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DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Luxembourg freezes 5.5 billion euros of Russian assets

2022-11-09T07:08:05.283Z


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07:59

Putin decorates 'soldier priest' killed in

Ukraine

Vladimir Putin on Tuesday posthumously presented Russia's highest decoration to an Orthodox priest who was recently killed in

Ukraine, which had recommended that mothers of Russian soldiers have more children to ease their grief.

On Sunday, the Patriarchate of Moscow announced the death of this priest “in the area of ​​the special operation in Ukraine

, while he was carrying out “his clerical duties”.

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Church, one of the pillars of power of Vladimir Putin, is to celebrate a special mass on Wednesday around the body of the deceased from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

07:58

Luxembourg has frozen 5.5 billion euros belonging to Russian natural and legal persons

This represents about a third of all Russian assets blocked on the territory of the European Union.

According to Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, if Russia's behavior does not change, new sanctions are inevitable.

According to the minister, there can be "no neutrality" regarding Russia's war against Ukraine.

In addition, Luxembourg has provided Ukraine with arms, material and technical means for an amount of more than 72 million euros, which corresponds to 16% of the country's total defense budget.

07:57

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Welcome to this live broadcast on the 259th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Source: leparis

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