The conflict between Russia and Ukraine took on a new dimension after Ukraine attacked Russian bombers. The exchange of prisoners, dead or alive, is not so simple. As for diplomacy, it has been relegated to the sidelines. Facts and comments.
The Ukrainian attack by Russian bombers on June 1 has given a new direction to this civil war between two fraternal peoples, but perhaps not in the way we might think. Explanations and analysis by Robert Harneis.
More than 40 military aircraft were hit in what is being described as “Russia’s Pearl Harbor”. The risk of all-out war cannot be ruled out if NATO or European countries are involved in this operation.
On the night of Monday May 5 to Tuesday May 6, Ukraine launched more than a hundred drones on Russian territory, targeting Moscow in particular and disrupting the operation of a dozen airports, Russian authorities said three days before the commemorations of the victory over Nazi Germany.
Truce negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are taking place in Riyadh under the aegis of the United States, without Europe. But lasting peace will only be achieved when Moscow is assured that NATO is no longer a threat to the Russian Federation.
As Washington suspends military aid to Ukraine, Brussels proposes a massive investment plan for European defense. Ursula von der Leyen presents an ambitious strategy for EU military autonomy.
In an unfiltered interview, former Spanish ambassador José Zorrilla offers a critical analysis of the Ukrainian crisis, and reveals what goes on behind the scenes in European diplomacy.
American-Russian negotiations leave Europe on the sidelines, as Jean-Baptiste Noé rightly writes in “L’Institut des Libertés”.
Some forty world leaders are converging on Russia for a summit that could redefine the international geopolitical balance.
Moscow is reportedly demanding the lifting of sanctions against Russian artists, including singer Polina Gagarina, who is reputed to be very close to the Kremlin.
Vladimir Putin said on television that the four direct perpetrators of the Crocus City Hall attack had been arrested on their way to Ukraine.
After Emmanuel Macron’s comments about sending “the guys to Odessa”, Russia retorts that French soldiers will be “priority targets” for Moscow.
