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2:56 p.m. : “You have to be honest. (…) If we say that Ukraine will join the EU in 6 months, 1 year or 2 years, we are lying. It is not true. It is probably 15 or 20 years is a very long time.”
The French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, gave an interview to Radio J this afternoon. He assured that the process of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union would be long.
2:41 p.m. : Martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine were extended on Sunday by three months, until August 23. In two votes, the Ukrainian parliament, the Rada, approved the presidential decrees on the extension of these two measures, in place since February 24.
2:42 p.m. : “The war seeker, the warmonger, is Mr Putin. (…) Ukrainians did not provoke the war in Russia. They seek freedom from a country that occupies them as a sovereign state.”
The objective for France is “let there be no Russian victory”. He’s from “liberate ukraine”, declared the French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, quoted by AFP. Thus, the European Union’s support for Ukraine “is legitimate”he said. “If it didn’t, Europe would say, ‘Go ahead, Mr. Putin’s Russia can do whatever it wants’. It would be dangerous for our security.”
2:22 p.m. : Bombarded without interruption since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, Mariupol passed completely yesterday under the control of Russian forces. The city was 90% destroyed and three-quarters of its inhabitants deserted. Franceinfo returns to this “plug” strategic.
2:28 p.m. : After 87 days of war, the Russians managed to take the city of Mariupol. Ukrainians now fear that Kharkiv, a liberated city, will meet the same fate. “Step by step [les forces russes] reduce pockets of resistance and go on the offensive on other targets”explains geopolitical scientist Jean-Antoine Duprat on franceinfo.
1:48 p.m. : See you soon at 1 p.m., here is an update on this Sunday’s news:
The new Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities, Damien Adad, is accused of rape by two women for alleged facts dating from 2010 and 2011, revealed Mediapart. In a press release, he “contest with the greatest force” these charges. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne assures that she was not aware of these cases when appointing the elected LR to the government. Follow our live.
Eight new departments are affected by orange vigilance for thunderstorms, according to the latest report from Météo France. These are Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Allier, Rhône, Landes, Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime. They are added to Gironde, Charente, Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Corrèze, Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, Haute -Loire and the Loire, already on alert. In total, 21 departments are concerned.
• Let’s go for the 2022 edition of Roland-Garros. The tournament opened at 11 a.m. Porte d’Auteuil. On the Philippe-Chatrier court, the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, one of the players in form at the moment, faces the Polish Magda Linette. Follow the matches in our live.
• Russia continues to shell eastern Ukraine. According to the governor of the Luhansk region“the Russians are throwing all their efforts to capture Sievierodonetsk”. “The city is being destroyed, as before they destroyed Rubizhne and Popasna”, he denounced last night. Follow our live.
10:18 a.m. : Finally, the Ukrainian general staff noted this morning that the Russian army continued “its missile and air strikes throughout the territory”and had same “increased the intensity [des bombardements] using aviation to destroy critical infrastructure”. Follow our live.
10:09 : How is the situation in Ukraine? In his usual evening video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that the military situation had not “not significantly evolved” yesterday. “The situation in the Donbass is extremely difficult”, he insisted. But the Ukrainian army “repel this offensive”, did he declare.
09:48 : Moscow now has total control of Mariupol, after the capture of the Azovstal factory by the Russian military. After the evacuation of the civilians, the more than 500 Ukrainian soldiers and militiamen who remained hidden in the undergrounds of the industrial complex surrendered. In total, according to Moscow, almost 2,500 soldiers were captured. In Ukraine, the inhabitants are worried for their fate, report our journalists on the spot.
10:14 a.m. : Here is a first point on the news of this beginning of the day:
Russia continues to shell eastern Ukraine. According to the governor of the Luhansk region“the Russians are throwing all their efforts to capture Sievierodonetsk”. “The city is being destroyed, as before they destroyed Rubizhne and Popasna”, he denounced last night. Follow our live.
Météo France has placed 13 departments on orange vigilance for storms. These are Gironde, Charente, Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Corrèze, Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, Haute -Loire and the Loire.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne defends the pension reform project, insisting on her wish to “do not lie” to the French. “Those who would have people believe that she is not essential do not tell the truth to the French”says the head of government in The Sunday newspaper. Follow our live.
Kylian Mbappé remains at Paris Saint-Germain until 2025. PSG will on the other hand separate from its sporting director Leonardo, in office since June 14, 2019.
• In Australia, Labor Anthony Albanese declared victory in the general elections, after outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted defeat. Here are five things to know about Australia’s future Prime Minister.