China protests “solemnly” against new European sanctions targeting Russia
Chinese trade minister Wang Wentao protested his European counterpart against the inclusion of two Chinese banks in the last sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia due to the war in Ukraine, Beijing on Wednesday.
“Mr. Wang sent solemn protests concerning the inclusion of two Chinese financial institutions in the 18th series of EU sanctions against Russia”, during a meeting on Tuesday with the European Commerce Commissioner, Slovak Maros Sefcovic, the Chinese trade ministry said in a statement.
Russia uses children to design and test its military drones, according to a Russian media investigation in exile insider
The Russian authorities have systematically called on children in the design and drone tests for the war of the country in Ukraine, reveals an investigation by the Russian media in exile Insider, relayed by the British daily The Guardian.
The authorities organize national competitions that start with apparently innocent video games, and end with the recruitment of the most talented students with defense companies, according to this survey. Teenagers then work on the technological programs of the devices.
Ukraine loses a Mirage 2000 announced Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine recorded the loss of its first Mirage 2000 hunter of French origin, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Wednesday in a night address broadcast on the site of the Ukrainian presidency. The incident occurred on Tuesday during a mission. “The pilot managed to escape and (the plane) was not shot by the Russians,” said the head of state.
According to air force information, “the pilot reported to the flight director a failure of aeronautical equipment. He then acted with competence, as expected during a crisis situation, and successfully ejected himself, “he said.
Ukraine liquids its anti -corruption agencies and Russia freedom on the Internet
In Ukraine, Parliament adopted a controversial law on Tuesday ending the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP), now placed under the authority of the Attorney General, itself subject to the President. Despite the NGO reviews, Volodymyr Zelensky promulgated the text in the evening. Following this vote, the European Commission said it was “deeply concerned” by Ukraine’s “serious decline” in the fight against corruption.
In Russia, deputies validated a law sanctioning the online research of content deemed “extremists”, accentuating the repression despite the opposition of part of the Parliament.
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Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, the whole editorial staff of 20 Minutes Mobilizes to make you live the Russian-Ukrainian conflict live. Conquests, battles, advanced or diplomatic declines … You will not miss anything while new negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will be held this Wednesday in Istanbul. The former Minister of Defense Roustem Oumerov will lead the Ukrainian delegation. For its part, the Kremlin has already stated that he does not expect “miraculous advances”.