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15h20 : Hello FI. What is the summit of the “Crimean platform”? Thanks.
14h29 : In this video message during the “Crimea platform”, the French president assured that the Europeans were ready to support the “combat” from Ukraine “in the time”. The “Crimean platform” is an initiative of the Ukrainian authorities. This is an international summit aimed at ending the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
14h21 : In a video message during the Summit of the “Crimea platform”, Emmanuel Macron today called on the international community not to have “no weakness, no spirit of compromise” against Russia. “The freedom of all of us and peace in all parts of the globe are at stake”, he added.
14h18 : The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, spoke by telephone with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov this morning, according to the Quai d’Orsay. This exchange “focused on the modalities of sending an IAEA expert mission to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant”occupied since March 4 by Russian troops.
14h05 : 2 p.m., let’s make a new update on the news:
According to the US State Department, Moscow could step up “its efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.” Follow our live.
The health protocol in force in schools from September 1 will be at the “base” level, the lowest level provided for by the ministry, several unions announced to franceinfo.
The milestone of 50,000 vaccinations against monkeypox was crossed yesterday in France, announced the Minister of Health, François Braun.
Patient care at the Sud Francilien hospital center in Corbeil-Essonnes (Essonne), victim of a cyberattack, “is not endangered”, assures the Minister of Health. Patients who fall under “severe technical platforms are redirected by the Samu to other hospitals”.
13h32 : “The crisis has spread to the entire humanitarian system and put it under enormous stress”underlined Brigitte Bischoff of the Red Cross. “This will have a lasting effect on the ability of humanitarian organizations and donors to respond to emergencies elsewhere”she warns.
13h31 : Six months after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the repercussions of the conflict are increasing the need for aid worldwide, warns Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen, regional director of the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies -Red (IFRC) for Europe and Central Asia.
12h56 : Polish President Andrzej Duda is visiting Ukraine today, on the eve of Ukrainian Independence Day and six months since the start of the Russian offensive. “We welcome our friend to the capital!” wrote the Ukrainian border guard service on Telegram, while broadcasting a video showing Andrzej Duda received at kyiv station.
12h07 : It’s 12 noon, let’s take a look at the news:
In Lyon, we know more about the accident that claimed the lives of two teenagershit by an ambulance while riding a scooter.
US Embassy in Kyiv urges US nationals to leave “urgently” Ukraine, pointing to a likely escalation of the conflict in the country.
Emmanuel Macron and Elisabeth Borne are meeting this evening for a dinner on the eve of the Council of Ministers back to school. The two heads of the executive will address several major issues in the weeks to come.
#FRESNES After the controversy surrounding a karting race at Fresnes prison, the production of “Kohlanness” deleted the video last night, while the producer admitted “a controversial act”.
11:51am : Bonjour @All the parties that make you forget the war (is that really your name?). Every year, on August 24, Ukraine celebrates its independence, obtained in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union. On this Independence Day, a military parade is sometimes held in the streets of kyiv. In 2021, for the 30th anniversary of independence, three days of celebrations took place. This year, this date coincides with the six months of the outbreak of the Russian invasion, which makes the Ukrainian authorities fear the worst.
11:50 a.m. : What is Ukraine Independence Day? Have a good day.
08:34 : The American authorities urge their nationals to leave Ukraine as soon as possible. “The State Department has become aware of increased Russian efforts to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure and government buildings in the coming days.”warns the press release (in English) of the United States Embassy in Kyiv.