Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is in Kyiv for a support visit

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11:51 a.m. : Russia will not present films at the Oscars. The Russian Film Academy has decided that no Russian film will be presented to apply for the title of best international film.

11:47 : Between solidarity and system D, young people who fled Russia organize themselves on the Telegram application. Our journalist Nathanael Charbonnier tells you how this solidarity is taking place.Since the announcement of the mobilization, thousands of young Russians have left the country.  Here on the Russian-Finnish border.  (JUSSI NUKARI / LEHTIKUVA) (JUSSI NUKARI / LEHTIKUVA)

11:06 : On the program for this trip: the Minister will meet her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba and she “will underline the strengthening of the support provided by France, both in terms of the supply of defense equipment and the fight against impunity and in financial and humanitarian terms”, details the ministry, which cites the operation “A boat for Ukraine”. This last “will leave Marseille on September 28 with more than 1,000 tons of aid on board”.

10:18 a.m. : This is the third time that Catherine Colonna has visited Ukraine. “The Minister wishes to demonstrate France’s solidarity with the Ukrainian people and its full determination to strengthen its support for Ukraine”justified the Quai d’Orsay in a press release.

10:12 a.m. : Hello Ukraine ??, France ?? is by your side. #KievGood morning #Ukraine, it’s good to be back. #KyivДоброго ранку #Україно, я рада повернутися #Київ. Франція поруч, щоб підтримати Україну. https://t.co/PoNlKfqqqN

11:06 : Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is currently in Kyiv. “France is by your side”wrote the head of French diplomacy in a tweet.

11:05 a.m. : Yesterday, another leak, in the parallel gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, had already been announced. As a reminder, the two gas pipelines operated by a consortium dependent on the Russian giant Gazprom are not operational due to the consequences of the war in Ukraine.

10:07 : The Danish and Swedish authorities announce that the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, which connects Russia to Germany, is affected by two unexplained gas leaks in the Baltic Sea. “It is too early to say anything about the causes of the incidents”but the senior Danish official announced to raise the level of vigilance of the electricity and gas sector in the Nordic country. The pipe systems of the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, in Lubmin (Germany), on September 26, 2022. (STEFAN SAUER / DPA / AFP) (STEFAN SAUER / DPA / AFP)

11:03 am : “In recent days, many people come to us from Russia. Most are forced to leave because of a hopeless situation”said Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, according to Russian news agencies. “We have to take care of them, ensure their safety”added the Kazakh President.

09:59 : The Kazakh president is distancing himself a little more from the Kremlin. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assured that his country will protect the Russians who flee to Kazakhstan to escape the ongoing military mobilization to send reinforcements to fight in Ukraine.

11:37 : It is 9 a.m., here is the point on the news:

• Last day for annexation referendums organized by Russia. These elections, which have been taking place since Friday in four regions of Ukraine under total or partial Russian control, have been denounced as “simulacra” by kyiv and its allies. Follow our live.

• A new vaccination campaign will start “from October 3” with the arrival of “new vaccines” for the “target populations”announced the Minister of Health, François Braun.

• Successful Dart mission! A NASA spacecraft managed to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos, to divert it from its trajectory. You can relive this historic first on video.

• # Les Bleues take on Serbia at the Basketball World Cup. The French, who are one point ahead of their opponent of the day, are already guaranteed to play in the quarter-finals of the competition.

08:52 : This is the last day of the annexation referendums organized by Russia. Held since Friday in the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as those under Russian occupation of Kherson and Zaporijjia, these polls have been denounced as “simulacra” by Ukraine and its allies. People vote during one of Russia's annexation referendums, in Donetsk, Ukraine, September 25, 2022. (ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)

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