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6:03 p.m.: Indeed, @Luc, a pro-Russian rally took place this afternoon in the capital Chisinau. The demonstrators are demanding the resignation of the government. Originally planned in front of Parliament and the Presidency, the rally finally took place in front of the National Opera, in the immediate vicinity of the places of power, reports the RFI’s special envoy.
This week President Maia Sandu released details of an alleged plan to overthrow power after receiving information from Ukraine’s secret service. It is explained here.
(ELENA COVALENCO / AFP)
5:48 p.m.: I’ll try again, any info on the pro-Russian protests in Moldova?
5:44 p.m.: Right, @ Phil : Armored combat vehicles AMX-10 will be delivered to Ukraine “from the end of next week”, announced the French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu in an interview with Le Parisien. However, he did not name the number of machines in this first delivery.
5:31 p.m .: Will France soon deliver its tanks to Ukraine?
4:37 p.m .: Antony Blinken is convinced: China wants to send weapons to Russia to support its offensive in Ukraine. The US Secretary of State made the remarks after meeting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Munich last night. “We spoke about the Russian-led war and our concerns that China plans to provide lethal support to Russia,” he told CBS.
3:53 p.m .: There is no age for propaganda in Russia. So cadets of the Russian army visited kindergartens in the Russian city of Tchaikovsky (Perm region) last Thursday. They even let the kids touch their Kalashnikovs, according to these images shared by a school. “The Special Operation” is regularly promoted to school children across the country.
(NURSERY GARDEN #28 BY TCHAIKOVSKY / VKONTAKTE)
2:55 p.m.: Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecommunications and media policeman, continues with his censorship. Access to The Bell site, already registered in the Foreign Agents Register, is now restricted in the country. This business news outlet has already been accused by the government of discrediting the Russian army. The Bell was founded in 2017 by journalist Elizaveta Osetinskaya, a refugee in France.
2:42 p.m .: Kiev delivers a marathon to get western armaments. Example with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the Munich Security Conference. According to his press service, he met with fifteen diplomats and foreign officials for bilateral talks within 24 hours. There are also speeches, round tables, interviews and press conferences.
12:42 p.m .: Suspicion of having taken part in the Russian war effort, “Auchan must explain himself”, estimates @fHollande at #LeGrandJury.
12.42 p.m .: “Auchan has to explain himself,” explains François Hollande on RTL. An investigation by Le Monde revealed how the French group’s Russian subsidiary contributed to the war effort by arranging supplies to soldiers. “We need to know everything about this affair,” responds the former President of the Republic. “The French must judge whether Auchan committed the irretrievable.”
12:11 p.m.: Less than a quarter of the main battle tanks promised to Ukraine could be delivered in time for the Russian offensive planned for spring, writes the Times (in English). Kyiv anticipates “up to 320 western tanks in total, but estimates are that barely 50 will reach the front lines by early April,” according to the British daily.
10:59 a.m.: Cultural workers from around the world lend a hand to Ukraine to protect its conflict-threatening heritage. Dispatch of material to pack paintings, evacuation of works, protection of threatened monuments… Franceinfo interviewed those involved in the protection of cultural heritage.
(ASTRID AMADIEU / FRANCEINFO)
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