In an apparent silence of the Russian army, refocused on eastern Ukraine or withdrawn to Belarus to rethink a strategic redeployment, Ukraine, invaded 41 days ago, is gradually taking stock of the fear caused on its soil. .
In Boucha and other towns on the outskirts of kyiv, families are mourning their loved ones lost in attacks of immense barbarism.
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Ukraine's allies are considering how best to punish the Kremlin, which refuses to take responsibility for these crimes.
It is a safe bet that the Ukrainian president, expected before the UN Security Council on Tuesday afternoon, will encourage the reinforcement of these sanctions.
We take stock of the situation.
Zelensky before the UN Security Council
The Ukrainian president will speak this Tuesday before the UN Security Council, which begins at 4 p.m. Paris time.
This is the first time that Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed this body directly since the invasion of his country by Russia.
A section of his speech will necessarily be devoted to Boutcha, a martyred commune in the suburbs of kyiv which, like other neighboring localities, has seen its civilian population perish in unspeakable atrocities, for which the Kremlin continues to deny, on Tuesday, the responsibility. .
The time will come when every Russian will learn the whole truth about who of their fellow citizens killed.
Who gave orders.
Who turned a blind eye to the murders.
We will establish all this.
And make it globally known.
It is now 2022. And we have much more tools than those who prosecuted the Nazis after World War II.
Posted by Володимир Зеленський on Monday, April 4, 2022
“The time will come when every Russian will learn the whole truth about who among their compatriots killed.
Who gave the orders,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video released overnight Monday-Tuesday (seen above), calling for tougher sanctions on Moscow and more arms to be delivered to his country.
It is not yet known whether his intervention will take place live or delayed.
Boutcha gradually becomes aware of the drama
After the discovery of a large number of corpses in towns on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital deserted by the Russian forces, the inhabitants denounce "war crimes".
Le Parisien met Valentina, who lost her stepdaughter Margarita, 34, and her grandsons, Matvey and Klim, 10 and 4, shot dead as they tried to flee.
A neighbor of Valentina tried to collect their remains, 2 km from Valentina's house.
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A burial has been created for them in an emergency, but his neighbor does not dare to tell the babushka his doubts.
“If it is, there is no Margarita.
Or else it's the body of the little one that was eaten by the dogs.
I do not know.
“, he breathes, after recovering unrecognizable remains.
Ukraine fears the worst
According to kyiv, the Russian forces could come back stronger and cause new formidable attacks.
Russian forces are "preparing for a massive attack" against Ukrainian troops in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, its governor, Sergei Gaïdaï, announced on Monday.
“We see that equipment is coming from different directions, that they (the Russians) are bringing men, they are bringing fuel,” he said in a video message.
Russia continues to deny
Russia refuses to bear responsibility for the crimes committed in Boutcha.
His message was carried to New York, during a press conference by its ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia.
“Suddenly
(these bodies)
appear in the streets, lying on the ground, one by one, which to the right, which to the left, some moving, others showing signs of life”, declared Vassily Nebenzia, denouncing a bet stage "arranged by the Ukrainian information war machine".
A version contradicted by the images of the company Maxar Technologies, which make it possible to confirm that a large part of the bodies present in the streets of Boutcha this Sunday were there when Russia controlled the city.
Diplomatic repercussions continue
The Russian ambassador in Paris was summoned to the Quai d'Orsay on Tuesday, not with a view to expulsion but at least to officially notify him of the latest decisions taken by Paris with regard to Moscow.
The day before, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the expulsion of 35 Russians with diplomatic status “whose activities are contrary to those of France”.
“This action is part of a European approach,” explains a press release from the ministry.
On Tuesday, other countries announced expulsions of Russian diplomats.
This is notably the case of Italy (30 diplomats) or Denmark (15 diplomats).
Within the European Union, the issue of oil and gas embargoes continues to be debated.
These sanctions would not have the same repercussions from one member country to another and the political decision-makers are trying their hand at a balancing act: blows against Russia must ricochet as little as possible off Ukraine's allies.
