DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Zelensky thanks the French parliament for designating Wagner as a terrorist organization

2023-05-10 07:14:13

White House pays tribute to AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in rocket strike

“The world is indebted to Arman Soldin, AFP journalist killed Tuesday in Ukraine” and to “the 10 other reporters and media workers who lost their lives covering the conflict”, reacted the spokeswoman for the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre.

“Our hearts go out to the family of Arman Soldin, who lost his life today on the front line of the war in Ukraine, and to his colleagues at AFP,” she said in a statement. , adding: “Journalism is one of the foundations of a free society”. Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “devastated” by the news of the journalist’s disappearance, recalling that “so many journalists work to expose and report the truth in extremely dangerous conditions”.

Ukrainian cereals

While Russia has threatened to leave the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports from May 18, a quadripartite meeting is being held for two days in Turkey. This meeting comes as Ukraine that 90% of the grain corridor is currently technically blocked by Russia. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Russia not to use hunger as a weapon of war by blocking the deal.

Zelensky thanks the National Assembly

Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked the French parliament for the decision to recognize the Russian Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. “It’s something that should be embraced by the whole world. Every manifestation of terrorism must be destroyed and every terrorist must be condemned,” he said.

AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in eastern rocket strike

AFP’s video coordinator in Ukraine, Arman Soldin, was killed Tuesday afternoon in a Grad rocket attack in eastern Ukraine. The bombardment took place around 4:30 p.m. local time in the vicinity of Chassiv Iar, a Ukrainian town near Bakhmout, which is targeted daily by Russian forces.