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DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Russia continues to pound the Donbass

2022-05-22T06:04:12.117Z


Trying to take advantage of the capture of Mariupol to advance in the East, Russia continues to bombard the Donbass this Sunday. Zelensky denounces


The essential

  • Russia continues to shell eastern Ukraine, where the separatist areas are located.

  • For Zelensky, any alternative to Ukraine's EU candidacy would be a "compromise" with Russia.

  • US President Joe Biden has signed an extension of 40 billion in aid to Ukraine. 

  • Russia has stopped supplying Finland with natural gas.

    A consequence of Helsinki's refusal to pay for deliveries in rubles.

07:49

More intense strikes

The Ukrainian General Staff notes in its daily morning brief this Sunday that the Russian army was continuing "its missile and air strikes throughout the territory" of Donbass and had even "increased the intensity by using aviation to destroy critical infrastructure”.

07:45

A “bloody phase” of the war

In a speech this Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky said that the military situation had "not changed significantly", but that the fighting was difficult.

The current phase of the war, where the Russians are concentrating their efforts in the east, “will be bloody” but ultimately it will have to be resolved “via diplomacy”.

07:42

Russia hands out sanctions

This Saturday, Russia cut off gas to Finland, which refused to pay in rubles.

Putin also drew up a list of 963 Americans banned from entering the territory. 

07:40

Hello and welcome

Welcome to this new direct dedicated to the war in Ukraine.

We will follow together this Sunday the latest developments as well as the consequences of the conflict.

Source: leparis

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