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DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Zelensky thanks the French parliament for designating Wagner as a terrorist organization

2023-05-10T05:05:20.843Z

Highlights: Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked the French parliament for the decision to recognize the Russian Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. AFP's video coordinator in Ukraine, Arman Soldin, was killed Tuesday afternoon in a Grad rocket attack in eastern Ukraine. French MEPs voted yesterday in the Assembly in favour of including the Wagner militia in the EU's list of terrorist organisations. Russia has threatened to withdraw from the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports from 18 May, a quadripartite meeting is being held for two days in Turkey.


After the May 9 celebrations in Russia and the criticism of Putin by the head of the Wagner forces, Ukraine is still under the


The essentials

  • While Russia celebrated yesterday the victory of the "great patriotic war" against Nazi Germany, Zelensky received the president of the European Commission.
  • He called for new ammunition and demanded that Brussels open negotiations on Kiev's accession to the EU.
  • The Pentagon has promised new military aid of 1.2 billion, including to strengthen the country's air defense.
  • AFP journalist Arman Soldin was killed yesterday in the Bakhmout region in a rocket strike.
  • French MEPs voted yesterday in the Assembly in favour of including the Wagner militia in the EU's list of terrorist organisations.

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Ukrainian cereals

While Russia has threatened to withdraw from the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports from 18 May, a quadripartite meeting is being held for two days in Turkey. This meeting comes as Ukraine that 90% of the grain corridor is currently technically blocked by Russia.

06:53

Zelensky thanks the National Assembly

Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked the French parliament for the decision to recognize the Russian Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. "This is something that should be embraced by the whole world. Every manifestation of terrorism must be destroyed and every terrorist must be condemned," he said.

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French MEPs back placing Wagner on EU terrorist group list

The Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to include the paramilitary group in the EU's list of terrorist organisations. The text, without binding force, invites the French government "to mobilize diplomatically" so that the EU accedes to this request.

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AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in rocket strike in eastern country

AFP's video coordinator in Ukraine, Arman Soldin, was killed Tuesday afternoon in a Grad rocket attack in eastern Ukraine. The shelling took place around 16:30 p.m. local time in the vicinity of Chasiv Iar, a Ukrainian town near Bakhmut, which is targeted daily by Russian forces.

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