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Russian troops are approaching Kiev, an advance that adds to the offensive from the north announced earlier.
The Ukrainian president says the Russian army is targeting civilian areas in the aftermath of the massive attack launched against his country by Vladimir Putin.
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6:27 am | Ukraine: Erdogan criticizes the EU and NATO for their lack of action
Turkish President Recep Tayyip, whose country is a NATO member, on Friday criticized the Atlantic Alliance and the European Union for their lack of “determined action” in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. .
6:23 am | Over 1,800 anti-war protesters arrested in Russia
More than 1,800 protesters against the war in Ukraine have been arrested in Russia, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday, which called for the release of those still detained.
“We are disturbed by the multiple arbitrary arrests of demonstrators in Russia who were protesting yesterday,” OHCHR spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said at a press briefing in Geneva.
6:23 am | Ukraine: Italy ready to deploy 3,400 soldiers within the framework of NATO
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday that Italy was ready to deploy an additional 3,400 troops to NATO countries after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
6:15 a.m. | The EU is preparing other sanctions against Moscow “as a matter of urgency”
The European Union is urgently preparing new sanctions against Russia after approving a second package of measures on Thursday, European Council President Charles Michel announced on Friday, who met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Second wave of sanctions with massive and severe consequences politically agreed last night. Other measures are being urgently prepared,” he said on Twitter.
6:01 am | The Kremlin considers it “a pity” that Saint Petersburg is deprived of the Champions League final
The Kremlin judged Friday “a pity” the decision taken by UEFA to transfer the final of the Champions League from Saint Petersburg to the Stade de France, in reaction to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
5:55 am | The Russian invasion, “deep break in the history of Europe” according to Merkel
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday condemned the “war of aggression” waged by Russia against Ukraine, which marks a “deep break in the history of Europe”.
“It is with the greatest concern that I follow the development of the situation after the new attack, which follows that of 2014 (against Crimea), by Russia led by President Putin against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, writes Ms. Merkel in a statement sent by her services.
5:51 | Russia ready for talks if Ukraine ‘lays down arms’
Russia is ready for negotiations with Ukraine if the country in the grip of a Russian invasion “lays down its arms”, said Friday the head of Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov.
“We are ready for negotiations any time the Ukrainian armed forces hear our call and lay down their arms,” he told a news conference in Moscow.
5:37 | Ukraine: Spain evacuates its ambassador and a hundred nationals
Spain evacuated its ambassador and diplomatic staff from Kiev on Friday morning, as well as a hundred Spanish nationals who remained in Ukraine, in the face of the advance of Russian troops towards the Ukrainian capital.
5:20 am | The world of sport facing the unknown
After a pandemic, a war. For the second time in two years, the sporting planet will be turned upside down by an international crisis, which will again upset its calendar.
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, late Wednesday, Quebec time, forces both sports federations and athletes to make important decisions, even if they are sometimes delicate on the political and financial levels.
5:17 am | Ukrainian president accuses Russian forces of also targeting civilian areas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday accused the Russian army of targeting civilian areas in Kiev, hailing the “heroism” of Ukrainians in the face of the Russian invasion and assuring that his soldiers were doing “everything possible” to defend the country .
“That night they started shelling civilian neighborhoods. It reminds us of (the Nazi offensive) of 1941,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video posted on social media, pronouncing this sentence in Russian to the attention of Russian citizens.
5:11 | Russian forces approach Kiev
Russian troops were approaching Kiev from the northeast and east on Friday, an advance that adds to the offensive from the north announced earlier in the morning, according to the Facebook page of the General Staff. Ukrainian army.
“The enemy having been repulsed by the defenders of Cherniguiv, he seeks to circumvent the city to attack the capital. For this, it flows in the direction Kosoltets-Brovary and Konotop-Nezhin-Kiev. Konotop has fallen”, according to this source.