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The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, has visited this Tuesday two cities in the north of the country, Okhtirka and Trostianets, to celebrate that they were recovered by the Ukrainian troops a year ago.
Zelensky has said that this reconquest shows that Ukraine can defeat its Russian invaders.
Both towns are in the province of Sumi, the sixth region that the Ukrainian leader has visited in recent days, on a route that has taken him to positions close to the front such as Bakhmut or Zaporizhia.
The United States on Tuesday supported the idea of establishing a special tribunal to judge war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
It is the first time that Washington puts black on white its intentions in this regard.
The International Olympic Committee has proposed harsh conditions to allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Olympic Games, a decision that has been strongly rejected by both Russia and Ukraine and their allies.
In Russia, Alexei Moskaliov, father of a minor from whom he was separated for drawing a poster in class against the war in Ukraine, has been sentenced to two years in prison for the crime of discrediting the army, according to the Kremlin.
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The US supports the idea of a special court to try Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The United States on Tuesday supported the idea of establishing a special tribunal to judge war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
It is the first time that Washington puts black on white its intentions in this regard.
A spokesman for the State Department has opted for a court "based on Ukraine's national judicial system," which would "maximize our chances of achieving meaningful accountability."
On Monday, Beth van Schaak, ambassador of the Department of State in the Office of Global Criminal Justice, had affirmed in a conference that this model, which she defined as an "internationalized national court" had been chosen after analyzing several options.
According to Van Schaak, the model "will facilitate broader interregional international support and demonstrate Ukraine's leadership in ensuring accountability for the crime of aggression."
Van Schaak said the court could also be located elsewhere in Europe, at least initially, "to reinforce Ukraine's desired European orientation."
Ukraine, the European Union and the Netherlands have publicly endorsed the idea of a special court.
Russia, which calls its actions in Ukraine a "special military operation", has denied accusations of war crimes, including the deliberate targeting of Ukrainian civilians, thousands of whom have been killed.
Washington's support for a special tribunal is, in part, an attempt by the US to downplay the idea of the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine, as has already been done. he is doing with the theft of children (for which he has accused and ordered the arrest of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin).
Like Russia, the United States does not recognize the Court's jurisdiction over its own citizens.
(Reuters)
ACT.28 MAR 2023 - 23:11
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Argentina calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine that respects territorial integrity
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero, on Tuesday called for a ceasefire to put an end to the war in Ukraine and to respect the independence and territorial integrity of the European country.
The Argentine foreign minister has intervened in the first telematic session of the Summit for Democracy sponsored by the United States, a forum to which the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, was invited, who canceled his participation to visit the front.
"The world wants peace in Ukraine, a peace that is sustainable and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law," said Cafiero, who reiterated that Argentina "condemns the Russian invasion."
The head of Argentine diplomacy has claimed that "a just and lasting peace" must include "respect for international law, the sovereignty of States and their territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the unrestricted validity of human rights." .
Cafiero has also stressed that Argentina is committed to "alleviating the suffering of the Ukrainian people", for which the Argentine Agency for International Cooperation has carried out 12 trips to deliver donations to Ukraine.
Argentina was the only Latin American country that participated in the session, which was attended by foreign officials from the United States, Ukraine, France, the Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Malawi, Liberia and Japan.
The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, is scheduled to participate tomorrow, Wednesday, in the Summit for Democracy before meeting with the president of the United States, Joe Biden, at the White House.
(Eph)
ACT.28 MAR 2023 - 22:02
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In an image distributed by the Ukrainian presidency, Volodimir Zelenski in a trench in the province of Sumy.
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What has happened in the last hours
On the 398th day since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, these are the top news at 8:00 p.m. this Tuesday, March 28, 2023:
Zelensky visits two cities in the north of the country recaptured by the Ukrainian army
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The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, has visited this Tuesday two cities in the north of the country, Okhtirka and Trostianets, to celebrate that they were recovered by the Ukrainian troops a year ago.
Zelensky has said that this reconquest shows that Ukraine can defeat its Russian invaders.
"These days, these weeks, we are celebrating the anniversary of the liberation of our cities and communities in our northern regions," Zelensky celebrated in a speech in front of a small crowd of soldiers and civilians at the Trostianets train station.
The US says it will not share its nuclear data with Russia
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The United States informed Russia on Tuesday that it will not exchange data on its nuclear forces.
According to a National Security Council spokesman, the decision is a response to Moscow's decision to suspend participation in the New START nuclear weapons treaty.
The president of the International Olympic Committee defends that Russian and Belarusian athletes return to competitions under a neutral flag
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The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, defended on Tuesday the organization's plans for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to competitions under a neutral flag.
According to Bach, his participation can continue despite the war in Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022 due to the invasion of Russian troops from the neighboring country.
Authorities imposed by Moscow ensure that Russian forces are advancing towards Bakhmut
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Russian forces are advancing on the besieged city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine despite fierce resistance from Kiev troops and have seized near-total control of a metallurgical plant in the city, the scene of heavy fighting for decades. weeks, according to the authorities imposed by Moscow in the region.
Ukrainian and Western military sources, however, deny these advances.
The EU says that it gives Ukraine the weapons it requests: "We are not giving out-of-date equipment
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The European Union is providing Ukraine with the weapons and ammunition that the country is requesting, and rejects that it is out-of-date material, a community spokesman said on Tuesday.
“We are not giving out outdated equipment.
What we are giving to Ukraine, or what the EU is reimbursing and what the Member States are giving is, first of all, based on the needs defined by the Ukrainian defense forces," said the community spokesman for Foreign Affairs Peter Stano, during the daily press conference of the European Commission.
Russia sentences the father of the minor who made a drawing against the war to two years in prison
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Alexei Moskaliov, father of a minor from whom he was separated for drawing a poster in class against the war in Ukraine, has been sentenced to two years in prison for the crime, according to the Kremlin, of discrediting the army.
This is the first of two trials against this family for their criticism of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In another separate case, it will be decided on April 6 whether Moskaliov is deprived of parental authority over the girl, Masha Moskaleva.
ACT.28 MAR 2023 - 19:45
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Russia also rejects the conditions proposed by the IOC for the participation of Russian athletes in the Olympic Games
The proposal of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee to allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Olympic Games has caused a wave of repudiation in Ukraine and its allied countries.
The Russian Olympic Committee has not taken it any better: its president, Stanislav Pozdniakov, stated on Tuesday that the conditions are "unacceptable" and a "farce", according to the Russian agency Interfax.
For Moscow, the ban on participating in team sports "removes 30% of our delegation from the opportunity to compete in the selection for the games without any reason."
Podzniakov has also claimed that the ban on military personnel from participating "lays the groundwork for an internal conflict in Russian sport."
Since the days of the Soviet Union, Russia has a tradition of recruiting elite athletes into its armed forces and having them compete under its military clubs.
Podzniakov has considered that the IOC's decision highlights the "error" of depriving Russian and Belarusian athletes of participation in competitions approved at the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine and has once again called for their withdrawal.
(Agencies)
ACT.28 MAR 2023 - 19:15
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kyiv demands Russia withdraw from "every square meter" of Ukraine
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmitro Kuleba, on Tuesday demanded that Moscow withdraw from "every square meter" of Ukraine, stressing that there can be no peace with Russia "at any price."
"I want to be very clear, Russia must withdraw from every square meter of Ukrainian territory. There can be no misunderstanding about what the word withdrawal means," said Kuleba, who has participated in a forum organized by the US on the situation in the country. .
"In this war, we are defending the democratic world as a whole," he added.
"No other country wants peace more than Ukraine. But peace at any price is an illusion."
The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky, was going to participate in this forum organized on the sidelines of the Democracy Summit, but was finally replaced by his Foreign Minister.
The host of the virtual meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, has warned of the "cynical trap" that some peace initiatives represent, in a possible reference to the proposal presented by China last week that was received with skepticism by the West.
For her part, the French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna, has insisted that "justice must prevail", and has stressed in this regard that the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been "a big step" in the fight against impunity.
She has also called on European countries to respect their obligations in this context and to hand over the Russian president to the ICC if he joins the European Union.
Hungary has indicated that it will not hand over Putin.
(AFP)
ACT.28 MAR 2023 - 18:57
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US says it won't share its nuclear data with Russia
The United States informed Russia on Tuesday that it will not exchange data on its nuclear forces.
According to a National Security Council spokesman, the decision is a response to Moscow's decision to suspend participation in the New START nuclear weapons treaty.
"Under international law, the United States has the right to respond to violations of the New START Treaty by Russia by taking proportionate and reversible countermeasures to induce Russia to return to its obligations," the spokesperson added.
"That means that because Russia's alleged suspension of the New START Treaty is legally invalid, the United States has legal permission to withhold our semi-annual update of data in response to Russia's violations," he added.
(Reuters)
ACT.28 MAR 2023 - 17:28
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Zelensky visits two cities in the north of the country recaptured by the Ukrainian army
The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, has visited this Tuesday two cities in the north of the country, Okhtirka and Trostianets, to celebrate that they were recovered by the Ukrainian troops a year ago.
Zelensky has said that this reconquest shows that Ukraine can defeat its Russian invaders.
"These days, these weeks, we are celebrating the anniversary of the liberation of our cities and communities in our northern regions," Zelensky celebrated in a speech in front of a small crowd of soldiers and civilians at the Trostianets train station.
Both towns are in the province of Sumi, the sixth region that the Ukrainian leader has visited in recent days, on a route that has taken him to positions close to the front such as Bakhmut or Zaporizhia.
Russian forces invaded the Sumi region, which borders Russia, at the start of the invasion in February 2022. They were driven out after a month of occupation.
Ukrainian officials say the territories near the border are still regularly bombarded by Russian artillery and airstrikes.
“Our people have shown that the occupier will be defeated by our morality, by our Ukrainian character.
Our people have shown it, our warriors have shown it," Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
(Reuters)
ACT.28 MAR 2023 - 16:12
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