Ukraine lamented Saturday, January 21 “indecision” Westerners on deliveries of heavy tanks. Some of its European allies have directly pointed the finger at Germany, after its refusal to supply its Leopard tanks to kyiv, when the Russians are on the offensive. Follow our live.
The Baltic countries criticize Germany. In a rare public criticism, the three foreign ministers of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia for their part urged Berlin on Saturday morning “to supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine now”pleading “special responsibility” of Germany, “first European power”.
The funeral of the Minister of the Interior. Seven coffins of the victims of a helicopter crash, among them the Ukrainian Interior Minister, were carefully placed on Saturday in the hall of a building in the center of kyiv by soldiers in ceremonial dress to the sound of a trumpet, while the whole country paid homage to them.
The RT France channel is closing. Denouncing an act of “censorship”, RT France, the French branch of the Russian channel RT suspended in the European Union, announced on Saturday its closure following the freezing of its assets. Moscow promises retaliatory measures against French media in Russia.