Новости за 07.03.2022

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on Monday, former US national security adviser H.R. McMaster said that Ukraine can win the war with Russia, remarking that President Vladimir Putin had already lost the conflict in a sense by not winning outright.

Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets granted an interview to FRANCE 24. Her country is one of the five EU member states that border Russia. Liimets explained why Estonia strongly supports Ukraine’s bid to join the EU. She also warned that "we have to be very cautious" in talks with Russia, adding that "we have to be prepared for long-term instability in Europe" as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

After photographing Ukraine and its people for years, Mark Neville moved from London to Kyiv in 2020. When war broke out at the end of February, he initially decided to stay before seeking refuge in neighbouring Poland. He tells FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot about documenting the chaos of leaving his adopted country.

While most of the world is shunning President Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the few leaders keeping an open line of communication is French President Emmanuel Macron.

Western seizures of super-yachts owned by Russian oligarchs have made headlines as Vladimir Putin's inner circle is targeted over the invasion of Ukraine, but experts warn identifying and blocking further cash and assets will prove difficult.

Hundreds of international students, most from India or the African continent, have been trapped in the Ukrainian university town of Sumy, located about 50 kilometres from the Russian border, since the war there began. The students told the FRANCE 24 Observers team that they have been trapped in their dorms with little assistance since the fighting began.

France's army said Monday that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Yahia Djouadi, a "senior leader" of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) responsible for finance and logistics.

Israeli missile strikes killed at least two civilians before dawn on Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, state media reported.

In the Eastern Orthodox Christian calendar, Sunday was the 'Day of Forgiveness'. But Ukrainians suffering the consequences of Russia’s invasion say that this year they cannnot forgive. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Lviv, the Western Ukrainian city teeming with those who have escaped the fighting further east.

The UK, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have requested "the immediate suspension of Russia's access to its systems", Patel tweeted on Sunday. The grouping asked Interpol's executive committee to make a decision this week. "Russia's actions are a direct threat to the safety of individuals and to international law enforcement cooperation," Patel added. While Patel did not specify the reason for the request, Western allies have been seeking to diplomatically and economically isolate... Читать дальше...

Of the 12 candidates in the running, only two -- from the country's main political parties -- have a real chance of winning. Even so, minor-party candidates refuse to give up their dreams. The wealthy country, Asia's fourth-largest economy, has been divided from its communist neighbour North Korea since the Korean War of the 1950s, and the idea of reunification has long since ceased to be a vote-winner. Enter presidential candidate number 13, Lee Kyeung-hee of the fringe Korean Unification Party. Читать дальше...

The Social Democrats, Greens and the Free Democrats, ruling together as a government since December, promised in their coalition agreement to scratch from the statute books one of the most controversial sections of the penal code. Paragraph 219a, adopted in 1933 shortly after Adolf Hitler had taken power, prohibits the "promotion" of abortion, a crime punishable by "up to two years of imprisonment or a fine". It is on this basis that courts have in recent years handed out penalties to medical professionals... Читать дальше...

Like so many abused women, the 23-year-old mother-of-three's suffering remained shrouded in silence. "My husband was violent but I had been hiding it for a long time. Then one day, I couldn't lie, my face was scarred by the beatings," she said. "A social worker helped me and found me a place in this centre", murmurs Ruth, who did not want to give her full name, still upset. "Being a woman has often been synonymous with hardship for me, but today I am no longer afraid to speak up." The intervention... Читать дальше...

Russian forces pummelled Ukrainian cities from the air, land and sea on Monday, with warnings they were preparing for an assault on the capital Kyiv, as terrified civilians failed for a second day to escape besieged Mariupol. Russia and Ukraine accused each other of failing to establish a humanitarian corridor out of the key port city on Sunday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Odessa could be the next target. Follow our live updates for the latest.

Over 4,600 people in cities across Russia were detained at protests on Sunday against Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, a monitor said, on the 11th day of the invasion.