Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 minutes takes stock for you every evening at 7:30 p.m. Between the strong declarations, the advances on the front and the results of the battles, here are the main points of the day.
The fact of the day
Russia has placed Volodymyr Zelensky on the wanted list. Moscow launched a wanted notice against the Ukrainian president, without making public its motive, according to a notice visible on Saturday on the website of the Ministry of the Interior, an announcement that kyiv deemed “worthless”.
The leader is wanted “under an article of the Penal Code”, we can read in this short text, which says nothing else about the nature of these accusations.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said the wanted notice against Volodymyr Zelensky demonstrated the “desperation of Russian propaganda and the state machine, which no longer knows what to invent to attract attention.”
The ministry recalled that Vladimir Putin was himself the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for the alleged “deportation” to Russia of thousands of Ukrainian children.
This mandate is “real”, unlike the “worthless Russian announcements”, estimated Ukrainian diplomacy.
Today’s statement
“ “We just need to be visible. » »
These are the words of singer Jerry Heil, stage name of Yana Chemaieva, who represents Ukraine at Eurovision with her compatriot rapper Aliona Savranenko, alias alyona alyona. “For us, it’s an opportunity to represent our culture, to show that we still have a lot to offer people,” the artist explained.
The duo presents a catchy title, in Ukrainian, “Teresa & Maria”, a mix of rap and pop with operatic accents, which, they say, “speaks of union”.
If they win, the duo, who are among the favorites of the competition, intend, like their predecessors, to sell their trophy. “We will sell it for the nation,” assured the two artists. They have already started raising funds for the reconstruction of the Velykokostromska school in the Dnipropetrovsk region (eastern Ukraine).
The 2024 edition of the Eurovision song contest brings together 37 countries and will conclude with the final on Saturday May 11 in Sweden, after the semi-finals on Tuesday and Thursday.
The number of the day
Four, this is the number of ATACMS missiles that Russia claimed on Saturday to have shot down over the annexed Crimean peninsula. These long-range weapons were recently supplied to Ukraine by the United States.
Russia has not indicated whether these missiles or the falling debris from them caused any damage.
In April, Washington announced that it had sent these missiles to Ukraine, which had long requested them in order to be able to strike further behind the front line.
