2024-08-23 13:07:23
The bloody arrest in a Russian prison was not related to the conflict
Mutiny, Islamist terrorist attack, or both? Here you will find what we know at this stage about the ongoing evaluation in the prison in the Volgograd region, southwestern Russia.
Eight civilians died in Russian attacks near Sumy and Kharkiv
Russian strikes killed eight civilians in four regions of eastern and southern Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities announced on Friday. According to local authorities, two people were killed on Friday in a strike in the border region of Sumy (north-east), opposite Kursk in Russia, where Ukraine is leading an attack of an unprecedented scale for more than two weeks go by. Four civilians were also injured in the same area, Ukrainian police said on their website.
A little to the east, two civilians died in a city in the Kharkiv region, its governor Oleg Synegoubov announced on Telegram. Another body was “removed from the debris”, he said the same day, referring to an attack that took place earlier in the week in another area.
India is “decided in favor of peace”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his country “is determined in favor of peace” between Ukraine and Russia, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We have not been neutral since day one, we have taken sides and we are passionate about peace,” he said.
“Whatever help you need from a human point of view, India will always be on your side and will go above and beyond to support you,” the leader also assured Volodymyr Zelensky.
The withdrawal of German aid to Kyiv worries Europe
The announced reduction in German aid to Ukraine is “bad news”, declared on Friday the head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell.
“In absolute terms, Germany is doing a lot” to help Ukraine resist Russian aggression, the diplomat said during a speech in Santander (northern Spain). The coming reduction in aid from Berlin to Kyiv is “very worrying”, he said.
The second donor to the military effort of kyiv after the United States, and thus the main donor of Europe, the German government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in search of budget savings, decided last week from the next half of the year the amount allocated to the bilateral military aid intended for Ukraine.
Several “victims” were taken hostage in a Russian prison
“Several detainees” took prison officials on Friday in a prison in the Russian region of Volgograd (southwest), the authorities said there were “victims”. During a disciplinary meeting in the penal colony No. 19, “many prisoners took advantage of the workers,” the Federal Prison Service (FSIN) said in a statement on Telegram, specifying that there were “victims” and that “services ” is proceeding to release the workers. hostages.
A hostage taking progress in a Russian prison
Arrests are continuing in a prison in the Volgograd region according to Russian news agencies.
Welcome to Kyiv for Modi
Volodymyr Zelensky and Narendra Modi hugged each other at the entrance of the Mariinsky Palace, the residence of the Ukrainian president, according to AFP reporters on the scene. They then introduced their teams before running to the palace to talk away from the cameras.
Indian Prime Minister has arrived in Kyiv
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv on Friday by train from Poland for his first visit to Ukraine as head of government, aiming to advance peace efforts.
The national operator of the railway network of Ukraine, Ukrzaliznytsia, posted a video on Facebook that shows him leaving the station platform when he arrived in Kyiv. He was supposed to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky during the day.
Why did Putin go to Chechnya?
Vladimir Putin visited Chechnya for the first time in fifteen years. Is it to scare the Ukrainians by riding on the “pain” of Kadyrov’s supposed dictatorial forces? It is not so easy according to a Russian expert, interviewed by our correspondent Alexandre Vella.
The Indian Prime Minister in Kyiv, a first
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected in Kyiv on Friday for a historic visit aimed at advancing the government’s efforts towards a “peaceful resolution” of the conflict. The man whose country traditionally maintains excellent relations with Moscow is the first Indian head of state to visit Ukraine. On Thursday, he announced from Poland that no conflict can be “established on the battlefield”.
“We support dialogue and diplomacy to restore peace and stability as soon as possible. And, for this, India is ready to make all possible contributions with its friendly countries,” he said during the press conference. a news with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk.
Kamala Harris vows to stay “solid with Ukraine”
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris promised on Thursday (Friday French time), at the end of her inauguration speech in Chicago, that she would stand “firmly alongside Ukraine and [ses] “Friends of NATO” and will not be “friends with comedians” if he is elected President of the United States in November, in a direct attack on Donald Trump.
“I will not be friends with terrorists and clowns like Kim Jong Un, who support Trump, because they know that it is easy to manipulate with insults and favors, they know that they will not repay the authorities the government because he himself wants to be the ruler of the government. ” he said.
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