The city, under constant bombardment and whose three bridges which connected it to the neighboring city of Lysytchansk are now destroyed, had 100,000 inhabitants before the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
8:04 am: Macron, Scholz and Draghi must meet Zelensky
Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi boarded a special train in Poland together, the French presidency has confirmed. They are due to meet Volodymyr Zelensky, to discuss his country’s EU candidate status as well as Western arms deliveries. France, Germany and Italy are in favor of Ukraine’s candidacy for the EU, but in a more or less distant perspective.
“I think we are at a time when we, the European Union, need to send clear political signals to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in a context where they have been resisting heroically for several months” , said the French president, who previously visited a NATO base in Romania.
This trip is a first for the leaders of the three main countries of the European Union, since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
7:08 am: Macron, Scholz and Draghi took a train together to kyiv
Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi boarded a special train bound for kyiv, Italian and German media reported on Thursday.
The three leaders boarded this special train in Poland and are expected Thursday morning in kyiv, according to ZDF in Germany and the Italian daily La Repubblica, which publishes a photo of the three leaders on board the train.
6:18 a.m .: The food crisis could further swell the flood of uprooted people in the world
If the world fails to stem the severe food crisis caused by Russia, the record of 100 million uprooted people will increase by “a lot of people”, warns the UN High Commissioner for Refugees .
“What is done to respond to the food insecurity crisis (…) is of crucial importance to prevent more people from moving”, insisted Filippo Grandi, during a briefing. He does not know how many, “but it will be a large number”, underlined the High Commissioner, presenting this Wednesday the 2021 annual report of the organization he leads.
The Russian-led war is depriving the world of grain and fertilizer, driving up prices and threatening millions of people around the world with hunger. “The impact, if not resolved quickly, will be devastating”, warns Filippo Grandi, before recovering: “It is already devastating”.
5:48 am: Emmanuel Macron in kyiv this Thursday?
Will Emmanuel Macron go to kyiv? The question has been asked for several days, but no official announcement has been made. According to information from Europe 1, the president should go to the Ukrainian capital this Thursday afternoon, accompanied by the German chancellor Olaf Scholz and the head of the Italian government Mario Draghi. At the beginning of June, the Head of State replied that he would go “in good time, under the necessary conditions…”.
Emmanuel Macron was in Romania on Wednesday morning, before going to Moldova in the afternoon. He considered necessary “new discussions” with Ukraine, while justifying himself after the controversy triggered by his calls to “not humiliate” Russia.
At the gates of our European Union, an unprecedented geopolitical situation is playing out
Emmanuel Macron in front of the French troops deployed on the NATO base of Mihail Kogalniceanu, in Romania
What to remember from Wednesday
- Emmanuel Macron was in Romania on Wednesday morning where he deemed necessary “new discussions” with Ukraine. In the afternoon, the Head of State spoke from Moldova: He “wants us to be able to send a positive message” to Moldova’s application for EU membership.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have said they want to strengthen their economic cooperation in the face of the consequences of Western sanctions against Moscow. The United States called on China to stop supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine to avoid placing itself “on the wrong side of history”.
- The Russian giant Gazprom has announced that it will cut its gas deliveries to Europe by another third via the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Gazprom is seeking to “raise the prices” of gas, denounced the German government in the process.
- Joe Biden announced a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine, which includes additional artillery pieces and shells, as well as anti-ship missiles, for a total amount of one billion dollars. President Zelensky expressed his “gratitude”.
5:45 am: Hello everyone, welcome to this live where we will follow the situation around the conflict in Ukraine, on the 113th day of the Russian invasion.