The Kremlin considered, Thursday April 11, that talks on Ukraine in the absence of Russia were not relevant, after Switzerland announced the day before that it would organize such a conference in June without Russian representation. “We have said many times that a negotiation process without Russia makes no sense”, assured the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, when asked about the Swiss initiative which should bring together representatives of around a hundred countries on June 15 and 16. Follow our live stream.
Mobilization hardened in Ukraine. Ukrainian MPs announced the adoption in Parliament of a bill toughening mobilization. “It’s done! The law on mobilization is adopted. 283 [députés ont voté] For”elected official Oleksiï Goncharenko announced on Telegram. The text, which notably increases the sanctions for those who resist, caused a scandal in Ukraine because of the last minute deletion of a clause which provided for the demobilization of soldiers who had already served 36 months. The law project also facilitates enrollment procedures, by creating a dedicated digital system.
More than 40 missiles and 40 drones launched overnight against Ukraine. “Some Shahed missiles and drones were successfully shot down. Unfortunately, only a part of them. Russian terrorists have once again targeted critical infrastructure”announced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on. According to the Ukrainian Energy Minister, attacks targeted “production facilities and transmission systems” in kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Lviv regions.
kyiv and Kharkiv regions targeted. The Ukrainian capital region was “massively attacked” by combat drones and missiles, reported the head of the local military administration, Ruslan Kravchenko. “An installation of critical infrastructure” was attacked there, he said. LRussian forces also targeted “essential infrastructure” of the Kharkiv region (Ukraine), said the local governor Thursday morning on Telegram.
Emmanuel Macron will lay the first stone of a shell powder factory. The French president came to Bergerac (Dordogne) on Thursday morning to lay the first stone of a shell powder factory. A realization of “the war economy” which he calls for, to better respond to Ukraine’s needs and strengthen European defense.