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6:04 p.m. : The clock strikes 6 p.m., it’s time to take stock of the news:
The man suspected of having fatally mowed down a teenager in Montpellier mid-December, during the celebrations after the semi-final of the World Cup between France and Morocco, was indicted and remanded in custody after his arrest this morning.
Moscow will ban from February 1, 2023 the delivery of Russian oil and petroleum products to countries that have capped the prices of this raw material.
The number of job seekers continues to decline in 2022, with a decrease of 2.1% between October and November (for category A).
The violent winter storm that has been hitting the United States for several days has killed at least 49 people in the country, including 27 in a single county in New York State. This “blizzard of the century” is far from over, warn the authorities.
5:48 p.m. : The Russian news agency Tass specifies that this ban, signed by the hand of Vladimir Putin, will be valid until July 1, 2023. At the beginning of December, we explained to you why the cap on Russian oil prices is controversial, including among Europeans.
5:26 p.m. : Moscow will ban from February 1, 2023 the delivery of Russian oil and petroleum products to countries that have capped the prices of this raw material.
5:06 p.m. : Promise kept: the transformers ?? have been handed over to the Ukrainian authorities.France and its partners continue to implement the commitments made at the international solidarity conference for #Ukraine ?? on December 13.@CdCMAE https: //t.co/L3UY6PMhTs
5:45 p.m. : They were eagerly awaited. The first electrical transformers have been delivered by France to Ukraine, the Quai d’Orsay said on Twitter this afternoon. In mid-December, an envelope of 125 million euros was released specifically to support Ukrainians during the winter.
(MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)
5:44 p.m. : Russia has allocated 34 billion rubles (more than 450 million euros) for the construction of fortifications in its border regions with Ukraine, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said today. This announcement comes after several attacks by the Ukrainian army on Russian territory, including one on Sunday against an air base.
4:36 p.m. : More than 1,296 hours: this is the cumulative duration, since the start of the Russian invasion, of anti-aircraft alerts in the Kharkiv region, one of the most exposed in the country. In the space of ten months, the inhabitants of this region have heard the sirens sound for the equivalent of 54 full days, according to a count by the specialized site alerts.in.ua (in Ukrainian).
3:54 p.m. : The stress of the bombardments is part of the daily life of the inhabitants of Nikopol, a Ukrainian city located near the nuclear power plant of Zaporijjia. On site, you still have to work with the noise of the explosions and deal with the numerous power cuts caused by the fighting.
(FRANCEINFO)
3:54 p.m. : Explosions were heard today around the southern city of Odessa, several regional media reported on Telegram (in Ukrainian). Caution, however: it could be interceptions of missiles by the anti-aircraft defense system, explain these same sources.
2:14 p.m. : An air-raid alert has been declared for the entire territory of #Ukraine. https://t.co/XJlzNxdTHg
2:31 p.m. : The entire Ukrainian territory has just been placed on bombing alert, report the Ukrainian media and the specialized site alerts.in.ua. Sirens also sounded in kyiv, the capital of the country placed under close surveillance.
11:08 : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses the United States of prolonging the war in Ukraine by lending assistance to the invaded country. “The ball is in court” kyiv and Washington to determine the duration of the conflict, he added in an interview with the Tass agency. It also calls for working with “nationally oriented politicians” in Europe, favorable to Russia.
08:21 : In the Donbass, a stone’s throw from the front, a few handfuls of Ukrainians have stayed at home and are resisting, in their own way, alongside the army. Agathe Mahuet, special correspondent on the spot, met a grandmother. “I do not care, she assures, my life is done. It’s for my children that I worry, and all of them stayed to live in Bakhmut!”.
(YASHAR FAZYLOV / RADIO FRANCE)