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12:29 : The Kremlin also spoke about the four leaks detected on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. Moscow denounces a “terrorist act”. “It is very difficult to imagine that such a terrorist action could have taken place without the involvement of a State”says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
12:21 p.m. : The Kremlin will organize tomorrow at 3 p.m. (2 p.m. in France), in the Georgievsky room, the signing ceremony of the new occupied territories joining the Russian Federation. According to Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Kremlin, the treaties will be signed with the four territories where annexation referendums have taken place. Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech.
12:21 p.m. : Russia will ratify tomorrow the annexation of territories it controls in Ukraine, announces the Russian presidency.
12:25 p.m. : It’s noon, it’s time to take stock of the news:
• Demonstrations are planned everywhere in France, at the call of several unions, to demand wage increases and give a warning shot on pensions, when the executive specifies its method for reform. Follow our live.
• A fourth leak has been identified in the Baltic Sea above the Nord Stream gas pipelines, announce the Swedish coast guard.
In the “French Bukkake” file, around thirty women claim to be victims of rape. For “Complementary investigation”, two of them come out of the silence. For the first time, they tell journalists about a climate of violence and humiliation.
• End of the adventure for the French basketball team. Les Bleues lost to China (85-71).
11:08 : Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 29 September 2022 Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/qYt3fqzP7y?? #StandWithUkraine ?? https://t.co/QlXZPwbjbS
11:10 a.m. : The number of Russians who have fled their country is probably greater than that of the forces deployed in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, says the British Ministry of Defense. It is the wealthy and educated who predominate in these departures, adds the ministry, according to which “the brain drain continues and will increase the shortage of skilled labour”.
10:56 : A meeting of the heads of the occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson is planned with Vladimir Putin, but there are no details about this meeting yet, said Kirill Stremusov. The deputy head of the Kherson region occupation administration said he also had meetings scheduled with State Duma deputies in Moscow, according to Russian news agency Tass.
11:14 a.m. : It is 9 a.m., here is the point on the news:
• Elisabeth Borne announces a new cycle of consultation, with a view to adopting a bill “before the end of winter”. Follow our live.
• A fourth leak has been identified above the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, announce the Swedish authorities.
• In the aftermath of annexation referenda, pro-Russian leaders in Ukrainian regions occupied by Moscow have called for annexation to Russia. For its part, the EU is asking for sanctions. Follow our live.
• The American rapper Coolio, known for his hit Gangsta’s Paradise released in 1995, died in Los Angeles, his manager announced. The causes of his death are not yet known.
• Rapper Kaaris’ police custody has been lifted, franceinfo learned from the rapper’s lawyers. He is the subject of a complaint filed by his ex-companion for violence which she places at the beginning of the year 2021.
08:17 : “There are two leaks on the Swedish side and two leaks on the Danish side”a Swedish coastguard official told AFP, who also clarified that the two leaks on the Swedish side are “close to each other”. So far, the authorities of the two countries had reported a single leak on the Swedish side and two leaks on the Danish side.
08:06 : A fourth leak has been identified above the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, announce the Swedish authorities.