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10:32 p.m. : Who is the Russian opponent Vladimir Kara-Mourza, sentenced to 25 years in prison? This historian, winner of the 2022 Vaclav-Havel Human Rights Prize, was sentenced today for “high treason”broadcast of “fake news” and illegal work for an organization “undesirable”. Many Western countries have denounced the severity of the sentence. Franceinfo looks back on the journey of this man, already the victim of two poisonings.
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10:05 p.m. : For the European Commission, the decisions taken by Poland and Hungary are not “not acceptable”. Negotiations between kyiv and Warsaw are taking place to break the deadlock. The European Union suspended in May 2022, for one year, customs duties on all products imported from Ukraine and organized itself to allow it to export its cereal stocks after the closure of the maritime routes by the sea Black.
9:46 p.m. : The Slovak government has in turn decreed a ban on the import of cereals and other food products from Ukraine, following similar measures taken on Saturday by Poland and Hungary.
4:14 p.m. : For his part, the journalist Evan Gershkovich, also detained in Russia, is “in good health”, according to the American ambassador.
4:12 p.m. : The trial of Russian opponent Vladimir Kara-Mourza, sentenced to 25 years in prison, is a “political revenge” not having “nothing to do with justice”denounces his lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov, from Washington.
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Department by department, where have prices increased the most over the past year? Géraldine Houdayer and Théo Uhart take stock.
3:24 p.m. : “I believe Vladimir Kara-Murza is being persecuted for political reasons. I want to express my support for him and his family members. I am very worried about his health.”.
The opponent Alexeï Navalny, himself imprisoned in Russia, described as“illegal, unscrupulous and simply fascist” the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza.
2:22 p.m. : “We renew our call for the release of Vladimir Kara-Mourza, as well as that of the more than 400 political prisoners in Russia”.
Washington has ruled that the conviction of Russian opponent Vladimir Kara-Mourza was victim of “the campaign of intensified repression”.
1:46 p.m. : Due to logistical problems, grain stocks from Ukraine are piling up on Polish soil, causing prices to fall. Warsaw has therefore decided to close the door to Ukrainian cereals until June 30 and Hungary has taken the same decision. We explain everything to you in this article.
1:46 p.m. : “It is important to underline that trade policy is an exclusive competence of the EU and that unilateral actions are not acceptable.”
The European Commission reacts after the decision of Poland and Hungary to ban imports of Ukrainian cereals. The two countries accuse these exchanges of destabilizing agricultural markets.
12:42 p.m. : It is the turn of the UN to plead for the release “without delay” of the Russian opponent Vladimir Kara-Mourza, sentenced to 25 years in prison. “No one should be deprived of their liberty for exercising their human rights“said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk.
12:16 p.m. : “This judgment, like many others, is intended to deter, exclude and prevent critical voices.”
Same story on the side of Berlin, which denounces “with the greatest firmness” condemnation of Vladimir Kara-Murza and calls for his release.
12:12 p.m. : Western countries react after the sentencing of Russian opponent Vladimir Kara-Mourza to 25 years in prison. London demands its “immediate release” and announces the summons of the Russian ambassador.