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09:57 : “A real question arises, however, for next winter, in the event of a total or partial interruption of Russian gas imports. We are preparing for this scenario, which would be unprecedented.”
In an interview with Echoes (article for subscribers), Laurence Poirier-Dietz, CEO of GRDF, explains how the distribution network manager would organize cuts in the event of a break in the supply of Russian gas. She calls on the government to promote the development of biogas, which could provide 20% of our consumption in 2030, according to her.
09:31 : Hello @Gaia and thank you. Yes we talked about it: we did an article about it last night. Effectively, the wall street journal and investigative site Bellingcat say the oligarch and two others suffered symptoms following a Russian-Ukrainian talks session in Kyiv on March 3.
But difficult to know more about the context and the origin of this supposed poisoning. At this stage, the author or authors of this poisoning have not been identified.
09:31 : Hello franceinfo. Thank you for your up-to-date work! Did you talk about the possible poisoning of Roman Abramovich who is said to be a mediator between Russia and Ukraine. 2 negotiators and himself were ill. News from the Wall-street journal. A warning from Wladimir Wladimirovich (Putin)?
09:42 : The billionaire Roman Abramovich is present this morning to take part in the negotiations, according to a correspondent of the Russian agency Tass. His presence has not yet been confirmed by any other media. Several sources revealed yesterday that the oligarch was taking part in the peace negotiations, and that he had suffered from symptoms at the beginning of the month, after a poisoning whose circumstances remain to be clarified.
09:20 : “Continuing war will not benefit anyone. Restoring peace will benefit your countries and all the others. You, as delegations, bear historical responsibility for the decisions made today,” ?? President @RTErdogan at the opening of the Istanbul round of negotiations between ua & ??
09:26 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opens negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul. “As delegations, you bear historic responsibility for the decisions that will be taken today”, declares the Head of State, reports the Ukrainian negotiator Mikhaïlo Podolyak. The Turkish president then left the scene.
09:25 : It is 9 a.m., here is a new point on the main news of the morning:
• New negotiations begin in Istanbul to try to put an end to the war which is raging in Ukraine. Kyiv and Moscow have “legitimate concerns”said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, welcoming the delegations of negotiators from the two countries to Istanbul, calling on them to “put an end to this tragedy”. Follow our live.
• Whoever wins the presidential election will have to make important decisions to limit global warming. In collaboration with the association Les Shifters, franceinfo offers you a detailed analysis of the measures proposed by the contenders for the Elysée.
Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Instagram yesterday. On Sunday night, the actor slapped the comedian onstage at the Oscars after a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith’s cropped hair, who suffers from alopecia.
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was admitted last night to a military hospital in Brasilia to carry out examinations after feeling unwell.
08:58 : ? War in Ukraine ➡️ “Putin is a nationalist who flirts with the European extreme right. I would have, as the President of the Republic did, an open hand to dialogue with him but a firm hand to tell him things ”, says Fabien Roussel. https://t.co/M5OHPS1NcA
08:58 : ? French companies in Russia ➡️ “Economic sanctions against Russia are useful”, believes the candidate. unemployment ?” https://t.co/Ueaq3BXhyX
08:58 : ? French companies in Russia ➡️ “We are not at war with the Russian people. We are at war with Putin”, says the communist candidate. “How to leave without creating anger against France?” Asks Fabien Roussel. https://t.co/nrR2dcnVHb
08:57 : On franceinfo, Fabien Roussel continues to talk about the war in Ukraine and his position vis-à-vis Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
08:07 : Here are the first images of the city of Irpin, located in the suburbs of kyiv. Scene of fierce fighting, Ukraine announced that the city had been “liberated” Russian forces.
09:07 : The choice made by the belligerents to turn to Turkey to try to find an agreement is not surprising. For several years, Ankara has indeed developed cross-interests with Moscow as well as with kyiv. We explain to you why Turkey plays the mediator between the two countries.
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09:06 : Negotiations resume. New negotiations begin in Istanbul to try to end the war in Ukraine. Russian negotiators arrived yesterday in the Turkish megalopolis, where a previous negotiating session had already taken place on March 10, but had not resulted in any progress.
07:22 : To avoid a global food crisis linked to the war in Ukraine, the European Commission has notably decided to lift the obligation to set aside certain land. While farmers approve of the measure, environmentalists worry that it is not temporary. Details in our article.
06:36 : More than a month after the Russian invasion, the war in Ukraine is still in the headlines, whether national or regional.
08:51 : Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group have deployed in eastern Ukraine, according to the British Ministry of Defence. The latter estimates that more than a thousand fighters of the sulphurous paramilitary society could be brought to fight in the country. Reputed to be close to Vladimir Putin, the Wagner group and its men are suspected of abuses in Mali, Libya and even Syria in recent years.
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08:50 : And here is the recap of the news this morning:
• New negotiations begin in Istanbul to try to put an end to the war which is raging in Ukraine, while the Ukrainian forces claim to be resisting the Russian assaults on major cities and even to have regained ground.
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was admitted last night to a military hospital in Brasilia to carry out examinations after feeling unwell.
Deprived of land for five days because of the Covid, the LR candidate, Valérie Pécresse, can go back to the campaign, with always the hope of proving a lie “the scenario written in advance” of a Macron-Le Pen second round.
Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Instagram yesterday. On Sunday night, the actor slapped the comedian onstage at the Oscars after a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith’s cropped hair, who suffers from alopecia.