12:30 p.m
A minute’s silence in Britain
Vadym Prystaiko, Ambassador of Ukraine (4th from left), his wife Inna Prystaiko (to his right), British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (3rd from right), his wife Akshata Murty (to his left) stand for a minute in front of the 10 Downing Street of Silence on 24 February 2023. ISABEL INFANTES/AFP
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak led the country into a minute’s silence to mark the anniversary of the war in Ukraine. He was joined outside 10 Downing Street by his wife Akshata Murthy, Kiev’s ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko and dozens of UK-trained Ukrainian soldiers.
12:20 p.m
It’s confirmed
During a visit to Kiev, the Polish Prime Minister did not come empty-handed, as the media suggested: Poland delivered the first German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, Polish press agency PAP confirms.
12:00 p.m
US military aid so far
In a statement, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III lists the $32 billion in United States military aid to Ukraine: “This includes more than 1,600 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, more than 8,500 Javelin anti-tank systems, 232 howitzers and more than two million artillery shells, 38 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and ammunition, one Patriot air defense battery, eight National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and other key air defense capabilities, 109 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 31 Abrams tanks and 90 Armored personnel carrier Stryker”.
11:55
In Serbia, a bloody cake
Cedomir Stojkovic, Serbian lawyer and pro-Ukrainian activist, wanted to bring a bloody skull cake to the Russian embassy in Belgrade. Under the watchful eye of the press, he was stopped by the police.
Portal/Zorana Jevtic
11:50
People of the world, rise up against war
The Nobel Peace Prize Center reiterates its support for the Ukrainian people and “urges seeking truthful information, helping ordinary people speak out and documenting war crimes”. Above all, he calls on the world’s opinions to rise up: “The voices of millions of people around the world can change history faster than the interventions of the United Nations,” affirmed Kjersti Fløgstad, the director of the centre.
11:45
Morawiecki does not come empty-handed
Poland will send Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine this Friday, an official interviewed by Bloomberg is expected to announce by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who is currently in Kyiv.
11:40 a.m
Marine Le Pen calls for a peace conference organized by France
In a letter sent to the French via Twitter, the MP and President of the RN Group in the Assembly believes that “work for peace is not an act of fidelity if not to the world’s interest and the consideration of the people. For this reason, France, with “its ability to influence the great powers,” must “take the initiative in a peace conference that offers the belligerents, their unfortunate populations and the world the prospect of a peaceful and speedy end to the conflict,” she said.
11:30 a.m
About additional aid from the United States
The Pentagon announced overnight it would send $2 billion worth of equipment to Ukraine, in line with Joe Biden’s pledge in Kiev on Monday. New drones and anti-drone systems, additional artillery ammunition and long-range missile systems are being ordered from US military suppliers, which will take a little longer than drawing from its stocks.
11:17
Poland, an ally of Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is in Kyiv to reiterate Poland’s “clear” support for Ukraine on this symbolic day. He laid a wreath at the monument to the fallen defenders in Kiev, accompanied by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of Ukraine.
11:06
Anti-war rally in Romania
Nearly 2,000 people gathered near the Russian consulate in the Romanian city of Constanta to denounce the Russian offensive in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian media Sulspine, many displaced residents of Kherson are present.
11:00 a.m
London will observe a minute’s silence
At the request of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a minute’s silence will be observed in the UK in one hour.
10:50
A tank in front of the Russian embassy in Germany
A destroyed Russian tank was placed in front of the imposing Russian Embassy in Germany on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin.
10:40 a.m
A war year seen from Moscow
Unlike Ukraine, which will mark the first year of the war with numerous ceremonies and speeches, Moscow is not specifying the schedule of its “special military operation.” According to the Moscow correspondent of the British channel Sky News Diana Magnay, the country is “not marked at all”, “it’s not even a big topic in the newspapers”, everything is under control or banned from publication.
10:30 a.m
Zelensky’s tiredness
Day and night, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi remains at the helm of his country, stepping up efforts to obtain arms from its Western partners and efforts to join the European Union as soon as possible. The Kyiv Post tweeted a montage showing the impact of this hard work on the President’s face.
10:20
Washington supports Ukraine’s 10-point peace plan
The choice of media is not insignificant: Victoria Nuland, US Undersecretary for Political Affairs, gave an interview to the Russian news agency TASS yesterday. She told them that “the Ukrainian side has proposed a ten-point peace plan. Russia has not reacted in any way to this plan. Of course, if the peace talks had started on the basis of the just peace formula proposed by the Ukrainians, we would have supported them.”
10:07
Polish Prime Minister in Kiev on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion
10:00 a.m
Ukraine is preparing a counter-offensive against the Russian army
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced on Facebook: “We will strike harder and from longer distances, in the air, on land, at sea and in cyberspace. There will be our counteroffensive. We are working hard to prepare it, ”he emphasizes.
09:41
London tightens sanctions against Moscow
Over the past year, Britain has frozen assets and targeted a wave of Russian officials and companies to cripple Moscow’s economy. It says it is attacking 92 other people and entities, including allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin like Nord Stream 2 boss Matthias Warnig. “We sanction the elites running Putin’s key industries and promise to ban the export to Russia of all items Russia uses on the battlefield,” Secretary of State James Cleverly said in a statement.
09:38
Pictures of the largest Ukrainian cemetery
Our journalists Christel Brigaudeau and Philippe de Poulpiquet were at the large Dnipro cemetery on Wednesday. Civilian and military dead from all over Ukraine are buried here. It is the country’s largest military cemetery, while the actual number of soldiers killed is a closely guarded secret of the military administration. Impressive images.
LP/Philippe de Poulpiquet
LP/Philippe de Poulpiquet
09:25
NATO calls on Moscow to end its “illegal war” “immediately”.
NATO was “determined to help Ukraine” in the face of Russia’s “failed to break the resolve of the Ukrainian people” in a year of war. For the alliance, Russia must end its “illegal war” affecting the world’s food and energy supplies “immediately.” She also demands that Moscow must answer for its “war crimes”.
09:15
Kremlin ready to ‘go to Poland’
Former Russian President, currently No. 2 of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev believes in this: “We will achieve victory,” he wrote on Telegram, assuring that the aim is “to push the limits of the threats against our country as far as possible.” move possible, even if it is about the borders of Poland”.
Dmitry Medvedev (right) in Moscow yesterday, before laying a bouquet of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Kremlin. Portal/Pool/Sputnik/Ekaterina Shtukina
09:00
A ceremony at Hagia Sophia Square in Kiev
Volodymyr Zelensky leads a ceremony in honor of the dead in the main square of Hagia Sophia in the heart of Kiev. French Ambassador Etienne de Poncins attends.
08:50
The key to the conflict in Putin’s hands
The Russian president can “end the war”. “The sooner Putin realizes that he will not achieve his imperialist goal, the greater the chances of ending the war,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a video posted to social media to pay tribute to Germany’s support for Ukraine a year after the war began .
08:44
What about the Chinese plan?
“China is playing its own game, but it’s a dark and dangerous game,” General Jean-Paul Paloméros, former NATO commander-in-chief, told LCI. In the background is the rivalry between China and the United States that will mark our century. You have to get used to this shock. It is up to us Europeans to find our place.”
08:40
A year ago, after “disappointed hope”
“We were afraid that Ukraine, which had certainly strengthened, would fall under the bulk of the Red Army,” recalled LCI General Jean-Paul Paloméros, former chief of staff of the Air Force Army, former supreme commander of NATO.
“Do we use force to establish a new world order, or do we go back to the rules that emerged at the end of World War II? We thought the end of the Cold War would have solved the problem, but the old demons are surfacing.
08:33
Moscow accuses Kiev of planning an “invasion” in Transnistria
08:28
Tonight under the Arc de Triomphe, a ceremony for Ukraine
The Ukrainian Ambassador to France and two children, one Ukrainian, the other French, will accompany Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, tonight to revive the flame under the Arc de Triomphe. a year after the start of the war in Ukraine.
8:25
Putin alone in his kingdom
“Putin is supported” in Russia, believes Hubert Védrine. “Everyone who was moderate ran away, in a nearby area, but they ran away.”
08:22
Vedrine’s opinion
“I think westerners are delusional about the support they have in the rest of the world,” former French minister Hubert Védrine told Radio Classique. “Europe is completely Manichaean, which is understandable given the level of horror. The only place we start thinking about the future is in Washington.
08:17
The Chinese peace plan in 12 points
“All parties must support Russia and Ukraine to work in the same direction and resume direct dialogue as soon as possible” for a “peaceful solution,” China’s foreign ministry said in the document released this morning.
08:10
Beijing could supply combat drones to Moscow
German weekly Der Spiegel claims China is considering launching large-scale production of “kamikaze” attack drones for the Russian military for possible deployment in Ukraine. Negotiations have started between the Russian military and the Chinese drone manufacturer Xi’an Bingo Intelligent Aviation Technology, the newspaper reports without citing a source, according to which Bigno could deliver 100 ZT-180 drones by April.
08:00
“Every morning is worth fighting for!” »
Yesterday evening, President Zelenskyi returned in detail to this war year in his daily address. “On February 24, 2022, the longest day of our lives began. We woke up early and haven’t slept since,” he said. “We survived the first day of a full-blown war. We didn’t know what would happen tomorrow, but we realized with certainty: Every morning is worth fighting for! ‘ he explains, returning to the successes and resistance of the Ukrainian nation to ‘the world’s second army’.
07:55
“To victory, to peace,” Macron greets
In a tweet in Ukrainian, French and English, the President of the Republic acknowledged the courage and resistance of the Ukrainians in a few words.
07:45
“We remained invincible”
“On February 24 millions of us made a choice. No white flag, but blue and yellow. Not flee, but face. resist & fight. It has been a year of pain, sorrow, faith and unity. And this year we remained invincible. We know that 2023 will be the year of our victory! ‘ the Ukrainian President said on Twitter. His message is accompanied by a video that traces that painful year.
07:38
Slight Russian advance at Bakhmout
The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), an American think tank that analyzes the development of Russian and Ukrainian positions almost daily, has identified, based on geotagged videos, a slight Russian advance in three directions on the east front: at Bakhmout, near Avdiivka and near Marinka.
07:34
67 seconds
At around 7 a.m. last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took the floor to announce to the Ukrainian nation that Russia had launched an all-out war against Ukraine. His intervention lasted 67 seconds.
On February 24, in a short video posted to Facebook, the President wore a suit he hadn’t worn in a year after donning the work clothes and military T-shirt. AFP
07:31
Wagner demands the capture of Berkhivka
Yevgeny Prigoyine, the head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, says his forces have taken the village of Berkhivka north of Bachmout, a key town Moscow has been attempting to capture for several months. It “is completely under our control. Wagner’s units control all of Berkhovka,” is the village’s Russian name.
Like much else, this information cannot be independently verified.
07:28
According to London, Moscow has changed its strategy again
The UK MoD in its daily update briefly looks back at the Russian-fueled hybrid war in Ukraine’s Donbass between 2014 and 2021, then the Blitz-planned invasion and unsuccessful refocusing on the Donbass. “Russia has probably changed its approach again in recent weeks,” the ministry notes. His campaign is now mainly aimed at demoting the Ukrainian military rather than seizing significant new territory.” And to add that “Russian leaders are likely to pursue a long-term operation” by betting on their size and resources to “ to exhaust Ukraine”.
07:20
France welcomes 115,000 Ukrainians
About 115,000 displaced Ukrainians are now being welcomed onto French soil, 80% of them women, said Paris Secretary of State for Citizenship Sonia Backès. Before the war, the Ukrainian diaspora in France numbered 17,000 people. The arrivals are logically less important than at the beginning of the offensive, it is now 300-500 per month.
Among these residents, who have the opportunity to come and go within the European area, 20,800 children are educated in France.
07:15
Russian rhetoric
“Throughout these years, the Kiev regime has mercilessly bombed the peaceful cities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, killing civilians, including children. We launched a special military operation to end the war that the Kiev authorities have been waging against the people of Donetsk and Lugansk for eight years,” Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia hammered out the word Luhansk to the UN Platform, using the Russian version of Luhansk.
Wassily Nebenzia in New York. Portal/Eduardo Munoz
07:08
The tribute to the French Presidency
As a sign of support for Ukraine, a yellow and blue flag of Ukraine was displayed between the French and European flags on the steps of the Elysée Palace between the Hall of Honor and the Grand Courtyard.
07:01
The effects of war on the world economy
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Russia’s end to war is “the most important thing” to world economy, blaming Moscow officials. Yellen repeats appeals to his G20 finance peers. “The most devastating effects of this war are being felt in Ukraine, but Putin’s militarization of food and energy has hurt developing countries and created headwinds in the global economy that have hit every nation represented in this space,” adds Yellen, quoted by Bloomberg -Agency.
06:56
A year of war in Ukraine, our big story
06:52
Ukraine needs $38 billion by the end of the year
After a 30% contraction in the economy in 2022, Ukraine will need $38 billion by the end of the year just to cover its budget deficit, according to Portal. “We need these funds for critical expenses: financing wages and pensions, education and medicine,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
06:46
A conflict that shakes the world order
Twelve months of conflict and a disrupted world order. Since the war began, Europe has broken taboos, NATO has been revived and Ukraine has changed in the face of the Russian giant. Find our analysis this morning.
06:42
“The sanctions are becoming more and more effective,” said Bruno Le Maire
The economy minister spoke about the sanctions against Russia on the first day of the G20 financial meeting in Bangalore, India.
“We are working on a new package of sanctions against Russia at European level,” adds Bruno Le Maire.
06:37
US announces $2 billion in aid
The United States will provide Ukraine with an additional $2 billion in military aid, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said overnight.
06:33
The new energy routes
The war in Ukraine caused European countries to turn away from Russian oil and gas in favor of other suppliers. Discover our decoding of this global shift “for decades to come,” to use the words of Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
06:30
Britain asks G7 to expedite arms delivery to Ukraine
Britain’s Prime Minister is urging the G7 to speed up arms supplies to Ukraine ahead of a Group of Seven video conference today. “Our priority must be to act faster in terms of artillery, armor and air defense,” says Rishi Sunak. Great Britain is particularly involved in the conflict in Ukraine. As the first country to promise Kiev heavy tanks, it opened up the possibility of supplying aircraft to NATO standards, but said pilot training would take up to three years.
06:19