The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) declared, Wednesday June 14, to have been able to visit 1 500 prisoners of war held on both sides since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Very discreet about its missions for the sake of efficiency, the organization does not specify the number of prisoners it has visited. Volodymyr Zelensky repeatedly criticized him for not doing enough to gain access to soldiers held by the Russians. Visiting prisoners of war is at the heart of the ICRC’s mission and is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, which define the laws of war. Follow our live.
Australia blocks the construction of a new Russian embassy. The government consulted the intelligence services and “has received very clear security advice on the risk posed by a new Russian presence so close to Parliament” Australian in Canberra, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanian to journalists. “We don’t think Russia is in a good position to talk about international law, given that it has so consistently and brazenly rejected it with its invasion of Ukraine.”he estimated.
Antony Blinken expected this weekend in China to renew the dialogue. For Washington, it is above all a question of re-establishing direct lines of communication with Beijing and of “manage” tensions in order to avoid a confrontation “accidental”. The United States says it is monitoring the Sino-Russian rapprochement as closely as possible, warning Beijing against supplying arms to Russia, which would be a breach “a red line”. China has never condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
France is planning new financial aid to kyiv. Paris will announce “new funding” in Ukraine at an international conference to be held next week in London, the Foreign Minister announced on Wednesday. This money should help “the reconstruction of critical civilian infrastructures, those which are attacked day after day by Russia”said Catherine Colonna during questions before the Senate, without however revealing the extent of this funding.