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The first war crime trial since the Russian invasion opens today in Kyiv.
The Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday evening with an intervention by President Zelensky, who summoned the spirit of Charlie Chaplin.
France will send new equipment to Ukraine, announced the Elysée.
Finland expects a possible Russian gas cut.
The ICC deploys 42 investigators and experts to investigate war crimes in Ukraine.
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Washington launches “observatory” to document Russian “war crimes” in Ukraine
The United States has announced the creation of a "conflict observatory", initially endowed with six million dollars, to "collect, analyze and widely share evidence of war crimes" that they attribute to Russia in Ukraine.
This new initiative aims in particular to "preserve information" public or data from commercial satellites by respecting "international standards" so that they can feed any procedure aimed at holding accountable those responsible for "atrocities", according to the department. of state.
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Sweden and Finland complete their NATO candidacies
Finland and Sweden will jointly file their candidacies for NATO despite the lingering shadow of a blockage by Turkey.
With the green light by an overwhelming majority of more than 95% from the Finnish Parliament, everything is now in place for the simultaneous arrival of membership applications from both countries at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
Applications will be submitted to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by the Swedish and Finnish ambassadors.
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Continuation of evacuations in Azovstal
The “evacuation” operation of the last Ukrainian soldiers entrenched in the strategic city of Mariupol must continue this Wednesday.
Moscow announced on Tuesday the surrender of 265 Ukrainian fighters, including 51 "seriously wounded" who had fallen back on this huge steel complex, the last bastion of resistance in this city ravaged by Russian attacks.
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Zelensky at the Cannes Film Festival
Facing the public at the Cannes Film Festival, President Zelensky called on the world of culture on Tuesday evening to commit against the war in Ukraine and to transcribe its realities.
"We need a new Chaplin who will prove that cinema is not silent" in the face of war, "hate will eventually disappear, dictators will die", he declared, adding that "we need cinema who will secure this end, let everyone be on the side of freedom”.
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