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09h19 : Proposed by the European Commission, this new package of sanctions against Russia must now be approved by the 27 Member States. This approval is expected by the end of the week.
09h14 : This sanctions package also includes the proposal to exclude three additional Russian banks, including Sberbank, the country’s largest institution, from Swift international financial system. By hitting “banks of essential systemic importance for the Russian financial system”this will strengthen its “total isolation” and will reduce Moscow’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine , explains Ursula von der Leyen.
09h14 : “We will phase out Russian deliveries of crude oil within six months and of refined products by the end of the year.”
Here is Ursula von der Leyen’s statement on Russian oil. She did so during the presentation to the European Parliament of a sixth package of sanctions against Moscow.
09h00 : It is 9 a.m., here is the point on the news:
• The PS and LFI are on the verge of an agreement for the legislative elections. “Il there is now an agreement in principle between the ‘rebellious’ and socialist delegations”, said this morning on franceinfo the “rebellious” deputy Adrien Quatennens. The text must now be approved by the authorities of the PS.
• Brussels is proposing a gradual European embargo on Russian oil, announces Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
• After the revelations of the American press, franceinfo explain to you why the constitutional right to abortion may soon be overturned by the Supreme Court.
• The 38-year-old woman suspected of having committed violence against a firefighter during the May Day demonstration will be judged in immediate appearance by the Paris Criminal Court today, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced to France Télévisions.
09h07 : Brussels proposes a gradual European embargo on Russian oil, announces the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
09h06 : The battle around Azovstal steelworks, the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, continues in Ukraine. For researcher Edouard Jolly, this plant is “the only attainable goal” for the Russian army by May 9a day of military remembrance in the country.
08h02 : “About half of the Ukrainians who have crossed the borders are children. That is to say, it is almost a child every second who, for two months, has crossed the borders of his country (… ) It is absolutely essential that we, neighboring countries, I am speaking of Europe in general, be able to welcome them in the best possible conditions.“
On franceinfo, this Unicef executive returned this morning to the Ukrainian exodus since February 24.
06h01 : We get up on the right foot with a first point on the news:
• No white smoke left. The negotiators of the PS and La France insoumise did not reach an agreement. Will negotiations continue today? Last night, Manuel Bompard (LFI) warned that no.
• After the revelations of the American press, franceinfo explain to you why the constitutional right to abortion may soon be overturned by the Supreme Court.
• • The 38-year-old woman suspected of having committed violence against a firefighter during the May Day demonstration will be judged in immediate appearance by the Paris Criminal Court today, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced to France Télévisions.
• On the 69th day of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army launched an assault on the Azovstal factory in Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine. The last pocket of resistance in the city is pounded by the Russian army. Franceinfo takes stock of what to remember from yesterday’s fights.