The essential
- The Russian army has withdrawn from the area around kyiv, the Ukrainian authorities announced on Saturday.
- Ukraine’s chief negotiator in the peace talks with Russia has hinted that talks have made significant progress. If there is “no official confirmation in writing”, the Russian side would have accepted “orally” the Ukrainian proposals.
- 4.1 million refugees and more than one in two children displaced. A total of 10 million Ukrainians have had to flee their homes by heading to another country or inside Ukraine. 90% are women and children.
- At least 211 people have been arrested in 17 cities, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg, for protesting against the war.
- Pope Francis plans to visit Ukraine soon, at the invitation of President Zelensky.
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In Lyutizh, north of kyiv, the territorial defense held
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Replace Russian Diamonds
Patek, Richemont, Moser… Swiss watchmakers have to rethink their production chains, with the war in Ukraine. Before the sanctions, Russia was a very important supplier of gold, diamonds and other precious metals. Prior to being targeted, mining company Alrosa alone accounted for 90% of mining capacity for rough diamonds mined in Russia and 28% of global capacity.
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An impact on OECD growth
The Russian invasion of Ukraine could cost Europe “one to one and a half points” of growth, depending on the duration of the conflict, while inflation could increase further “by two points to two points and half”, estimated the chief economist of the OECD, Laurence Boone, with the Journal du Dimanche.
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Progress in the talks?
Ukraine’s chief negotiator in the peace talks with Russia, David Arakhamia, claimed late last night that Moscow had “orally” accepted the main Ukrainian proposals, adding that Kyiv was now awaiting written confirmation.
Speaking on a TV broadcast, he hinted that talks aimed at ending hostilities had made significant progress. It is a question of seeing this Sunday how the discussions continue.
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Mariupol still in the Russian vice
A martyred city in the south-east and a strategic port, Mariupol, on the other hand, remains in the Russian stranglehold, in a catastrophic humanitarian situation, without it being known at this stage whether the evacuation of civilians envisaged by the Red Cross could take place.
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The “liberated” but devastated kyiv region…
The Ukrainian authorities announced on Saturday that the entire kyiv region was now “liberated”, with Russian forces operating a “rapid withdrawal” from the north of the country, but to better “maintain control” of the “vast territories” they occupy. in the East and the South. However, as the Russian troops retreated, the Ukrainian forces discovered dozens of localities devastated by the fighting, such as Irpin or Gostomel. Among these cities, Boutcha, northwest of kyiv, where nearly 300 people had to be buried “in mass graves”…
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Ukraine: a series of explosions heard in Odessa
A series of explosions was heard this Sunday morning in Odessa, a coastal city on the Black Sea in southwestern Ukraine, noted an AFP journalist. The explosions, which occurred around 6 a.m., sent up at least three columns of black smoke and visible flames, apparently in an industrial area.
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The Baltic States have stopped importing Russian gas
The Baltic states have stopped importing Russian natural gas which “has not been transported to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania since April 1”, the head of the Latvian storage company Conexus Baltic said on Saturday evening. Grid. “If we can do it, the rest of Europe can do it too! said Uldis Bariss, CEO of Conexus Baltic Grid. The Baltic countries are now served by gas reserves stored underground in Latvia.
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