Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden pledge to support kyiv “as long as it takes”

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8:07 p.m. : It’s a little after 8 p.m., here’s a new reminder of the main titles:

• #During a joint press conference, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron claimed to be friends. They mainly talked about the war in Ukraine. “We will continue to support the Ukrainian people”assured the American president.

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8:00 p.m. : “Putin made a miscalculation at all levels. He thought they would be welcomed with open arms in the Russian-speaking regions. Reread his texts and speeches.”

The two presidents respond continue to answer questions from journalists.

7:41 p.m. : “We have always been on the same line: to help Ukraine to resist, to give in nothing to our values ​​and to the principles of the United Nations Charter. To avoid any uncontrolled escalation in this conflict and to act that, at the appropriate time, under the conditions for their territory that it is up to the Ukrainians to decide, we will be there to help build peace.”

The war in Ukraine and its consequences occupied a good part of the speeches of Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron.

7:35 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron insists on the fact that it is essential to“avoid any uncontrolled escalation”.

7:28 p.m. : “We will continue to support the Ukrainian people.”

Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron discussed extensively, of course, the war in Ukraine.

7:24 p.m. : “President Macron and I are committed to continuing to work to hold Russia to account and to mitigate the global consequences of Putin’s war”said the American president.

6:09 p.m. : “We won’t stop until we [les] we will not all have recovered. After today’s exchange, 1,319 heroes have already gone home.”

This was stated by the President of Ukraine on Telegram. Russia and Ukraine have carried out multiple prisoner swaps since the war began in February.

4:09 p.m. : The Russian Ministry of Justice has published a unified register of “foreign agents” in Russia. A total of 493 names appear on this list which compiles personalities, activists and associations deemed hostile to power. The persons concerned are obliged to respect administrative rules, and the obligation to mention this status in their publications.

3:42 p.m. : “France and the United States faced Vladimir Putin, who once again broke the peace on the European continent”, launches Joe Biden, who salutes in French “liberty, equality and fraternity”.

2:29 p.m. : The amount of Russian assets frozen in Switzerland following the sanctions imposed on Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine amounted to 7.5 billion Swiss francs (7.6 billion euros) as of November 25, according to the State Secretariat for the Economy (Seco). Switzerland is a popular destination for Silver Russians or businesses from the country, not least because the country is a hub for commodity trading.

12:31 p.m. : The Kremlin says the creation of a tribunal to judge Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, including possible war crimes, would not have “no legitimacy”. “NOTWe will not accept the courts and we will condemn them”, spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, told the press.

12:20 p.m. : The Spanish authorities revealed that a letter bomb, with the characteristics “similar” to her having exploded at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, had been sent last week to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The Ministry of the Interior mentions in a press release a “envelope containing pyrotechnic material”.

11:46 : “Russia destroyed 40% of Ukraine’s energy system with terrorist missile attacks. Dozens of energy workers were killed and injured.”

Nearly half of the Ukrainian electricity network remains out of order, a week after the last Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, the private operator DTEK said on Telegram. This highlights the efforts “Day and night” electricians to repair them.

11:38 : “Pope Francis recently made statements that were not at all comprehensible, absolutely not Christian, pointing to two peoples of Russia, to say that we should expect atrocities from them during military combat.”

The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs denounces the remarks of Pope Francis. The latter qualified as “cruel” Russian soldiers from certain ethnic minorities fighting in Ukraine.

10:49 : As snow begins to fall in northern Ukraine, many residents continue to be without power for at least several hours a day since the latest Russian strikes. To deal with the problem, the authorities have put in place “heating points”, where to take shelter. Reportage.


(AGATHE MAHUET / RADIO FRANCE)

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