remove the demobilization clause, a “necessary” decision according to the Ukrainian defense minister

The American president called on the House of Representatives in Washington on Wednesday to immediately vote to release billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine. “The majority of Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly support Ukraine. There must be a vote now”Mr. Biden told the press, while the leader of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, is blocking examination of this envelope.

Seven people were killed on Wednesday in the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv (Northeast) and Odessa (South) during nighttime attacks which hit two energy sites, as Russia continued its strategy of targeting the electricity network.

Three people, including two children, were killed on Wednesday when a Ukrainian drone targeted a car traveling in a village in the Kursk border region, a statement said. on Telegram Governor Roman Starovoit.

The conference that Switzerland is organizing on “peace in Ukraine” will take place on June 15 and 16 at the luxury Bürgenstock hotel, the Swiss government announced on Wednesday. Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councilor for Foreign Affairs, confirmed the participation of the United States in this meeting, unlike Russia.

In an interview with the German daily newspaper Bild, he believes that the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, refuses to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles for fear of weakening Germany. Since it is not a nuclear power, these weapons are the most powerful in its arsenal. He also highlights the nuclear threat posed by Vladimir Putin.

The Ukrainian Parliament adopted, on Wednesday, at first reading a bill on the mobilization of detainees. Ukraine could mobilize young women in the army, following the Israeli model, says Oksana Hryhorieva, gender advisor to the commander of the land forces, in an interview with the British daily The Times.

At a time when China says it refuses any “criticism or pressure” on its ties to Russia, the US president’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said at a press conference on Tuesday: “We have not seen any evidence (which China provides) direct military support to Russia. » Mr. Sullivan recalled that the United States was concerned about China’s efforts to strengthen Russia’s defense industrial base.

“China and Russia have the right to have normal economic and trade cooperation”declared Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Wednesday in favor of Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Piotr Aven, who contested their inclusion on the list of personalities sanctioned by the EU after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

This involves repairing and upgrading Hawk medium-range surface-to-air missile systems. On Tuesday, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, deplored the fact that Western allies were unable to provide it with the anti-aircraft defense systems that it urgently needs. “Western armies have around 100 Patriot missile batteries, yet we are unable to provide them with the seven they desperately demand”he declared in a speech before the New Economy Forum.

The Russian Investigative Committee announced on Tuesday the opening of an investigation into “financing of terrorism” on behalf of Ukraine involving the United States and its allies, citing in particular the name of a Ukrainian company having employed the son of the American president, Joe Biden. The US president’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, denounced accusations during a meeting at the White House on Tuesday “absurd”.

In an order issued on October 19 of which AFP was informed, the senior investigating judge of the center for the fight against crimes against humanity of the Paris judicial court declared inadmissible the two complainant NGOs, the Bordeaux-based Darwin Climax Coalition and the Ukrainian Razom We Stand.