Despite hope following “positive” talks on Tuesday between Moscow and Kyiv, shelling continues in Ukraine 35 days following the start of the Russian invasion.
Here are the latest developments, minute by minute
READ | Refugees in a castle, Ukrainian women nevertheless dream of returning home
Olga Chandyba never lived in a castle until war forced her to flee Ukraine. But she would give anything to leave this fairy-tale hideaway in the Czech Republic and return home.
10:24 am | Bachelet evokes “war crimes” and points the finger at Russia
Michelle Bachelet spoke on Wednesday of “war crimes” committed in Ukraine in a long indictment by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights once morest the actions carried out essentially by the Russian army since the invasion of the February 24.
10:19 a.m. | At least 200 dead in Irpin, in the suburbs of Kyiv, since the start of the conflict
9:22 am | In Ukraine, the head of the IAEA visits a central in the south
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the Konstantinovka nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in a bid to set up ‘technical assistance’ amid fears of an accident.
8:53 am | Inflation will continue to rise in Europe with the war in Ukraine
European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde warned on Wednesday that a protracted conflict in Ukraine will continue to drive up energy prices and the cost of living in Europe.
8:23 am | The Ukrainian war, accelerator of fractures in international relations
The West united but struggling to mobilize beyond its ranks, countries that do not align themselves, potentially revolutionary weak signals for the world architecture… The war in Ukraine carries with it the seeds of an acceleration of the overhaul of international relations, according to experts.
“We are at a time of emancipation from the United States, from the West, and from the fragmentation of the global political landscape,” said Agathe Demarais, director of forecasting for the research unit of The Economist. , Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), London.
8:18 am | Zelensky calls on Norway to provide more energy to Ukraine and the European Union
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called on Norway, the European Union’s second largest natural gas supplier behind Russia, to provide more energy to his country and the EU.
8:10 am | Germany: Inflation reaches 7.3% in March, unheard of since Reunification
Inflation in Germany jumped 7.3% in March, fueled by the war in Ukraine which is driving up energy prices and increasing tensions in supply chains, according to provisional figures released on Wednesday.
8:01 am | Sanctions once morest Russia: nearly 100 million euros in bank assets frozen in Germany
Germany has frozen nearly 100 million euros in bank assets of Russian oligarchs on its territory since the start of the war in Ukraine, the Federal Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
7:17 am | Red Cross building shelled by Russians, Ukrainian official says
A building of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was the target of Russian bombardments in Mariupol, a strategic port in the south-east of Ukraine, a Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.
6:30 am | Sanctions: Russia notes the emergence of a black drug market
The Russian health policeman denounced on Wednesday the emergence of markets for the illegal online resale of drugs, certain products no longer being available since the international sanctions imposed because of the offensive in Ukraine.
6:28 | Norwegian judge to lead UN probe into Russian abuses
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday appointed a Norwegian judge who has served on several international tribunals to lead the investigation into violations committed by Russia during the war in Ukraine.
6:23 am | Nothing ‘promising’ or ‘breakthrough’ in Russian-Ukrainian talks
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul on Tuesday did not yield anything “very promising” or “breakthrough”, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, dampening hopes of decisive progress in the negotiations.
5h05 | Cherniguiv “bombarded all night”, despite Russian promises
The city of Cherniguiv, in northern Ukraine, was bombed “all night”, announced the regional governor, despite Moscow’s announcement the day before of a reduction in its military activity in this area.
5:35 am | The number of Ukrainian refugees has passed the 4 million mark
The number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled their country since the invasion by the Russian army on February 24 crossed the symbolic bar of 4 million people on Wednesday, according to figures from the High Commissioner for Refugees.
5h20 | Moscow brings two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut back to Earth
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut left the International Space Station on Wednesday and was due to land in Kazakhstan in the followingnoon, a rare example of cooperation in the midst of a crisis around Ukraine.
4h55 | In China, Lavrov announces a fairer world order
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday announced a “juster” world order in partnership with China, during his first visit to the country since the invasion of Ukraine.
4h05 | Gas: Germany activates its emergency plan to guarantee supply
Germany has activated the first level of its emergency plan to guarantee the supply of natural gas in the face of the threat of a stoppage of Russian deliveries, announced the Minister of the Economy.
4h | Mariupol: a maternity hospital forcibly evacuated to Russia
The town hall of Mariupol denounced the forced evacuation to Russia of a maternity hospital in this besieged city in the south-east of Ukraine where another maternity hospital had been bombed by the Russians on March 9.
READ | The hope of an agreement… once once more
Ukraine and Russia held out hope for an agreement following their talks yesterday, but the war is far from over, experts warn.
WAR NOTEBOOK | Is Putin really sincere?
Can we trust Vladimir Putin? These negotiations might only serve to replenish its workforce and rethink its strategy.
READ | Ukraine and the military-industrial complex
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is creating a boom for arms manufacturers. It guarantees the global military-industrial complex massive profitability for years to come. As during the decades of the cold war”, writes Normand Lester.
