11:47
The Caesar guns sent by France to Ukraine were taken from Army stocks
For the past few days, the sound of Caesar’s shots has been echoing in Ukraine. France has indeed delivered 6 copies, and not 12, of these artillery pieces produced by Nexter. This gun is considered one of the most effective in the world. It is capable of accurately firing a 155mm projectile every 6 minutes at a distance of 40 kilometers. These guns were taken from Army stocks.
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11:27
Two Russian soldiers sentenced to 11 years in prison for bombing villages
A Ukrainian court sentenced on Tuesday to 11 and a half years in prison two Russian soldiers accused of having bombarded with multiple missile launchers two villages in the Kharkiv region, in the north-east of the country.
Alexander Bobykin and Alexander Ivanov were found guilty of “violation of the laws and customs of war”, after a trial which began in mid-May near the city of Poltava, according to the Interfax-Ukraine agency , specifying that the two defendants had “totally admitted their guilt and said that they repented”.
As a reminder, the first Russian soldier tried for a war crime since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Vadim Chichimarine, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on May 23 in kyiv for the murder of a civilian .
11:19
Moscow says it is ready to return the bodies of 152 fighters discovered in Azovstal
The Russian army has discovered the bodies of 152 Ukrainian fighters in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, and is ready to hand them over to Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
During their search operations in the steelworks, where more than 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, in particular from the Azov regiment, had taken refuge for several weeks before surrendering to the Russian forces in mid-May, “the Russian soldiers discovered an insulated van “, according to the ministry.
11:04
The war in Ukraine propels inflation to a new record in Europe
The inflation rate in the euro zone hit a new high in May, at 8.1% year on year, Eurostat announced on Tuesday, as the war in Ukraine stokes a spike in energy and fuel prices. ‘feed.
Inflation had reached 7.4% in April for the 19 countries that have adopted the single currency, an estimate revised down by 0.1 point. These figures are the highest recorded by the European statistics office since the start of the publication of the indicator in January 1997.
10:12
Ukrainian cereals: Lavrov in Turkey on June 8 to “discuss secure corridors”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Turkey on June 8 to discuss the establishment of “secure corridors” for the transport of Ukrainian grain, his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Cavusoglu announced on Tuesday.
“Lavrov will come to Turkey on June 8 with a military delegation to discuss, among other things, the establishment of secure corridors for the transport of grain. This is the most important question”, indicated the minister who wants to “create a Corridor Observation Center in Istanbul”.
If the question of Europe’s dependence on the Russian gas and oil is at the center of the conflict being played out between Russia and Ukraine, that of wheat is just as sensitive, if not even more worrying. >>Our full article
10:07
Russian bank Sberbank says it is ‘working normally’ despite its Swift ban
Sberbank Group, Russia’s main bank, announced in early March that it was withdrawing from the European market, after being hit by massive financial sanctions in retaliation for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
However, Sberbank said on Tuesday “to work normally” despite its exclusion from Swift:
“We are working normally – the main restrictions are already in force”, wrote in a press release the bank, which was already targeted by heavy American and British measures. “Swift’s exclusion does not change the situation for international regulations,” she said.
9:57
EU embargo on Russian oil: Orban welcomes the exemption obtained
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed on Tuesday the agreement of the 27 EU countries which provides an exemption for oil transported by pipeline, thus allowing his country to continue to receive cheap crude from Russia.
The nationalist leader had been blocking the European embargo project for several weeks, speaking of an “atomic bomb” launched on his economy.
Finally, to lift Budapest’s veto, the heads of state and government meeting at a summit in Brussels on Monday limited the stoppage of imports to Russian oil transported by boat, ie two-thirds of European purchases.
9:52
Surrounded and bombarded, Severodonetsk, which the Russians control “in part”, would it be the “new Mariupol”?
While the governor of the Lugansk region announced this Tuesday morning that the Russians control part of the city of Severodonetsk, BFMTV.com wondered if this city of Donbass, the last pocket of resistance in the Lugansk region, to eastern Ukraine, would not be the “new Mariupol”.
Indeed, Severodonetsk is subject to daily bombardments which have already destroyed most of its infrastructure.
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9:26
Russians control “part” of Severodonetsk according to regional governor
Russian forces now control “part” of Severodonetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine that they have been shelling and trying to take for weeks, the region’s governor announced on Tuesday.
“The situation is ultra-complicated. Part of Severodonetsk is controlled by the Russians”, indicated on Telegram Serguiï Gaïdaï, at the head of the Lugansk region.
8:57
Gazprom suspends gas deliveries to the Netherlands
The Russian gas company Gazprom announced on Tuesday that it suspended gas deliveries to the Dutch supplier GasTerra in the face of its refusal to pay in rubles.
“Gazprom has completely stopped its gas deliveries to GasTerra BV due to non-payment in rubles,” the Russian giant announced in a statement on its Telegram messaging system.
8:53
According to RSF, since the beginning of the conflict, “journalists have been shot like rabbits”
Guest of France Inter this Tuesday morning, the Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Christophe Deloire, returned to the death of our journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff.
According to him, at least 50 events for war crimes are to be recorded in Ukraine. Although identified as “press”, journalists are deliberately targeted by Russian forces according to RSF. “There is a responsibility of the Kremlin, of Vladimir Putin, for these war crimes.
8:41
A first commercial ship left Mariupol for Russia
A first commercial ship, loaded with metal, has left the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, conquered by Russian forces, to reach Rostov-on-the-Don in Russia, pro-Russian separatist leader Denis Pushilin announced on Tuesday.
“Today 2500 tons of rolled sheet metal rolls left the port of Mariupol, the boat headed for Rostov”, writes the leader of the pro-Russian separatists of Donetsk on his Telegram messenger.
8:38
Death of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff: “The Russians deliberately targeted this vehicle”, testifies the governor of the Luhansk region on BFMTV
Serguei Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk region was live this Tuesday in First edition on BFMTV to discuss the death of our journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, victim of shrapnel, while he was following a humanitarian operation in a armored vehicle. According to Sergei Gaidai, this vehicle was deliberately targeted by the Russians.
8:26
Faced with European sanctions, Russia says it will have no trouble finding new importers for its oil
The permanent representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov estimated that Russia will have no trouble finding importers for its oil, in particular in response to Europe’s desire to stop its imports of Russian oil. .
“As it rightly said yesterday, Russia will find other importers. It should be noted that now the EU is contradicting its own statement yesterday. ‘EU is not in good shape’.
4:11
The European Union excludes the main Russian bank from Swift
The EU has agreed to exclude the main Russian bank, Sberbank, from the international financial system Swift, as part of its sixth package of sanctions against Moscow, European leaders announced Monday evening at a summit in Brussels.
“This sanctions package includes hard-hitting measures such as Swift’s withdrawal from Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank,” Council Chairman Charles Michel said.
So far, seven Russian institutions have been deprived of access to Swift, a secure messaging platform allowing crucial operations such as funds transfer orders between banks.
4:11
EU grants 9 billion euros to Ukraine for its immediate liquidity needs
The leaders of the 27 EU member countries meeting in Brussels on Monday approved the granting of 9 billion euros to the Ukrainian government to cover its immediate cash needs to make its economy work, announced the President of the Council. Charles Michel.
kyiv has quantified its needs at 5 billion dollars per month. European financing will take the form of “long-maturity loans” with subsidized interest rates, a European source said.
4:10
Agreement of the Twenty-Seven to stop most of their imports of Russian oil
The leaders of the 27 EU countries reached an agreement on Monday that would see them cut their imports of Russian oil by some 90% by the end of the year in order to dry up funding for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. .
This embargo on crude oil within 6 months and refined products within 8 months is the key measure but also the thorniest of the sixth package of sanctions against Russia which was blocked until now by Hungary.
The Heads of State and Government meeting at the summit in Brussels gave the green light to a gradual halt in imports of Russian oil transported by boat, ie 2/3 of European purchases. A temporary exemption has been provided for oil transported by pipeline, in order to lift Budapest’s veto.
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4:09
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