The conflict in Ukraine in the summary of their first telephone exchange. US President Joe Biden and the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed on Tuesday, October 25, “on the importance of working together to support Ukraine and to hold Russia accountable for its aggression”, reports the White House. Earlier in the day, Joe Biden had congratulated Rishi Sunak on Twitter for his accession to Downing Street, saying he was delighted with the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries “on issues critical to global security and prosperity”. Follow our live.
“The risk of a civilian nuclear problem” has become “permanent”, according to a researcher. On franceinfo, Edouard Jolly, specialist in theory of armed conflicts and philosophy of war at the Institute for Strategic Research of the Military School, alerts Wednesday on the “risk of a civil nuclear problem, of an accident in particular at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant” became “permanent”. “Ukrainian workers had difficulty accessing the facilities of Europe’s largest plant“, regularly targeted by bombardments.
Russia reiterates its “dirty bomb” accusations. Before the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Russia again accused Ukraine of preparing a “dirty bomb”a claim denied by kyiv and Western countries.
Volodymyr Zelensky asks $38 billion in aid. Ukrainian President spoke on Tuesday at an international conference devoted to the reconstruction of Ukraine in Berlin. He applied for financial assistance to cover the country’s budget deficit, estimated at $38 billion next year.