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The info of the day
Ukraine proposed on Saturday to send “free” coal to the thermal power plants in Transnistria, a separatist region of Moldova, affected by power cuts and Russian gas shortages since the beginning of January. “We have coal that we can provide to Moldova, in Tiraspol. If they really want people to have electricity, “said the Ukrainian president during a meeting with his Moldavian counterpart Maia Sandu, adding that he was” ready to discuss a low or even free price “.
This strip of land which escapes control of the Moldovan central authorities was supplied by the Russian giant Gazprom free of charge to support the separatists, but this gas which passed through Ukraine, was cut on January 1 due to the expiration of the contract between kyiv and Moscow, causing heating and electricity cuts. kyiv had decided not to renew this contract for the sake of energy and economic independence from his neighbor who launched an invasion on his soil, almost three years ago.
The Decor of the day
« “Given all the information it has, France considers that this election will not comply with democratic standards. »» »
The presidential election on Sunday in Belarus on Sunday, during which Alexandre Loukachenko should ensure a seventh consecutive term, “will not comply with democratic standards,” the French Foreign Ministry denounced on Saturday. “France will carefully follow the course of the presidential election to be held on January 26,” said the Quai d’Orsay in a statement.
“The unprecedented level of repression, human rights violations, restrictions on participation in political life and access to independent media deprives this election of all legitimacy,” adds Paris. Since 1994, Alexandre Loukachenko has crushed several waves of protest of his regime, including massive demonstrations against electoral fraud after the 2020 election.
-The figure of the day
3. Like the number of people killed by a Ukrainian strike near Kherson, a territory occupied by Russia. The Ukrainian army used “submunition weapons and remote demining systems” during a strike on Oshkyky, a city near the Dniepr river, which forms the front line between Ukrainian and Russian troops, accused On Telegram Vladimir Saldo, local manager appointed by Moscow. “Currently, we know that three civilians have been killed,” he added, adding that the victims were being identified.
The trend of the day
President Volodymyr Zelensky assured Saturday that peace discussions with Russia could not have “real results” without Ukraine, and invited his allies to find a format of talks including kyiv. “It is impossible to exclude Ukraine from any negotiation platform. Or this negotiation platform will have no real results, “said the Ukrainian president during a meeting in kyiv with his Moldavian counterpart Maia Sandu.
Our file on the war in Ukraine
“Before any meeting, whatever it is, it is necessary to establish a format on paper: how can we reach a fair peace?” I think we should focus on this point today, “he said, fearing that Russia will choose the form of a” peace decree “without the downstream of Ukraine. Since the election of Donald Trump in the White House, speculations on possible peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have continued to swell, on the eve of the third anniversary of a high intensity conflict.
