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2:56 p.m. : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a joint press conference in Moscow, outlining their two different views on the war in Ukraine. Here is an excerpt from their speeches:
2:31 p.m. : For his part, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an investigation into “possible war crimes” in Ukraine and invited Kyiv and Moscow to work together with the UN to open humanitarian corridors.
2:21 p.m. : Russia says to itself “ready to cooperate” with the United Nations to “relieve” civilian populations in Ukraine, assured the head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov, during a press conference with the Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres in Moscow.
1:38 p.m. : It’s coffee time after lunch, here’s some reading:
Jean-Luc Mélenchon called on the French to “elect him prime minister”. On Sunday, the RN also presented the June deadline as a “third round” after failing the second. The scenario of their victory requires a little imagination. But he questions: in Matignon, could Jean-Luc Mélenchon or Marine Le Pen apply their program? Louis Boy and Pierre Angrand interviewed a specialist in constitutional law.
Is Emmanuel Macron the president of the rich? Based on the median standard of living per municipality provided by Insee, franceinfo calculated the results of the second round for the richest and poorest municipalities.
In part of Ukraine, the most commonly spoken language is Russian. But for many inhabitants, the war revives a patriotic momentum which also involves a reappropriation of the Ukrainian language. Illustration in Dnipro, in the heart of the country.
12:56 : The industrialists who will make this request for exemption will be able to use for example rapeseed oil, detailed Bercy at the end of a consultation with industrialists and consumer associations. In the case in particular of the addition of allergenic products, the indication of a change in recipe must on the other hand be immediate.
12:51 p.m. : The State has authorized, for a maximum of six months, manufacturers of margarine, crisps, sauces, biscuits or dishes in sauce to replace sunflower oil in their recipes without changing their packaging, due to supply difficulties due to of the war in Ukraine.
12:17 p.m. : The number of tanks, specialized in anti-aircraft defense, was not specified. These vehicles will come from the stocks of the German defense industry and not from the limited reserves of the German army.
12:16 p.m. : Germany will authorize the delivery to Ukraine of armored vehicles of the “Cheetard” type, announced the Minister of Defense. This constitutes a major turning point in the cautious policy followed so far by Berlin in its military support for kyiv.
12:14 p.m. : It is noon, we immediately make a new point:
• Yes for Ségolène Royal, no for Pascal Canfin… Politicians do not hesitate to make their ambitions known to Emmanuel Macron, who must choose his Prime Minister in the coming days. Follow our live.
• The UN doubles its emergency appeal for humanitarian aid in Ukraine, invaded by Russia, bringing the total to 2.25 billion dollars (2.11 billion euros). Follow our live.
• Billionaire Elon Musk buys the social network Twitter for 44 billion dollars. Here are three questions that arise after this takeover.
•About thirty activists from the local environmental collective Resistances symbolically closed the Ministry of Ecological Transition in Paris by erecting a wall of cinder blocks.
11:08 : The UN is doubling its emergency appeal for humanitarian aid in Ukraine, invaded by Russia, bringing the total to 2.25 billion dollars (2.11 billion euros). The appeal was also extended from three to six months. “We are witnessing what could become the worst refugee crisis in Europe this century”had justified the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in March.
09:37 : “He was fleeing in his car with his mother and little sister. The Russians shot at them. They got out. Vanya shouted at them: ‘Run, I’ll catch you.’ His mother turned her head and saw her son collapse in a field. His body lay there for four days.”
Havlyna traveled to Boutcha, Ukraine, to request the death certificate of her grandson, Vanya, who was killed by the Russian army. He was 15 years old. Franceinfo met her.
08:59 : It’s almost 9 a.m., we take stock:
• “The duty of a dominant force is to unite”, intimates the former Socialist Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin. A first meeting between La France insoumise and the Socialist Party will take place tomorrow, to discuss a possible agreement for the legislative elections. Follow our live.
• Billionaire Elon Musk buys the social network Twitter for 44 billion dollars. Here are three questions that arise after this takeover.
• The United States brings together some 40 allied countries in Germany to further arm Ukraine against the Russian invader, who has warned of a danger “real” of a third world war.
• Thirty activists from the local environmental collective Resistances symbolically closed the Ministry of Ecological Transition in Paris, erecting a wall of cinder blocks tagged with the slogan “Ministry closed, let’s take back the land”.
08:40 : “Speaking in Ukrainian is a very small part of what I can do to strengthen my country.”
While Russian is commonly spoken in part of Ukraine, the war revives a patriotic momentum… which also involves a reappropriation of the Ukrainian language. Franceinfo met Ukrainian Russian speakers.
08:05 : We take stock of the news:
• A first meeting between La France insoumise and the Socialist Party will take place tomorrow, to discuss a possible agreement for the legislative elections. LFI has also already started discussions with EELV, the PCF, and the NPA.
• Billionaire Elon Musk buys the social network Twitter for 44 billion dollars. Here are three questions that arise after this takeover.
• The United States brings together some 40 allied countries in Germany to further arm Ukraine against the Russian invader, who has warned of a danger “real” of a third world war.
• The police officer who killed a driver and his passenger on Sunday in Paris was taken into custody at the IGPN, the prosecution announced. Here is what we know about these shots that sounded shortly after the re-election of Emmanuel Macron.