The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday, March 5, that it had issued arrest warrants against a lieutenant general and an admiral in the Russian army on suspicion of crimes committed in Ukraine. These two officials are “Sergueï Kobylach and Viktor Sokolov,” the court based in The Hague (Netherlands) specified, adding that these proceedings relate to acts that occurred “at least between October 10, 2022 and the March 9, 2023”. Follow our live stream.
Emmanuel Macron calls on Kiev's allies not to be cowards. “War has returned to our soil, powers that can no longer be stopped increase the threat with every passing day” and “we must do justice to history and the courage it brings,” Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his visit to Prague (Czech Republic). ). In addition, one of the objectives of this visit is to discuss with his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel the level of Paris's contribution to the Czech initiative aimed at purchasing ammunition outside the European Union and then supplying it to the Ukrainian army.
The debate on Ukraine will take place on March 12 in the National Assembly. This debate will be followed by a vote, the political service Franceinfo learned from parliamentary sources on Tuesday. This debate was announced following Emmanuel Macron's controversial comments about sending ground troops to Ukraine on February 26 at the end of an international summit on Ukraine in Paris. The French president will receive party leaders on Thursday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine claims it destroyed a Russian warship in the Black Sea. Kiev also said it attacked an oil depot in Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. Similar attacks on oil sites have followed in Russia in recent weeks.
France will contribute to the reconstruction of Chernihiv Oblast. “A partnership between the French and Ukrainian communities is essential for the sustainable development of the Chernihiv region on Ukraine's northern border with Russia,” the deputy prime minister in charge of Ukraine's reconstruction emphasized in a press release, specifying the “joint work” . is already underway (…) with a total amount of more than 5 million euros.”