Emmanuel Macron committed on Sunday October 2 to “to work with its European partners on new sanctions” against Russia after the annexation of four Ukrainian regions, reported the Elysée. During a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, the Head of State “reiterated its strong condemnation of the illegal annexation by Russia” of the four regions, according to a press release. It also “reaffirmed France’s determination to help Ukraine regain its full sovereignty and territorial integrity”. Follow our live.
Berlin, Copenhagen and Oslo to supply artillery guns to kyiv. Germany, Denmark and Norway will supply from next year sixteen armored car artillery guns to Ukraine, which is seeking to strengthen its heavy military arsenal to fend off Russia, Berlin said on Sunday. This announcement follows a visit this weekend to Ukraine by German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht, a first since the Russian invasion launched on February 24.
Pope Francis “beg” Vladimir Putin to stop the “spiral of violence”. It is not the first time that Pope Francis has condemned the invasion of Ukraine, but the words chosen are particularly strong. During his prayer, Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican, the sovereign pontiff of Catholics “begged” Russian President Vladimir Putin “to stop, also out of love for his people, this spiral of violence and death”. He also said he deplored the annexation proclaimed by Russia of four regions which it partially occupies in Ukraine, a decision which he recalled was “contrary to international law”.
Zelensky threatens the Russians and hopes to retake other towns. “Until y’all fix the problem” of Vladimir Putin, “you will be killed one by one, becoming scapegoats”, launched the Ukrainian president to the address of the Russian people, in a speech on social networks on Saturday evening. He promised that“even more” Ukrainian flags, synonymous with territories taken back from the Russian army, would fly in the east of the country “in the coming week”. The town of Lyman, recaptured by Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday, is “completely rid” Russian troops, rejoiced Zelensky on Sunday.
The bodies of 24 civilians discovered near a recaptured town. The governor of the Kharkiv region said 13 children and a pregnant woman were among the dead found near Kupyansk after the city was recaptured on Thursday. The bodies, sometimes charred, were discovered in vehicles on a road. According to this Ukrainian official, they were civilians trying to flee who were shot and killed by Russian soldiers. A pro-Russian separatist leader attributed the deaths to the Ukrainian army on Thursday.