The concentration of Russian troops in Dombass was confirmed, where the battle for control of this territory was raging. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is proposing a prisoner swap after the arrest of an opponent close to Vladimir Putin.
- After accusing President Vladimir Putin of war crimes a few days ago, President Joe Biden of the United States on Tuesday accused Russia of committing “genocide” in Ukraine. According to the president, the evidence piles upwhile emphasizing that it is up to the lawyers to decide whether the acts committed constitute genocide.
- For his part, Vladimir Putin declared that the war in Ukraine would continue well, calmlyuntil Moscow achieved its “noble” goals and an agreement with kyiv was reached. Our task is to accomplish the set goals while minimizing losseshe pointed out.
- Immediately after the announcement of the arrest of Ukrainian opponent Viktor Medvedchuk, a man known to be close to Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed in Moscow to “replace” the arrested MP for Ukrainians detained in Russia, without specifying their identity.
- On the ground, Russia’s offensive continues in the Donbass region of southeastern Ukraine, where civilians are trying to flee to the west of the country. the Governor of Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko, indicated that in Mariupol “the fighting continues day and night”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his part condemned the “hundreds of rapes” observed, according to him, in areas formerly occupied by the Russian army.
- Our special correspondent, Louis Blouin, tells the story of the director of the National Museum in Lviv, Ihor Kozhan, who decided to remove hundreds of paintings, prints and sculptures for protection after the outbreak of war.
- At the diplomatic level, Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly spoke on the phone with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi about the war in Ukraine. According to Ms. Joly, Beijing can play a constructive role in ending the war.
- Germany is not seen in Ukraine. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is not welcome in kyiv where he will go with other personalities in Europe. Ukraine criticized Germany for its reluctance to deliver heavy weapons. Moreover, the current German president, who is twice Angela Merkel’s foreign minister, is in favor of a detention policy with Russia. Clearly Mr.’s recent mea culpa was not enough. Steinmeier. He admitted in early April that he had made a mistake by supporting a policy of detention in Russia.
- The French Ministry of the Economy announced on Tuesday that it has not acted on 23.7 billion euros of Russia’s assets on its territory to date, including real estate. This updated announcement first included 22.8 billion euros blocked in French accounts by the Central Bank of Russia. France also immobilized four freighters, four yachts worth more than 125.2 million euros; six helicopters worth more than 60 million euros; and for 7 million euros of works of art. The countries ofEU announced on Friday that they had frozen at least 29.5 billion euros in Russian and Belarusian assets as part of sanctions.
- The famous Ukrainian soccer club Dynamo Kyiv has started a series of friendly matches against leading European clubs in Warsaw, aimed at raising funds for their country. Before the kick-off, players from both teams, all wearing blue and yellow Ukrainian flags, observed a minute of silence for the victims of the aggression, among about 20,000 fans.
With information from France Media Agency
Source: Radio-Canada