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On the 79th day of fighting, the situation in Mariupol is still critical, while other areas of Ukraine are still under Russian fire.
Provoking Moscow's anger, Finland yesterday announced its desire to join NATO “without delay”.
For its part, Ukraine, which has been asking for months to enter Europe, has declared that it wants to be “reserved” for it a place in the European Union.
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Russian forces accused of war crimes in Kharkiv region
Ukrainian authorities and witnesses interviewed by AFP on Thursday accused Russian forces of firing a tank at a house in a village near Kharkiv, in the east of the country, killing several civilians.
The American channel CNN for its part published Thursday what it presents as CCTV images showing two Ukrainian civilians shot in the back by Russian soldiers.
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Putin says West suffers from sanctions more than Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Thursday that the West suffered more than Russia from the sanctions imposed on Moscow because of the offensive in Ukraine, boasting of a great resistance of the Russian economy in the face of "external challenges".
The authors of the sanctions, "guided by their inflated and blind ambitions and by Russophobia, deal a much harder blow to their own national interests, their own economies and the prosperity of their own citizens", Mr Putin said, at a meeting devoted to economic issues.
Vladimir Poutine.
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UN launches investigation into atrocities alleged against Russian troops
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday tightened its grip on Russia by approving by a very large majority the opening of an investigation into the atrocities blamed on the Russian occupation troops.
The resolution, adopted by 33 votes for, 2 against (China and Eritrea) and 12 abstentions, calls for the UN's international commission on Ukraine to carry out an "investigation" into the serious human rights violations committed in kyiv, Cherniguiv, Kharkiv and Sumy regions in late February and March 2022, “with a view to holding those responsible to account”.
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