Ukrainian cereals are once again on the negotiating table. The Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in charge of the international agreement on these exports said on Tuesday (November 1st) that the cargo ships loaded with Russian cereals will be immobilized on Wednesday, and this for an indefinite period. The JCC ensures that all the parties to this agreement, namely Ukraine, Turkey and Russia (which suspended its membership on October 29) have validated the interruption of maritime traffic. Franceinfo reviews the latest developments in the conflict in Ukraine.
A new wave of population displacements in Kherson
Russian occupation authorities in Kherson, southern Ukraine, announced on Tuesday that they had begun the displacement of thousands more people. kyiv forces have been conducting a counter-offensive for several weeks to retake the Kherson region, advancing from west to east. “We will resettle and transfer up to 70,000 people” currently lying in a strip 15 kilometers deep to the east on the left bank of the Dnipro river, said the governor installed by Moscow in Kherson, Vladimir Saldo.
The inhabitants of kyiv have found running water
This welcome announcement for the Kievans was made on Tuesday on Telegram by Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital. “energy supply” has also been restored, said the city councilor, even if cuts are still in order. Close to 80% of kyiv residents were without water on Monday after Russian strikes. More than 300,000 homes were also without electricity.
Two conferences for Ukraine planned in France in December
During a telephone interview on Tuesday, November 1, Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned a “international conference intended to support the civil resilience of the country throughout the winter period” that France plans to organize on December 13 in Paris, bringing together donors and various other actors. “Preparatory work with Ukraine’s other partners will be launched soon for this purpose”specifies the Elysée, announcing in addition “a bilateral conference aimed at mobilizing French companies”the day before, December 12.
Moscow again accuses UK of sabotaging Nord Stream gas pipelines
The Kremlin continues to accuse the British of being behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September, built to transport Russian gas to Europe. “Our intelligence services have evidence to suggest that the attack was directed and coordinated by British military specialists”, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Already accused for the first time on Saturday October 29, the British Defense had denounced “false claims” of Russia intended, according to her, to “To divert attention”.
Relaunch of discussions on Ukrainian grain exports
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in the coming days with his Russian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian Volodomyr Zelensky to relaunch the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, the Turkish Foreign Minister announced on Tuesday. “Our president will speak with Putin and Zelensky in the coming days.”Mevlüt Cavusoglu told reporters. “We think we will overcome this”he added, assuring that the agreement on cereals “benefits everyone”.
A senior American diplomat in kyiv to show the “support” of the United States
Karen Donfried, an American diplomat, traveled to Ukraine on Tuesday to bring the “ongoing support” from the United States to the country invaded by Russia. This whirlwind visit comes a few days before the midterm elections in the United States, which could weigh on the aid provided by Washington. In Kyiv on Tuesday and Wednesday, Undersecretary of State for European Affairs Karen Donfried was due to meet with members of the Ukrainian presidency and diplomats, as well as representatives of civil society, according to a press release from the Department of American state.