2024-03-13 11:34:40
12h18
Civilians urged to leave Russian cities of Belgorod and Kursk “immediately”
Russian volunteers fighting for Ukraine announced strikes on two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border on Wednesday and urged civilians to leave those locations. “We are forced to strike military positions stationed in the cities of Belgorod and Kursk,” three pro-kyiv combat units said on Telegram. “To avoid civilian casualties, we call on everyone to leave these cities immediately,” they continued.
12h02
Putin finds Macron “resentful”
“I think there are hard feelings,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday about Emmanuel Macron’s attitude towards Russia. The “Tsar” links the “resentment” of his French counterpart to Russia’s growing influence in Africa, particularly due to the Wagner paramilitary group. According to him, Paris had to face competition from the Wagner group, a paramilitary group which from the mid-2010s deployed its fighters in several African countries on behalf of their governments, supplanting the traditional French regional power.
11h57
The attack on opponent Volkov “probably organized by Russia”
The attack on Tuesday in Vilnius of Leonid Volkov, Russian opponent in exile and former right-hand man of the late Alexeï Navalny, was probably “organized by Russia”, Lithuanian intelligence services announced on Wednesday.
The opponent received hammer blows, his attacker is still being sought.
11h26
Macron in Berlin on Friday for a summit on Ukraine
An emergency summit on Ukraine will take place in Berlin on Friday. “On Friday I will be in Berlin with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss the situation,” Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, said in an interview with public television channel TVP Info, broadcast Tuesday evening.
This tripartite summit will be held at a time when the Franco-German relationship seems to be weakened, notably following differences over Ukraine.
11h06
Russia does not want to boycott the Paris Olympics
Russia must not “boycott” the Paris Olympics, Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin assured Wednesday, despite the restrictions imposed on the participation of its athletes in reaction to the offensive in Ukraine. “We must not turn away, close ourselves off, boycott this movement,” the minister said during a meeting, according to the state agency Tass. “We must, as much as possible, preserve the possibility of dialogue and participation in competitions,” he said.
09h46
Putin touts his “more advanced” nuclear arsenal
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his country’s nuclear armament on Wednesday, deeming it “more advanced” than that of the United States. He assured that his arsenal was always “ready” for nuclear war. “Triads [les vecteurs de lancement d’armes atomiques], only Americans and we really have them. And here we are much further along. The whole nuclear component is more modern here,” he said in an interview on Russian television, adding that his country was “ready” for a nuclear conflict but that he had never thought of using such weapons. weapons.
09h11
NATO soldiers would not change anything “on the battlefield” according to Putin
Putin judges that sending NATO soldiers to Ukraine would not change anything “on the battlefield” in an interview with the Rossia 1 channel and the Ria Novosti news agency, excerpts of which were broadcast Wednesday morning.
09h00
Putin accuses kyiv of wanting to undermine the Russian presidential election
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of attacking Russian regions in an attempt to undermine the presidential election. These attacks can be explained “very simply. All this is happening against a backdrop of failures [ukrainiens] on the front line,” said the “tsar” in an interview with the Rossia 1 channel and the Ria Novosti press agency, excerpts of which were broadcast on Wednesday morning. “However, the main objective, I have no doubt, if they fail to undermine the presidential elections in Russia, is at least to try to prevent citizens in some way from expressing their will,” assured the Russian president.
08h44
Russian opponent Volkov transformed “into a cutlet” by his attackers
“They literally wanted to turn me into schnitzel [escalope viennoise] », Russian opponent Leonid Volkov said on Telegram this Wednesday, the day after his attack in Lithuania. Alexeï Navalny’s former right-hand man was violently attacked Tuesday evening in front of his home in Vilnius, where he lives in exile. Congratulating himself on being “still alive”, Volkov said he was attacked by a man who hit him “about 15 times” with a blunt object, and suffered in particular a broken arm.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis condemned a “shocking” attack and assured, in a message on the social network
No suspects have been identified at this stage and more details on this attack are expected to be communicated Wednesday morning.
08h14
Russian refinery on fire after drone attack
An oil refinery was targeted by a drone on Wednesday in Ryazan, about 200 km southeast of Moscow. “The Ryazan oil refinery was attacked by a drone (…). According to initial information, there are injuries,” wrote the governor of the Ryazan region, Pavel Malkov, on Telegram.
According to him, following the attack, “a fire broke out” in this refinery, one of the largest producers of fuel for central Russia and controlled by the oil giant Rosneft.
Dozens of drones also targeted other Russian regions on Wednesday, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Voronezh, all four of which border Ukraine, without causing any injuries, according to the respective regional authorities.
07h11
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