Awakening: Ukraine ready to negotiate in Mariupol The climate panel criticizes the government’s agricultural policy

Ukraine ready to negotiate in Russian-besieged Mariupol “unconditionally”, says Ukrainian negotiator, presidential adviser Myhailo Podoljak On Twitter. The situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult and pressure from Russian attackers continues, Ukrainian president said Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his speech late Wednesday.

We compiled three key news stories about the situation in Ukraine last night for this article.

French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen faced late Wednesday night in the only live TV debate that didn’t have as clear a winner as it did five years ago. The election debate was of great importance, as there are still many unaware voters, ‘s correspondent Annastiina Heikkilä write.

The government has not taken action to reduce peat emissions, even if there are means, the climate panel estimates in its extensive report. Peat fields, which cause a lot of emissions, are being cleared more and more, and agricultural subsidies are still paid for keeping them.

Emissions of peat have so far decreased mainly in energy production, where it has been driven by, among other things, the price of emission rights and changes in energy taxation. In agriculture, on the other hand, peat emissions have increased.

The enthusiasm of condominiums to build charging capability for electric cars exploded in the hands of last year. The number of grant applications received by ARA at the Housing Finance and Development Center almost doubled from the previous year. The processing of applications is congested: there are more than 600 open applications worth more than EUR 10 million.

The weather still continues in much of the country today, sunny and warm. Temperatures are still rising between 10 and 17 degrees in much of the country. A cloud raft spreads in northern Lapland, and in the northernmost part of Lapland it can also rain a little.