– France sent 55 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
France on Monday sent 55 tons of medical equipment, computers, infant milk and generators to Ukraine via Poland, the French Foreign Ministry announced.
– Russia blocks the site of the French channel Euronews
The Russian media regulator on Monday blocked access to the site of the French channel Euronews, a new media banned in Russia amid increasing control over information related to the offensive in Ukraine. The reason for this blocking was not specified.
-“The organizers of Roland-Garros” lack of courage “, judge Dolgopolov
Former Ukraine tennis player Alexandr Dolgopolov said in an interview with RTL on Monday that the organizers of Roland-Garros were “lacking in courage” in allowing Russian players to participate in the tournament and called for on the “ban on Russia” from the tournament. world of tennis.
– New curfew in kyiv
– Zelensky rejected any ultimatum and wanted to meet Putin
“Ukraine cannot accept any ultimatum from Russia. We must first destroy all of us, only then will their ultimatums be respected,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with regional state media on Monday.
Any “compromise” in negotiations with Russia to end the conflict will be subject to a referendum in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said.
He also stressed the need for a “conference”, “in any form whatsoever”, with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to “stop the war” in Ukraine. “I believe that without this meeting it would be impossible to fully understand what they (the Russians) are ready to do to stop the war,” Zelensky said in an interview with Suspilne, a Ukrainian regional state media.
– Mariupol refused to surrender
The European Union denounced the wanton destruction of the besieged city as a “major war crime” and decided to double its financial support for arms purchases sent to kyiv.
– The US/Russia relationship is about to “break down”
Russia on Monday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Moscow and accused President Joe Biden of bringing Russia-US relations “to the brink”.
– France welcomes the first sick Ukrainian children
– Increase in wind activity in Ukraine
Russia has stepped up its air and naval operations in Ukraine in the face of resistance by Ukrainian forces that continue to hinder Russia’s military advance in the country, a senior Pentagon official said Monday.
– Ukraine: 3.5 million refugees
Nearly 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Feb. 24, according to UN figures released on Monday. About 90% of them are women and children: Ukrainians between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave their country.
Poland alone hosts more than half of the refugees.
– Moscow abandoned negotiations in Tokyo
Russia has announced it will abandon negotiations with Japan, the two countries have never signed an agreement since World War II due to a territorial dispute, citing Tokyo’s “unfriendly position” in the face of fighting in Ukraine.
– Facebook and Instagram banned in Russia
A Moscow court has banned Facebook and Instagram in Russia, saying they carry out “extremist” activities.
– Oneweb returns to SpaceX
The satellite operator OneWeb, which had to suspend its planned launches with the Russian Soyuz rocket due to the crisis in Ukraine, announced on Monday that it would resume them using American SpaceX services to resume deployment of the constellation its.
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