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20h52 : Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a summit in Kazakhstan, assured not to foresee “immediately” new strikes “massive”, as kyiv paid tribute to its soldiers. Franceinfo takes stock of the day’s news on the frontline of the war in Ukraine.
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20:00 : It is 8 p.m., we take stock of the news:
The second summary filed by the CGT to challenge the requisition of employees, this time at the TotalEnergies depot in Mardyck near Dunkirk (North), was also rejected by the courts. Follow our live.
At 1 p.m., 28.5% of service stations in France were out of at least one fuel, according to the Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured that he does not plan to broaden the mobilization “partial” that he announced three weeks ago for the conflict in Ukraine. Follow our live.
British actor Robbie Coltrane, famous for the role of Hagrid in the saga Harry Potterdied at the age of 72, announced his agent.
19h26 : It’s 6 p.m., here are the titles:
#FUEL At 1 p.m., 28.5% of service stations in France were therefore out of at least one fuel, said the Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, on a trip to Lille. Follow our live.
The Russian president assured not to plan to expand the mobilization “partial” that he announced three weeks ago for the conflict in Ukraine, stating that 222,000 men had been recruited so far. Follow our live.
#UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, who sacked her finance minister, is backing away from her plan to cut corporation tax to “reassure the markets”.
#VAN_GOGH Environmental activists threw soup at Van Gogh’s famous painting The sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. The artwork, which was glazed, is unscathed.
15h50 : Vladimir Putin says he does not plan new strikes “massive” in Ukraine, after those of the beginning of the week launched in retaliation for the partial destruction of the Crimean bridge which he attributes to kyiv. “Currently, there are other objectives. For the moment. Afterwards we will see”did he declare
15h06 : Vladimir Putin also says he does not plan to broaden the mobilization “partial” which he announced three weeks ago for the conflict in Ukraine, announcing that 222,000 men had been recruited so far. “Nothing else is planned. No proposals have been received from the MoD and I see no need for them in the foreseeable future,” did he declare.
15h03 : Russian President Vladimir Putin says he does not see the point of talks with his American counterpart Joe Biden, even within the framework of the G20 summit. “I don’t see the need for it, there is currently no negotiating platform”he said at a press conference, before adding that he had not yet decided whether he would go to the summit scheduled for November in Bali, Indonesia.
14h32 : “I’m always scared, it can fall on you, or on your house…” With each broken glass, Natalia jumps. The wave of massive destruction wrought by the Russian army in Ukraine on Monday and the next day has certainly passed, but in the towns close to the demarcation line between Ukraine and the occupied territories by the Russians, the shelling continues.This is the case in Zaporijjia, in the south of the country, where the Russian bombardments have been daily for several weeks and now affect the very dense center of the city.
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14h05 : It’s 2 p.m., here are the titles:
#FUEL The majority unions CFE-CGC and CFDT announce that they have signed the wage agreement previously announced this morning. Follow our live.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered his government to start working on the “gas hub” in Turkey proposed by Vladimir Putin to export Russian gas to Europe. Follow our live.
#VAN_GOGH Environmental activists threw soup at Van Gogh’s famous painting The sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. The artwork, which was glazed, is unscathed.
• Of the medical interns are going to demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Health, as part of a one-day strike organized by their unions. They denounce the extension of their studies by one year, “in priority” in medical deserts.
14h02 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered his government to start work on the “gas hub” in Turkey proposed by Vladimir Putin to export Russian gas to Europe, Turkish media reported.
12h12 : It is noon. Here are the main news headlines:
The strike continues at TotalEnergies, a few hours after a compromise was found on wages with two majority unions, the CFDT and the CFE-CGC. The CGT is still calling for a general wage increase of 10%.
• Of the medical interns are going to demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Health, as part of a one-day strike organized by their unions. They denounce the extension of their studies by one year, “in priority” in medical deserts.
Two associations have filed a complaint in Paris for complicity in war crimes against the French group TotalEnergies. They accuse the group of exploiting a deposit in Russia, with fuel used by Russian military planes.
#UNITED STATES The House Committee, which is investigating Donald Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, voted unanimously to subpoena the former president.
11h46 : Last April, franceinfo notably broadcast the testimonies of a mother and her daughter who had suffered repeated rapes, in the town of Boutcha (Ukraine). Soldiers had practically taken up residence in her home and turned her home into hell.
11h54 : Rapes and sexual assaults attributed to Russian forces in Ukraine clearly constitute “a military strategy” et “a deliberate tactic to dehumanize the victims”says UN Special Representative Pramila Patten.
The UN has verified “more than a hundred cases” of rapes and sexual assaults in Ukraine since the start of the war, despite the difficulty of establishing figures during the war.
11h28 : This hypothesis has no “any sense”replied the Elysée yesterday. “A few months ago, almost 40% of the gas delivered to the European Union came from Russia. Today this share of Russian gas is only 7.5% and it is still likely to decrease.”
11h27 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered his government to start working on a “gas hub” in Turkey. This idea was proposed by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during their meeting in Astana (Kazakhstan). The Kremlin tenant suggested that this would allow Europeans to receive gas at cheaper prices “exorbitant”.
11h18 : “An anti-terrorist operations regime has been introduced” in Belarus, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said in an interview published this morning by a Russian newspaper. The Belarusian KGB now denies this information. “No counter-terrorist operation has been or is being carried out on the territory”reports an official quoted by the State agency Belta.
10h37 : Kirill Stremusov, deputy head of the Kherson occupation administration, calls again (in Russian) residents to leave the area. It officially refers to “humanitarian journeys of rest and recuperation” in neighboring Russian regions. A Ukrainian counter-offensive is underway in the region, and Russia announced yesterday that it would lend a hand for these evacuations.
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10h01 : Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Michoustin has signed a decree ordering the repair of the Crimean Bridge before July 1, 2023. The company Nizhneangarsk Transstroy is in charge of the work.
09h40 : French agribusiness giant Danone plans to divest (in English) of its “dairy and plant-based products” unit in Russia. The operation will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities, and the group has not announced who could eventually take over its Russian factories and activities. Eventually, it would only keep its infant nutrition branch.
09h25 : Belarus has introduced an anti-terrorist operation regime, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei announced in an interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia (in Russian). The latter asserts that “Etneighboring ats would prepare provocations” to seize Belarusian territories, without mentioning which ones. He did not specify the duration of this special regime.
09h08 : It’s 9 o’clock. Here are the main news headlines:
The strikes continue at TotalEnergies, a few hours after a compromise was found on wages with two majority unions, CFDT and CFE-CGC. The CGT is still calling for a general wage increase of 10%.
• Of the unions of interns and doctors announced a day of demonstration in front of the Ministry of Health in Paris. At issue: the government’s desire to add a fourth year of internship for general medicine students.
Two associations have filed a complaint in Paris for complicity in war crimes against the French group TotalEnergies. They accuse the group of exploiting a deposit in Russia, with fuel used by Russian military planes.
#UNITED STATES The House Committee, which is investigating Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, voted unanimously to subpoena the former president.
08h25 : “Russian soldiers, spare your lives, surrender!” The Ukrainian government launched an application on Telegram in mid-September to encourage defections from the Russian army. In exchange for their surrender, the Ukrainian army promises the soldiers to treat them in accordance with the Geneva Convention on prisoners, to give them three meals a day and medical care.
08:16 : The daily had revealed, at the end of August, that a company jointly owned 49% by TotalEnergies and 51% by the Russian Novatek was manufacturing fuel intended to supply Russian warplanes deployed in Ukraine. The French oil group had denied this information.