Day dawns in Europe and a 1001st day of armed conflict begins in Ukraine after the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.
The day after Ukraine began using long-range American weapons on Russian territory, tension rose a notch in the conflict. While Vladimir Putin signed a decree this Tuesday expanding the possibilities of using nuclear weapons, Emmanuel Macron called the Russian president to reason
.
For its part, Ukraine is concerned about a possible lack of support from the United States after President Donald Trump takes office on January 20.
We take stock of the events that have marked recent hours.
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Additional funding for the “drone coalition”
In a press release published this Tuesday, November 19, the British government announced additional funding for the drone coalition
the drone coalition
in French, launched last February by several Western countries to increase the Ukrainian drone fleet.
Co-led by the United Kingdom and Latvia, the coalition will benefit from new envelopes of 8.9 million euros from the United Kingdom, 11.9 million euros from Germany, 3, 5 million euros from Canada and 3.5 million euros from Luxembourg.
According to the British government press release, the United Kingdom envelope will be dedicated to attack and surveillance drones
.
Macron calls Putin “to reason”
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about the war in Ukraine on Tuesday, November 19, on the sidelines of the G20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In front of the press, he denounced a posture escalatory
of Russia in Ukraine, calling Vladimir Putin to reason
and calling on Xi Jinping to weigh all his weight
on Moscow.
Here I really want to call Russia to reason. She has responsibilities as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
he indicated. Russia today is becoming a global destabilizing power. I call on President Putin to reason and his responsibilities
he insisted.
Emmanuel Macron, who met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping earlier in the day on the sidelines of the G20 summit, also said he had asked him to weigh in with Moscow, of which Beijing remains an ally.
I called on President Xi Jinping to use all his weight, his pressure, his negotiating capacity towards President Putin so that he stops the attacks
he said.
Zelensky warns of potential end of American aid
Volodymyr Zelensky warned Tuesday about the consequences of Donald Trump's return to power on January 20, very skeptical of the billions that the administration of current President Joe Biden has granted to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022.
If they cut (the aid), I think we will lose
declared the Ukrainian leader during an interview on Fox News, the American channel preferred by conservatives.
Of course, in any case, we will stay, we will fight. We have our production. But it's not enough to win. And I think it's not enough to survive
he added, emphasizing the importance of the unit
between Ukraine and the United States.
During his campaign, the Republican repeatedly promised to quickly end the war, without specifying how.
On Monday, Donald Trump's bodyguards denounced a escalade
or even a risk of third world war
after Joe Biden's decision to authorize Ukraine to strike Russian territory with American-made long-range missiles.
42 Ukrainian drones shot down in Russia
Russia said Tuesday evening that it had destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones in at least eight regions in the south and center of the country, including 32 above the border region of Bryansk, reports the Reuters news agency. The governor of the Belgorod region on Ukraine's northeastern border, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said an industrial plant, infrastructure and power lines were damaged in the town of Alekseyevka.
A Ukrainian site, for its part, published a video of explosions in the Voronezh region.
At the UN, dozens of countries reaffirm their support for Ukraine
This war must end
: on the 1000th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, around fifty countries reaffirmed their support for kyiv at the UN on Tuesday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory.
We reaffirm our support for the sovereignty, independence and unity of Ukraine
read Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya on behalf of around fifty states.
Around him, in front of the press, were gathered the representatives of all these supporters of Ukraine, from the United States to the United Kingdom, including France, Japan, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Argentina, South Korea, or the European Union.
This war must stop. We repeat our demand that Russia cease the use of force against Ukraine and immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its military forces from Ukrainian territory within its internationally recognized borders.
adds the joint statement.
We condemn Russia's continued indiscriminate attacks on densely populated residential areas and critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, which are increasing the death toll, displacement and destruction every day.
1,000 Days of War is a tragic reminder of the need to remain committed to ensuring that international law prevails not only in Ukraine, but wherever it is challenged
added the signatories.
Ukrainian midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko celebrated a goal against Albania on Tuesday evening in the Nations League by holding up a jersey adorned with the number 1 000
to mark the thousand days since the start of Russian aggression against his country.
In the 5th minute of the match, Zinchenko opened the scoring, and headed towards his sidelines. We threw him a jersey, which he displayed surrounded by his teammates, on which appeared the number 1 000
.
Shortly before, the Ukrainian Football Federation had published a photo of the jersey on its X account 1 000
hanged in the team locker room, with the caption: 1,000 days of battle and sacrifice
.
Ukraine won the match played in Tirana, Albania, 2-1 to move into second place in Nations League B Group 1, behind the Czech Republic.
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