On the 45th day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this April 9, it is the indignation which dominates after the attack attributed to Russia on Friday of the station of Kramatorsk, in the Donbass, which made a fifty dead, including five children.
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The main points:
► About fifty people were killed in a rocket attack on Kramatorsk railway station, in the Donbass, where civilians are rushing to flee this region of eastern Ukraine. Moscow has denied being responsible and denounces a “provocation” by kyiv forces.
► The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen held a press conference with President Zelensky after a day in and around kyiv. She said Ukraine has ” a European future “, while Russia is threatened with ” decomposition “. The European Union will reopen its diplomatic representation in Kyiv.
► The Ukrainian authorities are trying to evacuate civilians from the east, threatened by a Russian offensive, with President Volodymyr Zelensky claiming that the destruction at Borodyanka is worse as well as those observed recently near the capital after the departure of the Russian forces.
► One curfew will be in effect from Saturday evening to Monday morning at Odessathe great Ukrainian port on the Black Sea, facing the “ threatens of missile strikes, local authorities said.
► Sumy regionbordering Russia in northeastern Ukraine, was totally” released » Russian forces, the head of the regional administration announced on Friday, adding, however, that the area was “not not sure and that demining operations were in progress.
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4:05 a.m .: The South African president evokes an exchange “ productive with Biden on Ukraine
The South African president spoke by telephone with Joe Biden on Friday, the day after the vote in the United Nations General Assembly on a resolution suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council. Cyril Ramaphosa tweeted late Friday that he had a phone call “ productive with the US President.
South Africa, whose government has been criticized for refusing to condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, is among the 58 countries that abstained from voting on the resolution. It was the third time South Africa had abstained from voting on resolutions passed over the war.
“ We shared our views on the conflict in Ukraine and agreed on the need for a ceasefire and dialogue between Ukraine and Russia “wrote Cyril Ramaphosa on Twitter.
he White House said in a transcript of the call that Mr. Biden had “ highlighted the strength of the bilateral partnership, as well as the global challenges created by Russia’s renewed invasion of Ukraine “. The American leader emphasized the need for a clear and unified international response to Russian aggression “, According to the press release.
On Thursday, Ramaphosa strongly criticized the UN Security Council, which he considers unrepresentative.