Almost a month after the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, “nearly 100,000 people in inhumane conditions” are trapped in the ruins of Mariupol, “under total siege, without food, without water, without medicine, under constant bombardment”, alerted Volodymyr Zelensky in a video published on Wednesday March 23 at dawn. Follow the evolution of the situation live with franceinfo.
Zelensky will address the French parliamentarians. After the Italian parliament on Tuesday, it is the turn of the National Assembly and the French Senate to meet exceptionally and simultaneously at 3 p.m., despite the end of the parliamentary session, to listen to a live message from Volodymyr Zelensky, who continues interventions in national parliaments as his country faces the Russian invasion.
Towards new sanctions against Moscow. The weekend should be full of diplomatic activity: Thursday, one month to the day after the start of the invasion, Westerners will gather in Brussels for NATO, G7 and European Union summits. At the key, “new sanctions against Russia”according to Joe Biden’s national security adviser.
Biden flies to Europe. The American president leaves Wednesday for Europe. He goes there “work with allies on long-term adjustments” regarding NATO’s presence on the eastern flank of the continent, according to the team. He will then travel to Poland, the country which hosts most of the 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees.
“Superpowered” bombs on Mariupol. Mariupol, a predominantly Russian-speaking port city strategically located between Crimea (south), occupied by Moscow since 2014, and the separatist territory of Donetsk (east), has been bombed for weeks by the Russians. She was targeted Tuesday by two “superpowered bombs”, according to the municipality, which did not give a report.