Direct – War in Ukraine: Russia controls 20% of the country, follow the 100th day of the conflict

When the President said he was going to the Ukrainian capital “at a good time”, this Friday morning at the LCI, Stanislas Gurini recalled Emmanuel Macron’s wish to go to Kiev to “open something”. This, he says, is done when there is a gesture, “A will to de-skate”.

However, the Minister of Change states that those conditions have not yet been met.

On Wednesday morning, the RMC’s guest, François Hollande, ruled that the president’s visit to Ukraine was “desirable” and noted that he could have done so the day after he was elected.

Russia controls more than 90% of Lugansk province (administrative region), the British Defense Ministry said in a recent intelligence report on Twitter on Friday morning. According to the ministry, the Russians should capture the region within the next two weeks.

On Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a speech to the Luxembourg parliament, confirmed that about 20% of the Ukrainian territory was under Russian control.

US intelligence is closely monitoring Vladimir Putin’s health. According to the weekly magazine NewsweekA report compiled by Washington in late May states that the Russian president was treated for “advanced stage” cancer before reappearing in the media in April.

>> Our full article

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, not more than two weeks in anticipation of a quick victory. More than three months later, Kiev is still resisting, and Moscow has concentrated its forces in the east of the country.

But during these first 100 days of war, Ukraine suffered a series of bombings, which permanently damaged infrastructure and killed thousands of people. Images released by Planet Labs and Maxer shed another light on the conflict – a situation that was observed from a distance by Westerners, especially using satellites.

>> Our full article

In his speech broadcast on Thursday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky said that 50 embassies had returned to kyiv. The diplomats left the capital in the days following the Russian invasion in late February.

These revenues are very important and are underlined by Volodymyr Zhelensky as the “code”. “Every new embassy returning to our capital is a testament to our confidence in our success,” he said.

The European Parliament on Thursday expelled Russian campaigners from its premises Russian “propaganda” spread about the war in Ukraine, Its chairman, Roberta Metzola, announced.

The move “will take effect immediately, and representatives of Russian companies will no longer be allowed to enter the European Parliament premises,” Roberta Metzola said on Twitter. He called on all other European institutions, including the European Commission and the Council of Europe, to follow suit.

>> Our full article

One hundred days after the start of the war in Ukraine, fighting is now concentrated in the eastern part of the country. After failing to take kyiv within a few days, Moscow has reviewed its intentions and now wants to control the Donbass. Russian forces control Currently “about 20%” of the territory of Ukraine, that is, about 125,000 km2Volodymyr Zelensky announced this Thursday in a speech to the Luxembourg parliament.

In the evening, the Ukrainian president, in his daily speech, pointed out that his army had achieved “some victory” in the war in the main city of the region, Severdonetsk.

“The situation in Donbass has not changed significantly in the last 24 hours,” Zhelensky said, however, adding that details would be provided very soon.

>> Our full article

Welcome to this live dedicated to following the war in Ukraine.