18h03 : In effect, @Luc, a pro-Russian rally was held this afternoon in the capital Chișinau. The demonstrators demand the departure of the government. Initially planned in front of the Parliament and the presidency, the rally finally took place in front of the National Opera, in the immediate vicinity of the places of power, reports the special envoy of RFI.
This week, President Maia Sandu released details of an alleged plan to overthrow power after receiving information from Ukrainian intelligence. It is explained here.
(ELENA COVALENCO / AFP)
17h48 : I’ll try again, info on the pro-Russian demonstrations in Moldova?
17h44 : Exact, @Phil : AMX-10 combat armored vehicles will be delivered “from the end of next week” to Ukraine, announced the French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu in an interview with Parisian. On the other hand, he did not specify the number of machines of this first delivery.
17h31 : France will soon deliver its tanks to Ukraine?
16h37 : Antony Blinken is convinced: China plans to send arms to Russia to support its offensive in Ukraine. The US Secretary of State made the remarks after meeting last night in Munich with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. “We talked about the war being waged by Russia and the concerns we have that China is planning to provide lethal support to Russia,” he advanced on CBS.
15h53 : In Russia, there is no age for propaganda. So, last Thursday, cadets of the Russian army visited kindergartens in the Russian city of Tchaikovsky (Perm region). They even let the children handle their Kalashnikovs, as these images shared by a school show. “The Special Operation” is regularly touted to schoolchildren across the country.
(NURSERY SCHOOL No. 28 OF TCHAIKOVSKY / VKONTAKTE)
14h55 : Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecommunications and media policeman, continues to deploy its censorship. Access to The Bell site, already registered in the register of foreign agents, is now restricted in the country. This media specializes in economic news, but has already been accused by the government of discrediting the Russian army. The Bell was founded in 2017 by journalist Elizaveta Osetinskaya, a refugee in France.
14h42 : kyiv runs a marathon to obtain Western armaments. Example with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the Munich Security Conference. In 24 hours, he met fifteen diplomats and foreign officials for bilateral discussions, according to his press service. Which are in addition to speeches, round tables, interviews and press conferences.
12h42 : Suspected of having participated in the Russian war effort, “Auchan must explain itself”, estimates @fHollande to #LeGrandJury. <video width="100%" height="220" controls="">
12h42 : “Auchan must explain itself”, says François Hollande on RTL. A survey of Monde revealed how the Russian subsidiary of the French group contributed to the war effort, by organizing deliveries to soldiers. “We have to know everything about this case”, reacts the former President of the Republic. “LFrench people will have to judge whether Auchan has committed the irreparable”.
12h11 : Less than a quarter of the combat tanks promised to Ukraine could be delivered in time, before the Russian offensive planned for the spring, writes the Times(in English). Kiev anticipe “up to 320 Western tanks in total, but estimates suggest that barely 50 will reach the front lines by early April”, according to the British daily.
10h59 : Cultural professionals from all over the world lend a hand to Ukraine to protect its heritage, threatened by the conflict. Sending of material to package the paintings, exfiltration of works, protection of threatened monuments… Franceinfo interviewed actors involved in the protection of heritage.