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5:07 p.m. : Not a drop of Russian crude oil should arrive in the European Union by sea. Since today, European countries have activated the embargo on black gold from Russia. Can this embargo be effective? Doesn’t this sanction risk penalizing Europeans? We answered four questions about this embargo.
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4:29 p.m. : For its part, the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense has “shot down most missiles” fired by the Russian army today, assured the Ukrainian president. However, several impacts were recorded, causing water and electricity cuts. The strikes left at least two dead and three injured.
4:25 p.m. : Hello @Sylvie, the Kremlin evokes two incidents on two air bases of the Russian forces in the regions of Saratov and Ryazan, in the center of Russia, without further details at this stage on the nature and the origin of these events. According to several Russian media, these two airbases were rocked by explosions.
4:25 p.m. : And if not, the explosions on the Russian air bases (Saratov, Engels)?
3:49 p.m. : The viaduct had been damaged in October by a powerful explosion attributed by the Russian authorities to the Ukrainian forces.
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3:49 p.m. : Vladimir Putin visited the Crimean bridge, partially destroyed in October. It is his first visit to the annexed peninsula since the start of the offensive.
2:39 p.m. : Operators respectively reported water and power cuts in Odessa, a major southern port, and in Sumy, in the northeast of the country. The current was also stopped in Mykolaiv, in the South, according to Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich.
2:36 p.m. : The new strikes on Ukraine have again caused power and water cuts in several cities of the country, announced the local and regional authorities. According to the head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rig in central Ukraine, “part of the city is without electricity, several boilers and pumping stations are disconnected”.
2:42 p.m. : In the village of Novossofiivka, missiles hit individual houses. “At least “two people were killed and two injured”, says Oleksandr Staroukh, governor of the Zaporijjia region. Other missiles were destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses, according to local and regional authorities.
2:20 p.m. : At least two people died in a strike in southern Ukraine, according to the governor of the Zaporizhia region. Anti-aircraft alerts sounded Across the country.
2:46 p.m. : It is a little after 2 p.m., we take stock of the main news headlines:
Host Jean-Marc Morandini is sentenced to one year in prison, with a probationary suspension of two years, for corruption of minors on three teenagers between 2009 to 2016, during electronic exchanges and a casting at his home.
The appeal trial for corruption and influence peddling of Nicolas Sarkozy in the case of “wiretapping” opened in Paris in the presence of the former president. At first instance, he was sentenced to one year in prison.
• The Russian oil price cap comes into effect today to restrain Russia’s revenues, while ensuring that it continues to supply the world market. The Kremlin assures that this sanction will have no impact on the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
• After qualifying yesterday for France and England, who will meet in the quarter-finals next Saturday, two new round of 16 are on the program today: Japan-Croatia and Brazil-South Korea.
12:14 p.m. : The embargo of the EU on exports by sea of Russian oil comes into force today, but Moscow could find solutions to circumvent it. “The Russians can always find solutions, either by trying to disguise the cargoes by mixing them with other types of oil to hide its origin, or with a fleet that would make various detours through Asia and then Europe”, explains specialist Phuc-Vinh Nguyen to franceinfo.
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12:40 p.m. : It’s noon, here are the main headlines of the day:
• The Russian oil price cap must come into effect today to restrain Russia’s revenues, while ensuring that it continues to supply the world market. The Kremlin assures that this sanction will have no impact on its offensive in Ukraine.
• Eight people were arrested in Corsica on Monday by the Ajaccio judicial police and the anti-terrorist sub-directorate, franceinfo learned from a source familiar with the matter. Among them, the alleged ex-head of the FLNC, Charles Pieri, according to a police source.
• After qualifying yesterday for France and England, who will meet in the quarter-finals next Saturday, two new round of 16 are on the program today: Japan-Croatia and Brazil-South Korea.
• To a “back to normal”. Three out of four TGVs must run for the last day of the SNCF controllers’ strike on Monday, which led to the cancellation of 60% of trains this weekend and could disrupt the holidays, depending on the outcome of discussions with The direction.
11:41 a.m. : The cap on the price of Russian oil decided by Western countries will not have an impact on Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine, assured the Kremlin on Monday, warning against a “destabilize” of the global energy market. The Russian economy “has all the necessary skills” to finance its military offensive, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
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09:19 : The cap on the price of a barrel of oil of Russian origin is debated. Experts are divided on the interest of the agreement reached on Friday by the EU, its G7 allies and Australia. They evoke a limited economic effect on Russia and a risk of weakening Western companies. My colleague Mathilde Goupil explains everything in this article.
09:18 : It’s 9 o’clock, here are the main news headlines:
• Russia’s oil price cap is due to come into effect on Monday to restrain Russia’s revenues, while ensuring it continues to fuel the global market.
• “I want to be the candidate of hope and the return of a large right-wing political family. I call for unity and clarity”. So says Eric Ciotti, who came out on top yesterday in the first round of voting for the Republican presidency with 42.73% of the vote. He will face Bruno Retailleau for the second round next weekend.
• After qualifying yesterday for France and England, who will meet in the quarter-finals next Saturday, two new round of 16 are on the program today: Japan-Croatia and Brazil-South Korea.
• To a “back to normal”. Three out of four TGVs must run for the last day of the SNCF controllers’ strike on Monday, which led to the cancellation of 60% of trains this weekend and could disrupt the holidays, depending on the outcome of discussions with The direction.
• After more than two months of protest in the country, the morality police have been abolished, the Iranian public prosecutor announced on Sunday evening.