We hope you were able to enjoy your weekend. We spent these two days checking the news. And it’s time to sum it all up.
1. Russia increasingly threatening on the borders of Ukraine
The de-escalation did not occur during this weekend. Vladimir Putin’s troops are still massed on the borders of Ukraine, and threaten to invade neighboring Russia. Kiev and Washington accuse Moscow of having massed 150,000 soldiers at its gates. Emmanuel Macron called the Russian president this Sunday. Our live to read here.
More info: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on his Western allies to end all “appeasement” policies with Moscow.
2. Tense face-off between protesters and law enforcement in Ottawa
In Canada, tension is mounting between the last protesters once morest health measures linked to the Covid-19 epidemic and the police. In Ottawa, where the “Freedom Convoy” has converged, the police want to dislodge several hundred “aggressive” truckers who are still blocking the city, which is usually very calm. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has assured that the law will not be used to send the military once morest protesters or limit freedom of expression.
More info: Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for Covid-19 with “mild” symptoms. A few days ago, the queen had already isolated herself, and her state of health had been worrying for several weeks.
3. A hiker killed by a hunter in Cantal
The debate on the possibility of hunting at the weekend was relaunched following the fatal accident which occurred on Saturday in Cantal. A 25-year-old hiker, who was traveling with her companion on a marked trail, was killed by a stray bullet fired by a 17-year-old hunter. A wild boar hunt was taking place near this walking route. Yannick Jadot and Jean-Luc Mélenchon are calling for a ban on hunting on Saturday and Sunday.
More info: New weather alert in the North. The North, Pas-de-Calais, Somme and Seine-Maritime must be affected between 8 p.m. this Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday by a “new stormy episode”.
4. Alsace votes on its exit from the Grand-Est
We will know this Monday the result of the vote on the exit of Alsace from the Grand-Est region. According to the organizers, in two months, more than 140,000 Alsatians took part in this vote inspired by the Swiss model. Arnaud Duranthon, deputy director in charge of second cycle studies and lecturer in public law at Sciences po Strasbourg, gives some leads in this article published this Sunday.
More info: Another institutional sea serpent: the attachment of Nantes to Brittany. Supporters of a local referendum on the subject unfurled a giant flag this Sunday in front of the castle of the Dukes of Brittany.
5. The Beijing Olympics are over
The Beijing Olympics are officially over. No new medal for the French team this weekend, but the Blues come back with a record: that of gold medals, five. Quentin Fillon-Maillet will go down in the history of national Olympism, the French biathlete being the first to win five medals (two gold and three silver) in the same winter Olympics. See you in four years, in Milan. And to re-read our last live, it’s here.
More info: Things are bad at Stade Toulousain. The champion of France and Europe experienced a sixth defeat in a row in the league this weekend, a first for the club.
