Ukraine: Putin’s strategy
Viewpoint. Day after day, the pieces of the puzzle come together… and draw the risks of a recomposed Europe.
Viewpoint. Day after day, the pieces of the puzzle come together… and draw the risks of a recomposed Europe.
Yes, according to the latest polls that give Macron the winner in all cases. But in politics, nothing is ever definitive. A lot can happen between now and April 10 and 24.
Vladimir Putin wants to “denazify” Ukraine, accused of practicing genocide among the pro-Russian populations of Donbass. The Nazis? The Azov Battalion, a far-right unit of the Ukrainian army. But not only.
Viewpoint. Europe’s largest atomic power plant, Zaporizhia, in Ukraine, was hit on Friday by Russian military strikes. A warning to be taken seriously.
Between two phone calls to Putin and the announcements of Jean Castex on the suspension of the vaccine pass, Emmanuel Macron finally makes his candidacy for his own succession official in the regional gazettes.
Officially, no. There is no declaration of war against Russia. In practice, yes, since we are sending arms to Ukraine and participating in the “economic war”. Can Russia turn against us ?
Viewpoint. The words of Bruno Le Maire who declares “economic war” on Russia are irresponsible. They could lead to a real war as the former president of Russia Dmitri Medvedev reminds him.
Racism is abject in ordinary times. It is even more so in times of war, as is the case today at the borders of Ukraine, where students of African origin are turned away. Explanations.
As the world’s leading nuclear power, Russia possesses intercontinental missiles such as the RS-28 Sarmat (Satan2) or the Avangard capable of striking anywhere on the planet.
Point-of-View. “Is the mobilization of nuclear force a bluff, a simple desire to puff up the chest in the face of the difficulties encountered by the powerful Russian army held back by a people armed with slingshots and mobilized by a determination made of tempered steel ?
The war in Ukraine is also played in space. With the deployment of the Starlink stations of the American billionaire Elon Musk. And with the impossibility for Soyuz to keep its commitments with ArianeSpace.
This Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. Moscow time, Vladimir Putin addressed his people to explain what he would do and why he would do it.