Agreement between Trump and Putin, Zelensky denounces "unworthy" decision
Gulliver Gragg is live from Kiev.
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Gulliver Gragg is live from Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterpart Donald Trump on Friday that Russia was willing to "supply oil to the US and global markets" in a context of fuel crisis. This project, confirmed by Mr Trump, has attracted serious criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who denounced a "unworthy" and "weak" decision by Washington, at a time when a Ukrainian delegation is in the United States to negotiate.
Donald Trump announced on Friday that he had negotiated the delivery of massive amounts of Russian diesel to the American and global markets, lifting sanctions against Moscow, to the great damn of Volodymyr Zelensky who denounced a "unworthy" decision.
Donald Trump announced on Friday that Vladimir Putin has committed to supply millions of tons of diesel "for the American and global market", over several months. The US President hopes to stem the rise in fuel prices in the run-up to the mid-term elections, but creates a breach in Western sanctions imposed on Russia since the beginning of Ukraine's large-scale invasion.
Satellite images reveal a major transformation in the residence during the war, while court files and job offers offering a cash payment expose the hidden documentary traces of this vast project.
The Russian leader insists that Moscow "threats no one" and merely responds to the statements of Western leaders.
At the UN rostrum, Volodymyr Zelensky warned the world on Wednesday 23 September: the Russian threat "will not stop at the borders of Ukraine". A few hours later, Moscow struck Ukraine with its drones and missiles, killing at least eight more. China could then be the only one to have a major influence on Vladimir Putin. The details of Gulliver Cragg, correspondent France 24 in Kiev.
Vladimir Putin's party unsurprisingly won a large majority in the legislative elections on Sunday, 20 September, marked by Ukrainian drone attacks to which Moscow promised a response.
Vladimir Putin's party, united Russia, won the legislative elections on Sunday with at least 355 seats in the Duma, according to the preliminary results of the Election Commission released on Monday. He beats his previous record of 343 seats in 2016.
Russia holds parliamentary elections throughout the weekend, a first since the war in Ukraine began. The election is without question, the victory of the presidential side being assured, in the absence of any credible opposition. Elections taking place as Moscow continues to wage an active hybrid war against Europeans. Marie Jégo, reporter to the newspaper Le Monde, and former correspondent in Moscow, was the Invitation of Au Coeur de l'Info.