Dialogue maintained. Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron discussed on Saturday April 15 during “nearly an hour and a half”assured the Ukrainian leader on Telegram. “The results of President Macron’s recent visit to China were discussed”, he specified. The head of state caused an outcry after his state visit to China by saying that Europe should not automatically align itself with the United States or Beijing in the event of a dispute over Taiwan. He then said that being “ally” of the United States did not necessarily mean being “vassal”. His visit to China had been dominated by discussions of the war in Ukraine, with Beijing being a close partner of Moscow. “The two presidents discussed the next steps in organizing a peace summit”, detailed the Elysée for his part. Follow our live.
Ukraine on the G7 menu. The heads of diplomacy of the G7 countries meet from Sunday in the Japanese tourist town of Karuizawa for discussions which promise to be dominated by the growing pressure of China on Taiwan and the conflict in Ukraine. This peak will be the opportunity for the Japanese host to emphasize his certainty that the Russian invasion only accentuates the need to redouble our vigilance in Asia.
Eleven dead in the attack on Sloviansk. The death toll from a Russian strike on a building in Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine, rose to 11 on Saturday the day after a missile was fired, the service’s spokeswoman said on television. Ukrainian Emergency Situations of the eastern Donetsk region, Veronika Bakhal.
The Russians advance in Bakhmout. Ihe Russian military has claimed territorial gains on the northern and southern outskirts of Bakhmut, the epicenter of fighting for months and where Moscow’s forces have slowly advanced until they control most of it. “Wagner’s assault units advanced successfully, capturing two blocks on the northern and southern outskirts of the city”said the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram, reporting the “most violent fights” from the forehead.