The French parliament wants Wagner on the list of terrorist organizations
The French parliament has called on the EU to formally label the Russian mercenary group Wagner as a terrorist, while the UK is preparing to do the same. The French parliament unanimously passed a non-binding resolution urging the 27-member EU to include Wagner in the official list of terrorist organizations.
“Wherever Wagner members work, they are spreading instability and violence,” MP Benjamin Haddad told parliament on Tuesday. “They kill and torture. They slaughter and loot. They intimidate and manipulate with near impunity.”
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Vladimir Putin he praised Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine and defended the incursion during his speech marking the 78th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Yevgeny Prigozhinthe head of Wagner’s mercenary force fighting the Russian battle at Bakhmut, said he had been told he and his mercenaries would be considered “traitors” if they left their positions.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have urged Russia hunger not to be used as a weapon of war, as talks continue on the Black Sea Grains Agreement.
Russia launched around Tuesday 15 cruise missiles in the capital of Ukraine, the second attack in as many days.
Ukraine is planning a “very important” counteroffensive against the Russian armed forces which “have to demonstrate success”, said the country’s prime minister. Dennis Shmyhal.
Volodymyr Zelensky he said he discussed European integration, defense issues and sanctions against Russia in a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
THE UN Secretary GeneralAntónio Guterres, said that at the moment there are no prospects for peace between Russia and Ukraine because “both sides are convinced they can win”.
The United States has one ‘new package of security measures’ announced to help support air defense and artillery ammunition needs in Ukraine. The package, confirmed Tuesday by the Defense Department, amounts to $1.2 billion and is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
The EU must not give in intimidate since Moscow’s show of military force, but continues to support Ukraine as long as necessary, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The German Foreign Minister said so China can play a decisive role in ending the war in Ukraine. Along with her Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, Annalena Baerbock told a news conference in Berlin on Tuesday that, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, China has the power to influence and end the conflict.
THE North Korean leader Kim Jong-un he said Russia would “triumph” in its fight against what he described as “imperialists”.
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