The US House on Thursday passed a Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package despite opposition from Republican leaders, underscoring growing congressional frustration with President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter, saying he was also ready […]
Continue ReadingPresident Volodymyr Zelensky pledged on Thursday that Ukraine would keep to a clear timetable in talks on joining the European Union and in sticking to its obligations with the 27-nation bloc. FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks with Georgia’s former minister of Euro-Atlantic integration and professor at SciencesPo Paris Tornike Gorgadze.
Continue ReadingIt’s the moving story of a Russian father and daughter who oppose Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. It all began in March 2022. Then, 12 year old Maria drew a picture in school, against the offensive launched one month earlier. She was immediately denounced by the people around her… the FSB visited her school and home. Her […]
Continue ReadingRussia has increased its pressure on Armenia ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, pulling out virtually all the stops linked to trade should its long-term ally persist in its ambitions to join the European Union. Moscow has threatened to raise gas prices, put measures in place to be able to restrict the Russian import of certain […]
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in Crimea, Moscow-installed authorities said on Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military facilities in Saint Petersburg during Russia’s flagship economic forum. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of a “real” risk of escalation, while Ukraine described the attacks as justified retaliation for intensified […]
Continue ReadingUkraine recaptured more territory than it lost to Russian forces in May for the second straight month, according to data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Christina Harward, Russia Deputy Team Lead at ISW, says that successful tactical counterattacks as well as ramping up of long […]
Continue ReadingFour migrants working as fruit pickers in slave-like conditions in southern Italy have been burned to death in a grisly murder case that is prompting fresh national soul-searching over labour exploitation. The migrants were found on Monday in a burned-out van parked in a petrol station in Amendolara, in the southern region of Calabria. Surveillance […]
Continue ReadingBritain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest over the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying while his killer stood nearby. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Aaron Edwards, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leicester, says […]
Continue ReadingVolodymyr Zelensky called Kyiv’s attack on Saint Petersburg a ‘fair’ response to the deadly Russian strikes on several Ukrainian cities a day earlier. It is also a testimony to Ukraine’s growing capacity to strike further inside Russia. FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert tells us what that means for Russia.
Continue ReadingUkrainian long-range drones hit an oil terminal in the Russian city of St Petersburg on June 3, setting the facility ablaze. It came hours before Vladimir Putin’s showcase economic forum got under way in the city, apparently an attempt to embarrass the Kremlin chief. Moscow said it would keep striking Ukraine systematically in response to […]
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