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“At least $5 billion a month”: Zelenskyy calls again for more foreign financial and military aid
During the forum in Davos on Monday, the President of Ukraine again asked for financial and military support to continue the fight against Russia.
“Ukraine needs all the weapons we ask for, not just the ones we have,” he said.
He also said he needed more funding, “at least $5 billion a month.”
11:37
Embargo on Russian oil, blockade on all banks: Zelenskyy calls for “maximum” sanctions against Russia
In a speech via video conference at the Davos Economic Forum on Monday, the President of Ukraine called for “maximum sanctions” against Russia.
“Don’t expect horrific shots, the use of chemical or nuclear weapons, protect freedom as much as possible,” he urged.
“This is how the sanctions should be: maximum,” he demanded, calling for an “embargo on Russian oil,” a “blockade on all banks without exception,” and a “total halt to trade with Russia.”
11:34
“Russia has become a state of war crimes”: Zelenskyy speaks at the Davos Forum
Ukraine’s President on Monday called Russia a “war crimes state” and an “aggressor” during a speech via video conference at the Davos Economic Forum.
“Freedom has a price and is worth fighting for,” he said.
11:18
Ukraine as a prominent guest for the return of the Davos Forum, Zelenskyy to speak
Three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war and the risks it poses to global economic recovery will be the focus of a gathering of the planet’s elites, gathering in Davos starting this Monday.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is back after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021 she had to hold her traditional annual conference online. And the Omicron variant again forced it to be postponed from January to May this year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be the first head of state to intervene. He should use this new platform to urge the world for more financial and military aid, and perhaps renew Kiev’s bid for EU membership.
11:01
New Zealand plans to train Ukrainian gunners as part of military aid to Kyiv
The New Zealand government announced Monday it would send around 30 military trainers to Britain to train Ukrainian gunners in the context of the conflict with Russia.
These New Zealand instructors will train Ukrainian soldiers to use the 105mm L119 light cannon. About 230 gunners will benefit from this training, which will last until the end of July.
10:53
The milestone of 100 million people uprooted in the past due to the conflict in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the number of people uprooted worldwide to more than 100 million for the first time, the United Nations warned on Monday.
“The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights abuses and persecution has passed the staggering 100 million mark for the first time, fueled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts,” the High Commissioner for Refugees wrote in a press release .
“The figure of 100 million is frightening, worrying and sobering. It’s a number that should never have been reached,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
10:08
The EU says EU fiscal rules remain suspended due to war in Ukraine in 2023
Fiscal discipline rules imposed on EU member states, which have not been applied since March 2020, remain suspended due to the economic shock from the war in Ukraine in 2023, the European Commission said on Monday.
“Increased uncertainty and significant downside risks to the economic outlook amid the war in Ukraine, unprecedented energy price hikes and ongoing supply chain disruptions justify the extension of this suspension,” the European executive said in a press release.
9:43
Judgment of first war crimes trial in Ukraine expected on Monday
The verdict in the first war crimes trial is due to be held in Kyiv on Monday. A 21-year-old Russian soldier is accused of killing a 62-year-old civilian who was pushing his bike while talking on the phone.
During last week’s trial, Vadim Chichimarine said he was “sincerely sorry” and had “asked forgiveness” from the victim’s widow, justifying his action with “orders” received at the time. Prosecutors asked for life imprisonment.
9:01 a.m
“The taboo has fallen”: Bernard Guetta thinks a European defense is possible
MEP Renew Bernard Guetta assessed on BFMTV this Monday that setting up a European defense is now a possibility for EU members and assured that “the taboo has fallen”.
“The question is whether we are building a European pillar of the Atlantic, which would consist of a European defense,” he said.
“Today in the EU there is no longer any resistance to this union. 4-5 years ago this idea was only French,” he recalled.
8:54
Bernard Guetta considers a Russian nuclear attack in Ukraine “rationally impossible”, but so does Russian aggression in Ukraine
A Russian nuclear attack in Ukraine? That possibility was “impossible,” said MEP Bernard Guetta on Monday on BFMTV, “to put it rationally.”
“Rationally it’s impossible, but rationally the Russian aggression against Ukraine was impossible,” said Bernard Guetta.
“I can’t tell you it’s impossible, but still (…) there is a chain of command, the President is not alone,” he said.
8:44
MEP Bernard Guetta believes Vladimir Putin ‘can perfectly lose this war’
Renew MEP Bernard Guetta estimated on BFMTV that three scenarios for the development of the conflict in Ukraine are on the table, but that Vladimir Putin “can perfectly lose this war”.
According to him, either “Putin conquers 3 square centimeters more and announces a great victory”, or “some kind of coup d’etat in Moscow” or “the war that drags on”.
8:13
Joe Biden says Russia must pay the ‘long-term’ price for its invasion of Ukraine
US President Joe Biden said in Tokyo on Monday that Russia must pay a “long-term price” for its “barbarism in Ukraine” in the form of sanctions imposed by the US and its allies.
“It’s not just about Ukraine,” said Joe Biden. After all, if “sanctions weren’t maintained in many ways, what signal would that send to China about the price of trying to take Taiwan by force?” he wondered.
8:05
Ukraine admits it is suffering “more and more” in Donbass
The situation is becoming “more and more difficult” for the Ukrainians in Donbass, where Moscow is bombing Severodonetsk “24 hours a day”, admitted Serguii Gaidai, governor of the Lugansk region.
“All Russian forces are concentrated in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” he said on Telegram. The same with the armament. “Everything is concentrated here,” added the governor, including the famous S-300 and S-400 anti-aircraft and anti-missile complexes, which correspond to the American patriots.
“They use scorched earth tactics, they destroy the city on purpose” with airstrikes, multiple rocket launchers, mortars or tanks firing at buildings, he added, referring specifically to Severodonetsk.
4:19
Russia says it is ready to resume talks
Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said Sunday Russia is ready to resume peace talks with Ukraine and said their suspension was due to Kyiv.
“For our part, we are ready to continue the dialogue,” Vladimir Medinsky, the Kremlin adviser in charge of negotiations with Kyiv, said in an interview with Belarusian television.
“The freezing of talks was entirely an initiative of Ukraine,” he added, believing that the “ball was in their court.”
4:18
Ukraine: A Moscow-appointed mayor is injured in an explosion
The Moscow-installed mayor of Energodar, a city in southern Ukraine that houses Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, was injured in an explosion on Sunday, a Ukrainian official and Russian news outlets said.
Andrei Shevtchik was appointed mayor of Energodar after Russian troops seized control of that city and the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant located on its territory.
“We have precise confirmation that the explosion injured Shevchik, the self-proclaimed head of the ‘People’s Administration’, and his bodyguards,” Dmytro Orlov, elected mayor of Energodar, told Telegram.
The latter added that they were in hospital “with injuries of varying degrees of severity” but that the circumstances of the blast were still to be clarified.
4:18
According to the UN, there are more than 100 million uprooted people worldwide
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the number of people uprooted worldwide to more than 100 million for the first time, the United Nations warned on Monday.
“The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights abuses and persecution has passed the staggering 100 million mark for the first time, fueled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts,” the High Commissioner for Refugees wrote in a press release .
“The figure of 100 million is frightening, worrying and sobering. It’s a number that should never have been reached,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
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Hello, everyone!
Welcome to this directorate dedicated to the 89th day of the war in Ukraine.