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6:19 p.m. : The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs France in a press release of the character “unacceptable” in his eyes Western arms deliveries to Ukraine. A deputy minister, Alexandre Grouchko, also received the French ambassador, Pierre Levy. These supplies facilitated the Ukrainian counter-offensive which allowed kyiv to regain ground.
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The French National Authority for Health approves the use of three vaccines adapted to the Omicron variant for the new recall campaign.
• The pro-Russian separatist territories of the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, as well as the two regions of Kherson and Zaporizhya, located in the south, will organize referendums to integrate Russia, from Friday 23 to Tuesday September 27. Follow our live.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned at the opening of the UN General Assembly against a “winter of grumbling looming on the horizon”in a world “paralyzed” by divisions.
• In the event of a reform by amendment to the Social Security draft budget, the MoDem deputies will vote “definitely” against, assures the president of the group Jean-Paul Mattei.
5:48 p.m. : Putin will make an address to the nation tonight about the referendums on joining Russia in occupied Ukraine, RBC reports. The last time he did something like this was when he announced the “special military operation” on Feb 24.https://t.co/2lAhi8UQdP
5:56 p.m. : According to the Russian media RBC quoted by several journalists, Vladimir Putin should speak to the Nation this evening, while referendums on annexation by Russia will be organized in four Ukrainian regions from September 23 to 27.
5:16 p.m. : Our journalist Fabien Magnenou tells you why crossing the Oskil River is one of the keys to kyiv’s counter-offensive in the East. Crossing it would indeed open up new military prospects in the Luhansk region (Donbass).
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5:14 p.m. : Russia has strengthened its “nuclear blackmail” against kyiv with its bombardment Monday of the site of a second Ukrainian power station, that of Pivdennooukraïnsk (south), declares the director of this installation Igor Polovitch. With the bombardment of this power station, “the second phase of their nuclear blackmail has started”, estimated Igor Polovitch while the site of another Ukrainian atomic installation, that of Zaporijjia (South), had already been bombed several times in recent months, which raised fears of a nuclear accident.
4:09 p.m. : A referendum on the annexation by Russia of the region of Kherson, in the south of Ukraine, under the control of troops from Moscow, has also been set for September 23-27, announces the occupation administration. “I inform you that in accordance with the decree, the referendum will be held from September 23 to 27, 2022”wrote the head of the occupation administration Vladimir Saldo on Telegram, shortly after the pro-Russian separatist regions of Donbass (east) announced a similar ballot for the same dates.
2:46 p.m. : “Ukraine will settle the Russian question. The threat can only be liquidated by force”writes on Telegram the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andriy Yermak, denouncing a “blackmail” from Moscow, motivated by “the fear of defeat”.
2:44 p.m. : In response, Ukraine promises to “liquidate” the “threatens” Russia in the face of the announcement of the organization of referendums on the annexation by Moscow of the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, in the east of the country.