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War in Ukraine: Biden warns of a risk of nuclear "apocalypse", kyiv regains ground

2022-10-07T06:27:02.819Z


UPDATE ON THE SITUATION - Le Figaro takes stock of the latest information from journalists, official Ukrainian and Russian statements, Western sources and international organizations.


Joe Biden warns of the risk of a nuclear "

apocalypse

", Ukrainian troops continue their advance in the East and the South, the French ambassador to Moscow summoned, new European sanctions, new Caesar cannons...

Le Figaro

takes stock this Friday, October 7, of the conflict in Ukraine.

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Joe Biden fears a nuclear 'apocalypse'

US President Joe Biden warned on Thursday of the risk of an "apocalypse", for the first time since the Cold War, due to threats to use nuclear weapons by Russia, whose troops are under pressure. by the Ukrainian counter-offensive.

The head of state said he wondered about a way out for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

"

How can he get out of this?"

How can he position himself so that he neither loses face nor loses a significant portion of his power in Russia?

questioned the American president during a fundraiser in New York.

Faced with stubborn Ukrainian resistance fueled by Western military aid, Vladimir Putin alluded to the atomic bomb in a televised speech on September 21.

He said he was ready to use "

all means

" in his arsenal against the West, which he accused of wanting to "

destroy

" Russia.

"

It's not a bluff

," he assured.

Read alsoWar in Ukraine: why Russia has no interest in using nuclear weapons

"

We have not faced the prospect of an apocalypse since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

" in 1962, warned the American president on Thursday.

According to experts, an atomic attack would likely employ tactical nuclear weapons - smaller in explosive charge than a strategic nuclear weapon.

But Washington considers that even a tactical nuclear strike could trigger a wider conflagration.

Vladimir Putin "

is not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons, because his army, one could say, is very inefficient

", still judged the American president.

kyiv continues its reconquest, Moscow claims to have "repelled the enemy"

Ukrainian troops have been on the offensive on all fronts since the beginning of September and have already retaken most of the Kharkiv region in the northeast, and important logistical nodes such as Izyum, Kupiansk and Lyman (East ).

Since October 1 alone and in the Kherson region alone, more than 500 km2 of territory and dozens of localities have been liberated

,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday evening.

Speaking a few hours earlier before the European leaders gathered at the summit, the Head of State called for the continuation of military aid to Kiev so that "

Russian tanks do not advance on Warsaw or even on Prague

".

Read alsoWar in Ukraine: the major strategic issues of the reconquest of Kherson

The Moscow army, for its part, assured in its daily report that it had "

repelled the enemy

" in the same region of Kherson where Kiev claims its new successes.

According to her, the Ukrainian forces deployed four tactical battalions on this front, ie several hundred men, and "

several times tried to break through the defenses

" Russian near Dudtchany, Sukhanové, Sadok and Bruskinskoye.

Entry into force of new EU sanctions against Russia after annexations

The European Union has imposed new trade restrictions on Russia and expanded the list of those targeted by asset freezes and EU travel bans, as part of the 8th Moscow sanctions package that came into effect on Thursday .

These new measures, published in the Official Journal of the EU, were taken in response to the annexation of four Ukrainian regions by Moscow.

Russia summons French ambassador over arms shipments

Russia summoned the French ambassador, Pierre Lévy, to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Thursday to protest against arms deliveries to Ukraine, as kyiv recaptured territories with the help of these armaments.

"

The Russian side has pointed out the dangers of increased deliveries of arms and equipment to the Kiev regime, as well as the intensification of training programs for the training of Ukrainian military personnel

," the Russian diplomacy said. in a press release.

Read alsoWar in Ukraine: Paris defends discreet but real support for kyiv

"

This line contradicts the statements from Paris of official officials who say they want a peaceful settlement in Ukraine

," added this source, adding that the French ambassador had spoken with a Russian deputy minister, Alexander Grouchko.

Already on September 20, Pierre Lévy had met in Moscow with Alexandre Grouchko.

In a press release, the Russian diplomacy had then deemed “

unacceptable

” the continuation “

of the force-feeding of Ukraine with Western weapons, including French

”.

Paris plans to deliver new Caesar guns to Ukraine

France is considering sending new Caesar guns, the centerpiece of French artillery, to Ukraine, which has been trying for more than seven months to push the Russian army out of its territory, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday.

“We are working on several requests, with several Member States of the European Union, in particular on new Caesars

,” he said during a press conference after the first meeting of the Political Community. European in Prague.

Since the beginning of the conflict, France has provided 18 Caesar guns of 155 mm with a range of 40 km, mounted on trucks, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, forward armored vehicles (VAB), fuel, individual equipment and about fifteen 155 mm TRF1 towed guns at the

Read alsoThe French Caesar cannon, a flagship artillery piece, seduces as far as Lithuania

Paris now plans to provide kyiv with six to 12 additional Caesar guns, taken from an order for Denmark, a source familiar with the matter told AFP.

France is also studying the possibility of delivering 20 Bastion armored vehicles to kyiv.

The Twenty-Seven

"will discuss these subjects, on a few mechanisms"

on Friday at an informal EU summit in Prague, said the French president, adding that he would come back to them in more detail during a press conference. at the end of the meeting.

“We will continue to support Ukraine from a financial point of view, from a humanitarian point of view and from a military point of view

,” he insisted.

Imbroglio around threats of "preventive strikes" from NATO

Another point of friction, Moscow castigated on Thursday the remarks of Volodymyr Zelensky who spoke during an interview of NATO's "preventive strikes" against Russia, pushing the Kremlin to denounce a "

call to start a new world war with monstrous and unforeseeable consequences

”.

The Ukrainian presidency split a message explaining that Volodymyr Zelensky's remarks were misunderstood and that he was talking about sanctions and not nuclear strikes.

Still real fear of a nuclear accident in Zaporizhia

The bombardments continued, notably in Zaporizhia, in southern Ukraine, one of the regions that Moscow claims to have annexed, where a strike left at least seven dead and five missing, according to local governor Oleksandr Starukh.

The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, was in Kiev on Thursday to discuss the establishment

of a "protection zone

" around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is regularly targeted by Russians and Ukrainians blame each other.

We continue to say what needs to be done, which is basically to avoid a nuclear accident at the plant, which remains a very, very clear possibility,

” he argued.

Source: lefigaro

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