8:57
The Frenchman has taken in 15 Ukrainian refugees since the beginning of the war
Grégory has been hosting 15 Ukrainian refugees for a year. On the BFMTV microphone, he tells how his life changed on February 24, 2022. “In the early hours of February 24, I wrote again to a Ukrainian friend and told her that Russia would never attack Ukraine,” he explains.
From the beginning of the Russian offensive, Grégory organized himself with his friend and took “refugees from the Kiev region” to a house originally intended for sale.
Among these refugees, Bogdan, originally from Kherson, explains that “everything has changed, it’s very difficult now”. “It’s a new page to explore and transform your life in,” the teenager adds.
8:45
Ahead of a major Russian offensive in Ukraine in the coming days? For General Patrick Dutartre “we are not observing any fundamental movement”
While Ukrainians fear a major Russian offensive in the coming days, BFMTV guest Air Force General Patrick Dutartre, commenting on the year-long conflict, explains that “we are not observing any ‘no fundamental movement’.
“Crystallization is still happening around Bakhmout. We’re gaining ground meter by meter,” he explained, specifying, however, that “we have to be vigilant because we have observed aircraft movements”.
“It cannot be ruled out that Putin will use these airstrikes, but the Ukrainians are ready.”
8:38
‘Something very coincidental’: What to expect from Vladimir Putin’s speech?
Guest of BFMTV this Tuesday morning, an hour after Vladimir Putin’s address to the nation, Nicolas Tenzer, a professor at Sciences Po and a specialist on Russian issues, estimated that the Russian president’s speech would go “without surprises”. .
“It is clear that he will announce the continuation of the war, that the targets will continue, that NATO is the main threat to Russia, that the sanctions are not working,” he estimated, referring to “something very conventional, very martial hide his mistakes”.
For his part, Air Force General Patrick Dutartre, also a BFMTV morning guest, appreciated that Vladimir Putin would be trying to “resolve a delicate situation.”
8:31
A year later, the almost unchanged everyday life of the French in Russia
One year later Beginning of the Ukraine conflictdiplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated, but what about human relations between the Russians and the French?
Franck Ferrari, advisor to French living in Russia and Belarusconsiders it essential to separate the official discourse from the reality on the ground.
>> You can read our full article here.
8:26
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on her way to Kiev
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on her way to Kiev for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
The Italian head of state took the night train from Poland to Kiev, where she is expected in the morning, the Sky TV broadcaster TG24 reported.
On Monday evening, Giorgia Meloni spoke on the phone with US President Joe Biden, who had just returned to Poland after a surprise visit to Kiev, the Italian government said.
“The two leaders discussed their ongoing close coordination in supporting Ukraine, including assistance on security, economic and humanitarian issues,” Palace Chigi said in a statement.
8:21
Bombing of Kramatorsk train station: Human Rights Watch accuses Russian army of “war crimes”.
The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday accused the Russian army of a “war crime” in the rocket attack on the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine in April 2022 that killed 60 civilians attempting to flee the region.
“The evidence clearly indicates that the missile that killed and injured civilians at the Kramatorsk train station was fired from Russian-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. This attack violates martial law and constitutes an apparent war crime,” writes HRW in the conducted one Investigation with the visual investigation agency SITU Research.
The NGO adds that it identified the then-Russian-controlled village of Kounié in the Kharkiv region as a “possible site for the attack.”
5:00 a.m
New offensive, social issues… What will Putin talk about in his address to the nation on Tuesday?
Vladimir Putin will address Russian parliamentarians on Tuesday, and although a major Russian offensive in Ukraine is feared, the content of his speech is still unknown.
The speech is scheduled to take place at the Gostiny Dvor, a convention center near Red Square in central Moscow.
>> Read the article
4:45
How was Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine kept secret?
The American President secretly left American territory aboard Air Force One on Saturday night to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev.
How could such a secret be kept? We explain it to you in this article
4:30
Zelenskyy wants to “do everything” this year to end “Russian aggression”.
A few hours after Joe Biden’s visit to Kiev, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address on Monday that he wanted to “do everything” to end the war in Ukraine by December 2023.
>> We summarize his speech in this article
4:15
One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, China calls for “promoting dialogue” “very concerned”.
China is “very concerned” about the conflict in Ukraine, which is “intensifying and even spiraling out of control” and calls for “promoting dialogue,” Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday.
“We will continue to promote peace dialogue … and work with the international community to promote dialogue and consultation, address the concerns of all parties and seek common security,” he added while meeting a conference in Beijing.
>> Read the article
4:00
Hello everyone!
Welcome to this Ukraine War Monitoring Direct Message this Tuesday, February 21, 2023.