On the fifteenth day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, follow the latest information available live.
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► Turkey is to host Thursday Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers. This is the first encounter at this level since the start of the invasion on February 24. Sergei Lavrov and Dmytro Kuleba will be received by Turkish Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Antalya, in the south.
► EU leaders must meet this Thursday in Versailles during an informal summit. It will discuss reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian energies, as well as strengthening ties with Ukraine.
► The nine-day Russian siege of Mariupol, in the southeast, resulted in a total of 1,207 civilian deaths, said the town hall on its Telegram channel. One children’s hospital this strategic port city was destroyed by Russian bombing on Wednesday, a regional official said.
► ► At least 35,000 civilians were evacuated through humanitarian corridors in the city of Sumy, Enerhodar and areas near the capital Kiev, the Ukrainian President announced.
► According to the UN, more than 470 civilians were killed and more than 2 million people fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian military offensive. Among them are one million children, according to the NGO Save The Children. Nearly 140,000 exiles have been added to the count in the past 24 hours.
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1:18 am: 35,000 civilians have been evacuated from several cities, according to the Ukrainian president
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 35,000 civilians were evacuated Wednesday from several besieged Ukrainian towns. The leader announced in a video message on Wednesday evening that residents of the cities of Sumy, Enerhodar and areas near the capital Kiev had been evacuated through three humanitarian corridors.
12:37 a.m.: US Energy Minister asks oil companies to increase production
The US Minister of Energy has asked the country’s oil companies to produce more oil to relieve the market, strained by the war in Ukraine and the US embargo on Russian exports.
” We need more supplies urged Jennifer Granholm during her speech at the CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas. ” We are on a war footing “, she explained to an audience of industry leaders. “ This means tapping into strategic (oil) reserves all over the world. » « And that means, for you, producing more today, when you can. “, she insisted.
Despite the surge in prices, the oil groups have, for the moment, refused to frankly accelerate their production, saying they fear a possible reversal of the market if the supply were to become too abundant.
12:30 a.m.: diplomats gather at the French Embassy in Nicaragua to support Ukraine
Diplomats from Europe, the United States, Japan, Canada, Panama, Colombia and Brazil gathered at the residence of the French ambassador to Nicaragua on Wednesday to affirm their support for Ukraine invaded by Russia. , historic ally of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
” We are here to affirm and show our support (for Ukraine) and (our) unity around the fundamental principles of sovereignty, self-determination, against interference in the internal affairs of another country, such as in the case of Ukraine “said the French ambassador to Managua Brieuc Pont.
12:20 a.m.: Turkey prepares to welcome Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers
Serguei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba will be received by Turkish Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Antalya (south), a seaside resort popular with Russian tourists. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has stepped up mediation efforts since the start of the crisis, argued on Wednesday that “ Turkey can talk to both Ukraine and Russia “. ” We are working to prevent the crisis from becoming a tragedy “, he insisted.
On Wednesday, Mr. Kuleba assured in a video on Facebook that he would do everything so that the ” talks (be) as effective as possible ” while confiding to have “ limited expectations “. ” I don’t have high hopes but we will do everything to get the most out of it “, he said, saying that “ everything will depend on the instructions that Lavrov will have received before these discussions “.