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The West seeks to "divide and conquer", denounced Vladimir Putin yesterday, justifying the Kremlin's military offensive against Ukraine to put, according to him, "the union of the Russian people".
A senior Iranian official said Sunday that Western accusations that Russia was using Iranian drones in Ukraine proved the "effectiveness" of these devices, lamenting that "many of the accusations may turn out to be false".
French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ukraine on Wednesday.
"He will notably pay homage to the dead at the Heroes' monument in kyiv and will meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksiy Reznikov", indicates the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.
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Russia asks for “security guarantees” to “normalize the situation”
Russian Security Council Vice-President Dmitry Medvedev said that to "normalize the situation" (with the opening of negotiations) Russia needed "security guarantees", according to Russian media Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
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Explosions in the Russian village of Engels
Explosions were reported at Engles in Russian territory.
It looks like the airport was targeted by a drone attack.
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Lecornu in Ukraine the day after tomorrow
French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ukraine on Wednesday to show France's continued support.
This is the French minister's first trip to Ukraine since the launch of the Russian offensive on February 24.
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Welcome to this live
Hi there.
Welcome to this direct dedicated to the news of the war in Ukraine, almost ten months after the start of the conflict.
