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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday deemed insufficient the cap on the price of a barrel of Russian oil at 60 dollars, decided the day before by the countries of the EU, the G7 and Australia.
Russia for its part affirmed that it “would not accept” this ceiling which must be put in place in the coming days to limit the financial means of Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine.
The Kremlin has declared that Vladimir Putin will go "in due time" to Donbass, the area in eastern Ukraine that he annexed at the end of September.
Emmanuel Macron announced this Saturday in our columns that he would speak "soon" with Vladimir Putin, on security issues around "civilian nuclear" in Ukraine.
He also indicated that he was going to "discuss again" this Sunday with Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA.
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Arrival of a first ship in Ethiopia
The first ship of the “Grain from Ukraine” program (cereals from Ukraine) has just arrived in Ethiopia, announces Volodymyr Zelensky.
It carries 25,000 tons of wheat.
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Battle around Bakhmout
The battle around Bakhmout, a city in the Donetsk region that the Russians have been trying in vain to conquer since the summer, has taken on an even more symbolic importance for Moscow in recent days as its conquest would come after a series of humiliating defeats, with the retreats from Kharkiv (north-east) in September and Kherson (south) in November.
According to a bulletin from the Ukrainian presidency this Saturday, the fighting there would be "difficult", because "the Russians have had time to prepare".
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Macron will speak this Sunday to the head of the IAEA, "soon" with Putin
In an interview with Le Parisien, Emmanuel Macron announced that he would meet this Sunday with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
He will then discuss "soon" with Vladimir Putin, on security issues around "civilian nuclear" in Ukraine.
Find the full interview here.
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