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11:12 a.m. : She had only 24 hours of reflection, before saying “yes”. Leda tells franceinfo about the phone call from this lifelong friend now a soldier mobilized on the front: “At the end of October, he calls me and asks me jokingly: ‘Hey, you’re still not married, are you? Do you want to marry me?'” Her friend has been in a relationship with a man for fifteen years, but in Ukraine, where gay marriage is not in the news, her companion has no rights if the soldier dies in combat. In Ukraine, only the wife or next of kin can identify the body. So, Leda agrees to marry him to play this intermediary role.
(AGATHE MAHUET / RADIO FRANCE)
10:09 : Qatar announces a 15-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Germany, in the midst of the global energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. The Gulf country will provide “up to 2 million tonnes of LNG per year” at the gas terminal under construction in Brunsbuntell, northern Germany, from 2026, Qatar’s energy minister said at a press conference.
08:34 : Hello @Dominique and . There is no problem. These are indeed the same areas in Ukraine compiled in these images by my colleague Brice Leborgne to show how power cuts plunge the country into darkness. To see this, just move the small cursor in the middle of the image, which allows you to see the situation between before and after the start of the war.
08:34 : Hello. There is a problem in your images of Ukraine, we can’t find our way since the comparison is made on different areas of the country… Have a nice day!
08:33 : Hello dear friends of FI, but the two images are not the same places, so although convinced that the power outages in Ukraine are huge, it seems difficult to compare with this photo. Thank you for your work and atmosphere.
07:28 : Russia targets Ukrainian electricity infrastructure, making nights darker and darker in usually lit urban areas. The phenomenon is visible from space. We invite you to visualize in images how the power cuts plunge the country into darkness.
06:20 : The United States is expected to announce financial assistance today “substantial” to Ukraine to help it cope with the damage caused by Russia to these energy infrastructures, on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Romania. This help “will be substantial and it’s not over”said one of the senior officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.