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11:32 p.m : France is considering sending new Caesar artillery to Ukraine, the heartland of French artillery, Emmanuel Macron said. First meeting of the European political community. The topic will be discussed by EU countries at an informal summit in Prague tomorrowHe says.

10:22 p.m : Our journalist Agnes Vahramyan got as close as possible to the new front line, beyond the recaptured city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers monitor Russian positions there using drones.

10:16 p.m : Challenge rises in Russia against military command. More and more testimonies are emerging in the ranks of the newly mobilized, sometimes on their own, they say they have to buy their own food and some equipment on their own. At the end of the chain, the target was Defense Minister Sergei Zoikov.

9:23 p.m : @jeans: The eighth set of sanctions against Moscow, which took effect today, is a response annexation of Ukrainian territories after fake ‘referendums’, mobilization of additional troops and the threat of overtly labeled nuclear weapons”According to the European Commission.

9:20 p.m : @jeans: The train of obstacles has indeed arrived at the station. New trade restrictions imposed on Russia were published in the EU’s Official Journal, expanding the list of people subject to asset freezes and travel bans in the EU.

9:20 p.m : Hello, I am surprised that I could not read the article about the 8th wave of sanctions against Russia from Europe. In one of your articles, there was a question about receiving this information today. with love,

6:32 p.m : Two guests in suite “The Talk” by franceinfo, now, on Twitch. Exiled Russian journalist Denis Katev and academic François Das discuss how Russians view the ongoing conflict and growing divisions within the population. You can ask them your questions live.

5:07 p.m : The Ukrainian counteroffensive also led to developments in the east. But this staggering progress leaves devastated towns and villages. Especially in the Izioum area.

(OMAR OUAHMANE / Radio France)

5:06 p.m : Ukraine says it has captured more than 400 km2 of Russian-occupied territory in the Kherson region within a week, according to a spokesman for the military command in the country’s south.

3:38 p.m : Leaders of the European Political Community (EPC) hold their first summit this afternoon at Prague Castle. What are the topics on the table? How will the presence of countries like the United Kingdom or Turkey be managed? What are the long-term goals? We answer four questions about this encounter.

(Ludovic Marin/AFP)

3:19 p.m : Statement by @EmmanuelMacron on his visit to the Summit of the European Political Community.#EPC https://t.co/TPAIL3Bmyn

3:19 p.m : Emmanuel Macron believes the new European political community, which meets for the first time today, is sending a message. “European Unity” The continent was rocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Upon arrival in Prague, he also stressed the importance of “European Unity” In the face of energy crisis.

2:55 p.m : There, I see the question coming: Is France well within the nails of this low-carbon strategy it has set itself? The answer is no. My colleague Camille Ataust demonstrates it well hereJust in time for COP26, the last UN climate conference.

2:27 p.m : Hello @cyclo_ecolo. The European Political Community (EPC), holds its first meeting Today in Prague, it brings together 27 member states and 17 other countries, including Turkey, Switzerland and Ukraine.. “It makes for a very diverse set and it’s a range of exercise.”, Sébastien Maillard, director of Jacques Delors, explains.

2:27 p.m : Hello Marie-Violet. Who are the 40 European countries meeting in Prague today? 27 of the European Union? United Kingdom ? Switzerland? Small countries like Monaco, the Vatican or Liechtenstein? Are there Asian countries like Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan?

2:09 p.m : It’s 2 PM and we’re reviewing the news:

• Government presents its energy moderation plan. The aim is to reduce France’s energy consumption by 10% over two years, and in the meantime ensure the country goes through winter without gas or electricity cuts. Follow our direct.

• French Annie Ernaux, author of more than thirty books, won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The jury applauded “Courage and Clinical Intelligence” His works.

• The anti-terrorist trial judges in charge of the investigation into the assassination of Samuel Patty have concluded their hearings, France Television has learned from the lawyer of the victim’s family and judicial sources, confirming the information of AFP.

•Ukraine again blames Russia for an attack on the town of Zapporijjia, which killed at least one person and wounded seven others. Follow our direct.

12:33 p.m : The number of blasts in Saporigia has been revised downwards. The region’s government said earlier that two people had been killed“A Girl Is Dead” And another one “saved” by doctors. There were seven others A 3-year-old child was also injured.

12:15 p.m : It’s time to break the news.

• The French government presents its energy moderation plan. The aim is to reduce France’s energy consumption by 10% over two years, and in the meantime ensure the country goes through winter without gas or electricity cuts. Follow our direct.

• The website of Al-Alam, the Arabic-language channel of the official Iranian television, broadcasts what it offers such as “consent” Spying on two Frenchmen arrested in Iran in May

Ukraine again blames Moscow for the attack on Zaporizhia, in which at least two people were killed. Follow our direct.

• The strike that started last Tuesday at TotalEnergies refineries continues, franceinfo learned from Eric Cellini, CGT coordinator for the group. According to his information, four of the five refineries operated by TOD have been closed. The Donges refinery in Loire-Atlantique is not the only one on strike.

• At least 32 people, including 23 children, Died in an attack on a nursery in northern Thailand. The prime suspect, a 34-year-old former police officer, killed his wife and their child before killing himself.

10:08 : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made progress on Wednesday evening “powerful” His army in southern Ukraine. But, “Let us not fall into complacent hope”franceinfo General Jean-Paul Palomeros, former NATO commander for military capabilities transfer and former chief of staff of the Air Force. “There’s Still Resistance” From the Russians and from the work of the Ukrainians “very difficult”He explained.

10:06 : Strikes in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia have left at least two dead and five missing, the region’s governor, Oleksandr Staruk, said on Thursday. According to him, seven attacks by Russian forces were targeted “tall buildings”. Rescue operations are ongoing.

09:04 : Here’s the gist of this morning’s middle news.

• The French government presents its energy moderation plan. The aim is to reduce France’s energy consumption by 10% over two years, and in the meantime ensure the country goes through winter without gas or electricity cuts. Follow our direct.

• Sometimes mocked by the president, often ignored and watered down by the government, the work of 150 citizens drawn by lottery for the Citizens’ Climate Conference It finds renewed relevance amid the energy crisis. Some of its plans have now been revised to deal with the energy crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured that the military situation is stable “stabilizing” He claims to have annexed the Ukrainian territories, but his forces there face continuous setbacks against the Ukrainian army.

• The strike that started last Tuesday at TotalEnergies refineries continues, franceinfo learned from Eric Cellini, CGT coordinator for the group. According to his information, four of the five refineries operated by TOD have been closed. The Donges refinery in Loire-Atlantique is not the only one on strike.