The Russian offensive continues for a 59th day in Ukraine.
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9h29 | UN announces ‘successful’ evacuation of 101 civilians from besieged Azovstal factory
8h05 | Russian army and pro-Russian forces launch offensive on Azovstal factory
The Russian army and pro-Russian forces on Tuesday launched an offensive on the Azovstal factory, the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol, in southeastern Ukraine, from which civilians have been evacuated these last days thanks to a ceasefire.
“Currently, units of the Russian army and the Donetsk People’s Republic, using artillery and aircraft, are beginning to destroy” the “firing positions” of Ukrainian fighters who came out of the factory, said Vadim Astafiev , spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Defense in a speech, the video of which was released by Russian agencies.
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7h52 | London increases its military aid to Ukraine by more than 350 million euros
The United Kingdom will increase its military aid to Ukraine, in the face of the Russian invasion, with radars and drones, and continue so that no one “dares to attack” the country, Prime Minister Boris promised on Tuesday. Johnson in the Ukrainian Parliament.
“We will continue to help Ukraine (…) with weapons, funding and humanitarian aid, until we achieve our long-term goal, which must be to strengthen Ukraine in such a way that no one ever dares attack you”, assured the conservative leader, in this speech delivered by videoconference from London.
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6h14 | Macron talks to Putin, first call since late March
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French President Emmanuel Macron was due to speak on the phone Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of Ukraine, the Elysee Palace announced, their first exchange since March 29.
This call comes following the telephone discussion that the French head of state had on Saturday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, more than two months after the invasion of his country by the Russian army.
5:51 | Moscow accuses Israel of ‘supporting the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv’
Moscow on Tuesday accused Israel of “supporting the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv”, driving the nail home after the head of Russian diplomacy resumed a conspiracy theory about the alleged “Jewish blood” of Adolf Hitler.
5h50 | The pope says he is ready to see Putin and compares Ukraine to Rwanda
Pope Francis says he is ready to go to Moscow to see Russian President Vladimir Putin and try to stop the fighting in Ukraine, which he compares to Rwanda in an interview with the Italian daily “Il Corriere della Sera” published on Tuesday.
Referring to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, Francis claimed to have “called on the phone” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “on the first day of the war”.
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5:35 am | Johnson addresses Ukrainian lawmakers, Kyiv announces resumption of evacuations from Mariupol
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to address the Ukrainian parliament via videoconference on Tuesday, a first for a Western leader since the start of the war, as Ukrainians continue their efforts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol.
5h20 | Terrorist threat to Russian church in Montreal
The Outremont Russian Orthodox Cathedral received a threatening letter that recently prompted the intervention of the Montreal police’s counter-terrorism unit.
“Notice to the Russian Orthodox of Montreal, a group of rebellious men plan (sic) to assassinate you […] “, can we read in particular in a letter written by hand, of which our Office of Investigation obtained a copy. The document was delivered by post to Saint-Nicolas Cathedral on April 15.
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5:09 | Fiji orders seizure of Russian-linked superyacht
A Fijian court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of a superyacht believed to belong to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, officials said, targeting property believed to be worth more than $300 million.
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