Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a ‘butcher’

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4:25 p.m. : South Ossetia, a self-proclaimed republic that has seceded from Georgia, announces that it has sent soldiers to Ukraine to “help protect Russia”Leader Anatoly Bibilov did not specify the number of soldiers involved. He simply posted a video of buses and trucks already underway.

(ANATOLI BIBILOV / TELEGRAM)

4:18 p.m. † “The city is reduced to ashes”Vladislav Atroshenko added during an online briefing in Ukraine’s media center: A bridge heading towards Kiev was destroyed by Russian forces, while another pedestrian bridge, which is under constant fire, is in danger of collapse. There are still about 120,000 inhabitants in Chernihiv, compared to more than 280,000 before the start of the war.

4:18 p.m. : The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv (120 kilometers north of Kiev) is surrounded by Russian troops, mayor Vladislav Atrochenko warns. The elected official adds that it is impossible to evacuate the civilians and injured, but the local authorities are nevertheless trying to take the seriously injured, around 40, outside so that they can be operated on.

(UKRAIN EMERGENCY SERVICE/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP)

3:53 pm † “He’s a butcher.”

That’s what Joe Biden said speaking of Russian President Vladimir Putin. During his trip in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, he exchanged with Ukrainian refugees.

3:46 pm : In protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, red paint was dumped in front of the Russian embassy in the Czech Republic, in Prague.

(MICHAL CIZEK / AFP)

3:04 pm † “In Mariupol we were unable to provide any assistance at all.”

While Emmanuel Macron must meet with Vladimir Putin to provide operational protection for a humanitarian evacuation, Augustin Augier points out franceinfo that is it †extremely complex to perform this type of operation”† “In order to carry out this operation, we need security guarantees from the Russian and Ukrainian governments. If a third party like France or the United Nations can move this issue forward, that’s a very good thing.”he believes.

2:44 pm : This statement comes as since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, several countries, including Poland and Moldova, are concerned about Russian ambitions in Europe† After Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, NATO decided to deploy multinational battalions to Poland and the Baltic countries, which were recently reinforced within the Response Force. According to Poland, Vladimir Putin’s ambitions could go well beyond the invasion of Ukraine. “It started in Georgia, now Ukraine, the next target could be the Baltic States, Poland, Finland or other countries on the eastern flank”had warned the Polish Prime Minister.

2:43 pm : US President Joe Biden reaffirms in Warsaw that Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which states that an attack on one member state is an attack on all, is an “sacred duty” for the United States.

2:32 pm : The mayor of Kiev finally gives up on imposing a new 35-hour curfew, which would come into effect tonight. It reverts to a curfew from 8pm to 7am, like every night. ‘On Sunday we can move freely in Kiev during the day’said Vitali Klitschko, without providing an explanation for this reversal.

2:05 pm † It’s 2:00 PM, here are the main titles:

• Stands files a complaint against the Orpea group† “It’s a fundamental step”for the journalist who revealed the scandal in the book investigation the gravediggers†

• US President Joe Biden met in Warsaw with Ukrainian foreign and defense ministers, who met with their US counterparts. A new curfew is introduced in Kiev, the capital. Follow us live†

• Two weeks before the first round, the candidates extend their meetings and travel. Anne Hidalgo is located in Toulouse, Marine Le Pen is located in Guadeloupe. Follow the situation in our live†

13:57 o’clock : росіяни се ще думають, що стріляючи овітря нас можна ати. “Домой!”, – вигукують мешканці Славутича під звуки пострілів https://t.co/2paRghLB5i

13:55 o’clock : The mayor of Slavoutich, Yuriy Fomichev, has just been kidnapped. This morning, the residents of this town near Chernobyl demonstrated with the sound of gunshots fired into the air by the Russians to intimidate them. “Go home!” shouts the crowd https://t.co/ftQ5j7eYsU

13:55 o’clock : The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Slavutich has been kidnapped. Residents protested, yelling at the Russian army, “Go home!”

13.39 o’clock : After two weeks of silence, Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defense minister, made his first public appearance. It is visible in images released today while his absence had fueled questions that had been brushed aside by the Kremlin. The Defense Ministry released a video showing him chairing a meeting on Russia’s arms budget.

(RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/AFP)

13:21 o’clock † “The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not call and does not intend to call reserve civilians to military commissariats.” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. “In recent days, many Russian men have received fake phone calls with a recorded voice announcing that they have been called up”, he added. And to claim: “All these fake calls are made from Ukrainian territory, they are absolutely fake and are a provocation of the Ukrainian special services.”

13:52 † “You are at the center of a struggle between democracies and autocrats.”

US President Joe Biden met Ukraine’s foreign and defense ministers in Warsaw this morning. They met their American counterparts.

12:38 : Pierre le Corse is a volunteer who dreams of raising money to fund an armored ambulance. “We need an armored vehicle for the front line. When they fire, it’s like a sieve”† he says†

12:40 pm : Pierre Pankevych, nicknamed “Korsa”, is a Ukrainian general practitioner who has been practicing in Corsica for almost thirty years. He volunteered to care for the wounded from the early days of the war and today finds himself on the front lines at the Battle of Irpin. Here is our report†

(GILLES GALLINARO / RADIO FRANCE)

12:12 pm † It’s a little after noon, what about the news?

• Stands files a complaint against the Orpea groupannounces Brigitte Bourguignon, the minister’s deputy for the autonomy of the elderly. “It’s a fundamental step”for the journalist who revealed the scandal in the book investigation the gravediggers†

• The Ukrainian president accuses Russia of pushing for a nuclear arms race in a video intervention at the Doha Forum hosted by Qatar. A new curfew is introduced in Kiev, the capital. Follow us live†

• Ukraine and Russia are among the largest wheat suppliers in the world. These are the main risk countries food shortages as a result of the conflict.

• Two weeks before the first round, the candidates extend their meetings and travel. Anne Hidalgo is located in Toulouse, Marine Le Pen is located in Guadeloupe. Follow the situation in our live†

11:38 : Relations between the neighboring peoples of Russia and Ukraine inevitably suffer from the war. With the rise of Ukrainian national sentiment, anti-Russian sentiment is growing. “This war is not a one man war. It is supported by the Russian people”† told franceinfo Lev, a resident of Lviva major city in western Ukraine.

11:39 : One month after the Russian offensive in Ukraine, General Patrick Dutartre, find on franceinfo “A breathlessness from the Russian offensive and even, in several places, a retreat”† For this Air Force General, former leader of the Patrouille de France, “You should not overestimate some Russian troops who find themselves with incredible hostility and resistance from the Ukrainian troops”†

11:18 am : US President Joe Biden is in Poland. He is due to attend a meeting this morning in Warsaw, the capital, between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Ukrainian colleagues. This is the White House tenant’s first meeting with senior Ukrainian officials since the start of the Russian invasion.

10:57 : The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, announces a new curfew. “The military leadership has decided to tighten the curfew, which will last from 8 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Monday, March 28.”he wrote on Telegram.

10:07 : By his side, Le Figaro also devotes much of its front page to the war in Ukraine. The newspaper focuses on the French mobilizing to welcome the Ukrainians, and on Europe turning to the United States for oil and gas supplies.

10:03 : What do you find in the newsstands this morning? Release title about the food crisis looming over the war in Ukraine and being discussed “the ear of Damocles”†

09:34 † “They brag that with nuclear weapons, they can destroy not only a particular country, but the entire planet.”

The Ukrainian president also accuses Russia of pushing for a nuclear arms race in a video intervention at the Doha Forum hosted by Qatar.

09:29 : Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky calls on Qatar to increase gas production to counter Russia.

09:26 : A famine “unavoidable”† This is what, according to Emmanuel Macron, if nothing changes, will cause the war in Ukraine in 12 to 18 months. After the NATO and G7 summits, the head of state called on Russia to “responsible”, allowing sowing to take place in Ukraine. Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan… These are the main risk countries food shortages as a result of the conflict.

(MAHMUD TURKEY / AFP)

10:08 † Let’s start the day with a first reminder of the most important:

• Stands files a complaint against the Orpea group, announced Brigitte Bouguignon, Minister Delegate for the Autonomy of the Elderly. The process is launched “in view of serious failures qualified by Igas [l’Inspection générale des Affaires sociales] and IGF [l’Inspection générale des Finances]††

• Emmanuel Macron announced a “exceptional humanitarian operation” to evacuate civilians who want to leave Mariupol, along with Turkey and Greece. The President of the Republic also announced that the “Commission [européenne] will have a mandate to make joint purchases” in the field of gas.

• Ukraine and Russia are among the largest wheat suppliers in the world. These are the main risk countries food shortages as a result of the conflict.

• The discount at the pump promised by the government goes up to 18 cents per liter of fuel in France, AFP learned from the Ministry of Ecological Transition and confirmed information from the Parisian†