The head of European diplomacy announced, Friday, May 9, to the release of funds, funded thanks to the interests generated by the Russian assets frozen in the European Union. “We have just unlocked a billion euros for the Ukrainian defense industry so that Ukraine can defend itself better” Against the Russian invasion, said Kaja Kallas, on the sidelines of a trip to Lviv, Ukraine, in the company of a large group of European ministers. Follow our direct
A nationalist discourse of Vladimir Putin. The Russian president spoke before the troops gathered in the Red square. “The whole country, society, the people support participants in the special military operation” In Ukraine, the master of the Kremlin told the gallery. He also assured that Russia “has been and will be an indestructible barrier against Nazism, Russophobia, Anti -Semitism”.
A truce of a few days wanted by Moscow. The Russian president ordered to observe a ceasefire from May 8 to 10, on the occasion of these celebrations. But Ukraine, which has faced the Russian offensive since 2022, accused its enemy of attacking the entire front line, evoking hundreds of truce violations. The Russian army, for its part, said “Respect strictly” This ceasefire and simply “answer” to Ukrainian violations.
An instrumentalization of history. In recent years, Vladimir Putin has spoke of the memory of victory over Nazi Germany to defend the military offensive against Ukraine, Russia ensuring that they want to “Disnazify” This neighboring country, of which it occupies around 20% of the territory. The Second World War, which left more than 20 million dead in the USSR, caused trauma that is still felt within society and which has fueled a patriotism exploited by President Putin.
Paris will also mobilize income from frozen Russian assets. Paris will mobilize the income from frozen Russian assets to ensure the maintenance of Caesar cannons that she delivered to Ukraine, the French diplomacy chief from Lviv, Ukraine announced on Friday. This operation will be “Through the KNDS company”said Jean-Noël Barrot, who participates in a meeting of the European Union foreign ministers.
