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5:50 a.m.: Ukrainian soldier tried for the first time in Russia
The first case investigated in Russia once morest a member of the armed forces Ukrainianaccused of seizing power by force and mistreating civilians, was brought before a court, reports the Russian news agency TASS.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced in June on Telegram that Senior Sergeant Anton Cherednik, a member of the Ukrainian Navy, had been charged with the alleged crime of ill-treatment once morest the civilian population.
According to TASS, citing sources at the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, Anton Cherednik was also charged with murder and training to commit terrorist acts.
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5 a.m.: in France, the reception of Ukrainians must “serve as a model”, according to France Terre d’Asile
Refugees fleeing Ukraine were not treated “like usual migrants” and benefited from an unprecedented welcome which must “serve as a model” for future crises, estimates in an interview with AFP the director general of the association France land of asylum, Delphine Rouilleault.
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4:20 a.m.: Ukraine and its allies seek the broadest support at the UN
The UN General Assembly meets from Wednesday on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv and its allies hoping to garner the widest support for a resolution calling for a “just and lasting” peace.
The draft resolution sponsored by some 60 countries “stresses the need to achieve, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations”. It must be put to the vote at the end of the debates which will begin at 3 p.m. (8 p.m. GMT) and will last at least until Thursday.
Like previous resolutions, the text reaffirms the “attachment” to “the territorial integrity of Ukraine”, “demands” the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces, and calls for a “cessation of hostilities”. It does not, however, refer to the ten-point peace plan presented in November by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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3:01 am: following Vladimir Putin’s speech, in Warsaw Joe Biden reassures the leaders of Eastern Europe
US President Joe Biden meets Wednesday in Warsaw with the group of nine leaders of the NATO countries of Central and Eastern Europe, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, to assure them of the “unwavering” support of Washington facing Moscow the day following a belligerent speech by Vladimir Putin.
Joe Biden “will meet with the leaders of the Bucharest Nine (B9), a group of NATO allies on our eastern flank, in the presence of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, to reaffirm the unwavering support of the United States to the security of the Alliance,” the White House said in a statement.
This demonstration of support, planned for the presidential palace in Warsaw, aims to reassure these nine countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) whose the common point is to be former members of the Soviet Union or the Warsaw Pact and to be on the eastern flank of NATO.
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12:38 a.m .: the French defense industry must “get into stimulation”, says the French Minister for the Armed Forces
The French Minister for the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, affirmed yesterday in Dakar the need for the French defense industry to “get into stimulation” to meet external demand and the possible needs of national forces.
“We have a quality defense industry, but which must necessarily be stimulated,” the minister told reporters, when asked regarding the ability of French industrialists to help Ukraine while meeting the needs and demands of national forces. and foreign partners.
“We cannot say that we have strategic autonomy if we need Pierre, Paul, Jacques, in the four corners of the planet to manufacture our powder”, he added.
With AFP and Archyde.com