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On the 55th day of the war, Ukraine would receive large amounts of armament, including aircraft. Meanwhile the Russian offensive in Donbass began with the capture of Kreminna.
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- Arming in Ukraine has intensified in recent days with the Pentagon’s announcement of the delivery of fighter jets and spare parts to strengthen the Ukrainian air force. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, however, declined to specify the number of devices and the countries that supplied them. This is a change of attitude of the West, which until then has refused to provide heavy weapons to Ukraine to prevent the escalation of the conflict. In addition, the Americans will provide new military assistance to Ukraine without providing details of its size.
- In part, Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would make the announcement in the coming days without giving further details. Ottawa also decided to punish Russian personalities, including President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters.
- Europeans also announced the creation of a fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine. This assistance will primarily be used for the reconstruction of infrastructure and public services, as well as in assisting businesses.
- On the ground, the Russian offensive in Donbass led to the collapse of the city of Kreminna, according to the governor of Luhansk. In Mariupol, fighting is still ongoing and the Russian army has issued another appeal to the Ukrainian army to Throw weaponspromise saves lives of warriors.
- Our special correspondent in kyiv, Jean-Michel Leprince reports that one million Ukrainian exiles have returned home, according to Ukrainian border services. Since the beginning of the war, five million Ukrainians have left the country.
- In retaliation, Moscow announced the expulsion of diplomats from several European countries. In recent days, European countries have expelled dozens of Russian diplomats, some of whom have been accused of espionage.
- The United States and the European Union succeeded a broad consensus on the need to increase pressure on the Kremlin, particularly through the adoption of new sanctions, the Italian government said on Tuesday night. The allies also agreed on the need to increase Moscow’s international isolation, he said in a statement. This position was taken at a virtual conference dedicated to Russia’s offensive in Ukraine between U.S. president Joe Biden and key U.S. allies.
- The general secretary ofUN Antonio Guterres denounced Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and called on both sides to stop fighting for a humanitarian break of four days on the occasion of Orthodox Easter, to allow the opening of a series of humanitarian corridors.
- The war in Ukraine has significantly blurred the economic outlook, according to the IMF, which now expects global growth to reach 3.6% in 2022 (from 4.4% in January) and lowered its forecast for 2022 by 1.1 points . the euro zone at 2.8%. Russia’s GDP is expected to decline by 8.5% and in Ukraine by 35%.
Source: Radio-Canada
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