Welcome to this live dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, where Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” early this morning.
⇒ 8 h 30 [RÉACTIONS] Attack ” unjustified and unjustifiable »
►United States : Joe Biden denounced “ the unwarranted attack of Russia once morest Ukraine. “ President Putin has chosen (to launch) a premeditated war that will cause catastrophic human suffering and loss “, said the American president in a press release.
Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way.
The world will hold Russia accountable.
President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2022
Russia bears sole responsibility for the death and destruction this attack will cause, and the United States and its allies and partners will respond united and decisively. The world will hold Russia accountable
► EU : « We strongly condemn Russia’s unjustified attack on Ukraine. In these dark times, our thoughts are with Ukraine and its innocent women, men and children who face this unprovoked attack and fear for their lives. “said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel in a joint text. ” We will hold the Kremlin to account “, they warned. The Council of Europe has also condemned “firmly the Russian military attack” in a press release.
► Britain : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a crisis meeting this morning to decide on the “ response “to bring to the” horrible attacks of Russia once morest Ukraine, Downing Street announced.
► Germany : German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounced “ a glaring violation of international law with the Russian military operation.
► Italy : Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called the Russian attack on Ukraine “a unjustified and unjustifiable “Assuring that the European Union and NATO were working on an immediate response.
⇒ 8 h 50 [OTAN] Meeting in Brussels at 12:30 p.m.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemns a “reckless and unprovoked attack” of Russia once morest Ukraine, warning that it jeopardized“countless” lives. The ambassadors of the 30 member countries of NATO will meet urgently this morning in Brussels. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who condemned the“reckless and unprovoked attack” of Moscow, must hold a press conference around 12:30 p.m. French time.
The Polish government has requested the activation of Article 4 of the Alliance Treaty which provides for consultations in the event of a threat to the security of one of the parties.
⇒ 8 h 35 [UKRAINE] Ukrainian border guards announce first death in Russian invasion
⇒ 8 h 42 [UKRAINE] Russian vehicles violated the border in the Chernigiv, Sumy, Lugansk and Kharkiv regions”
Russian ground forces have entered Ukrainian territory, especially from annexed Crimea, say Ukrainian border guards. “Russian military vehicles, including armored vehicles, violated the border in the regions of Chernigiv (north, Belarusian border), Sumy (northeast, Russian border), Lugansk and Kharkiv (east, Russian border)” through the crossing point between the peninsula and the mainland of Ukraine, indicated the border guards by publishing a video on which we see vehicles marked with the letter Z.
⇒ 8 h 38 [FRANCE] Emmanuel Macron “strongly condemns” the Russian intervention
“France strongly condemns Russia’s decision to wage war on Ukraine”reacted this Thursday morning Emmanuel Macron on Twitter, calling on Moscow to “immediately end its military operations”. The Head of State added that France was acting with its partners “to end the war”.
A defense council must start at 9:00 a.m. at the Elysée.
France stands in solidarity with Ukraine. It stands with the Ukrainians and works with its partners and allies to end the war.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 24, 2022
⇒ 8:30 a.m.: Update on the situation
► Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this Thursday at 4 a.m. French time a military operation in Ukraine to defend the separatists in the east of the country.
► Shortly following this surprise statement on television, a series of explosions were heard in Kiev – the Ukrainian capital –, where the anti-bombing alarm sirens sounded, as well as in several cities in the east of the Ukraine.
► Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared martial law across the country. Ukraine has also closed its airspace for civil aviation.
