Saturday, March 12, 2022

Putin unter Druck: Massive russische Bombardierung von Zivilisten soll Ukraine brechen | WELT Thema

Mar 12, 2022 • Die russische Armee setzt nach Angaben des Verteidigungsministeriums in Moskau ihre Angriffe auf «breiter Front» in der Ukraine fort. In der Nähe der Hauptstadt Kiew seien eine Luftwaffenbasis in Wassylkiw und das nachrichtendienstliche Aufklärungszentrum der ukrainischen Streitkräfte in Browary außer Gefecht gesetzt worden, teilte Ministeriumssprecher Igor Konaschenkow am Samstag in Moskau mit. Es war Tag 17 von Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine.

Den russischen Angaben zufolge nahmen die eigenen Truppen und jene der Separatisten aus Luhansk und Donezk erneut zahlreiche Ortschaften im Osten der Ukraine ein. Einheiten der Donezker «Volksmiliz» seien weitere 9 Kilometer vorgedrungen, die russischen Streitkräfte insgesamt 21 Kilometer und die Gruppierungen der «Volksrepublik Luhansk» 6 Kilometer. Überprüfbar waren die russischen Militärangaben nicht.

Zu Beginn des Krieges am 24. Februar hatten die Separatisten rund 30 Prozent der Regionen unter ihrer Kontrolle. Nun sind es nach ukrainischen Angaben im Gebiet Luhansk bereits 70 Prozent. Auch das russische Militär hatte zuletzt mitgeteilt, es fehle nicht mehr viel bis zur vollständigen Einnahme des Gebietes Luhansk.

Wie Generalmajow Konaschenkow weiter mitteilte, wurden erneut auch fünf Kampfdrohnen abgeschossen. Insgesamt seien bisher rund 3500 Objekte der militärischen Infrastruktur des Landes zerstört worden, darunter auch mehr als 1000 Panzer und andere gepanzerte Militärfahrzeuge. Russland hat den Angriff auf die Ukraine unter anderem damit begründet, das Land entmilitarisieren zu wollen.


Ukraine: Resisting the Aggressor I ARTE.tv Documentary

Mar 12, 2022 • Ordinary Ukrainian citizens are preparing to resist the Russian invader by joining the army and helping the resistance in any way they can.

Ukraine: Resisting the Aggressor I ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until the 01/03/2025


McDonald’s in Russia: Departure Is about a Lot More Than Burgers

THE GUARDIAN: Stung by its honeymoon with westernisation, Putin’s way of restoring Russian relevance has been to tear up global norms

Thousands of people gather in Pushkin Square, Moscow, on 31 January 1990 for the opening of the first McDonald’s in the Soviet Union. Photograph: Vitaly Armand/AFP/Getty Images

When the first McDonald’s in Moscow opened 32 years ago, the line of Russians waiting outside was hundreds of metres long, and there were long queues again this week for a last Happy Meal and a slice of history, as the fast-food giant closes its doors in Russia.

The shuttering of 850 McDonald’s franchises around the country is supposed to be temporary, but nothing about the war in Ukraine and the consequent exodus of western companies suggests the rift will be healed any time soon.

McDonald’s’ departure, like its arrival, is about a lot more than burgers. The golden arches of history, that once seemed to be bounding forward, now appear to be turning full circle and threatening to take Russia back in time.

An urban consumer culture built around Visa and Mastercard, Ikea, Nike, Apple, Zara and Netflix has evaporated in a few days.

“There’s just this sickening feeling that they’re going to go back, not to the 1990s, but to the 1970s when you didn’t have access to these things, and when you were living isolated from the rest of the world,” said Prof Angela Stent, a former national intelligence officer for Russia on the National Intelligence Council, now at Georgetown University. » | Julian Borger in Washington | Saturday, March 12, 2022

Kyiv ‘Ready to Fight’ as Russian Forces Close In Ukraine Capital

THE GUARDIAN: Ukrainian president warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as hundreds of thousands of civilians remain under fire across country

A Ukrainian army tank on a Kyiv street as Russian troops inch towards the capital. Photograph: Jonathan Alpeyrie/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock

Ukrainian officials have said Kyiv is “ready to fight” as Russian forces renewed their bombardment on the capital and observers warned of “an unimaginable tragedy” unfolding after more than two weeks of war.

Air raid sirens and shelling rang out over Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities on Saturday morning amid warnings from western defence officials that the Russians were beginning to gain ground around the capital.

There were reports of loud explosions in Dnipro in the country’s east on Saturday, as well as Mykolaiv, Nikolaev and Kropyvnytskyi.

But Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said the capital was “ready to fight”. He called it a “city under siege”, with checkpoints prepared and supply lines in place. “Kyiv will stand until the end.”

Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies on Saturday has shown homes and buildings on fire and Russian artillery battalions appearing to fire on towns surrounding to the north-west of the Ukrainian capital as forces advance. The Guardian has not independently verified the images. » | Tess McClure, Peter Beaumont and Luke Harding in Lviv | Saturday, March 12, 2022

Londongrad: Großbritanniens Jagd auf reiche Russen I auslandsjournal

Mar 12, 2022 • Jahrelang haben russische Oligarchen in London ihr Geld geparkt. Mit den Sanktionen gegen Russland wird das jetzt schwerer. "Londongrad" gerät ins Fadenkreuz britischer Ermittler.

Friday, March 11, 2022

heute 19:00 Uhr vom 11.03.2022

Mar 11, 2022 • Zivile Gebäude werden wiederholt Ziel russischer Angriffe. Streumunitionen sollen in bewohnten Gebieten eingesetzt worden sein, obwohl dies gegen das Völkerrecht verstoßen würde. Diese und weitere Nachrichten des Tages in den ZDFheute Nachrichten um 19 Uhr.

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Say ‘Yes’ to Kissing; Say ‘No’ to Bombing!

Sag „Ja“ zum Küssen; sag „Nein“ zu Bombardierung! / Dites « oui » au baiser ; dites "non" aux bombardements !

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EU Leaders Pledge Increased Military Aid for Ukraine | DW News

Mar 11, 2022 • As Russia's invasion continues, EU leaders have pledged more financial assistance and said further sanctions against Russia were in the works.

Europe has earmarked another €500 million ($550 million) for military aid to Ukraine, the President of the European Council Charles Michel said.

He spoke at the end of the meeting of EU leaders at Versailles in France. The money will be on top of the €500 million the EU has already committed to support Ukraine. At the same event,

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe would impose a fourth round of sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin soon. She also said Ukraine's application for EU membership was being considered favorably, adding that the country is already "a member of the European family."

"Ukraine's membership application is an expression of their will and their right to choose their own destiny. Today we have opened the pathway towards us for Ukraine," she added

. French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU would hold an extraordinary summit by May to discuss joint defense investments in the block.



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L'Union européenne doit «en faire plus» pour l'Ukraine, estime Zelensky

Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky. UKRAINE PRESIDENCY / AFP

LE FIGARO : Le président ukrainien a fait part de son mécontentement après que les dirigeants des 27 ont exclu la veille toute adhésion rapide de l'Ukraine à l'Union européenne.

Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a estimé vendredi 11 mars que l'Union européenne devait «en faire plus» pour l'Ukraine, après que les dirigeants des 27 eurent exclu la veille toute adhésion rapide de l'Ukraine à l'UE.

«Il faut aller plus fort. Ce n'est pas ce que nous attendons», a déclaré Volodymyr Zelensky dans une vidéo sur Telegram. «Il faut que les décisions des hommes politiques coïncident avec l'humeur de leurs peuples, les peuples européens (...) L'Union européenne doit en faire plus pour nous, pour l'Ukraine.» » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 11 mars 2022

M. Zelenskyy : Soyons clairs sur les raisons pour lesquelles l'Union européenne a pris la décision de ne pas accélérer l'adhésion de l'Ukraine à l'Union européenne : peur de la Russie et représailles. – © Mark

The Psychology of an Isolated Russia | The New Yorker

Mar 11, 2022 • David Remnick and the historian Steve Kotkin discuss Vladimir Putin and how authoritarian regimes are pushed into misguided foreign wars.

CALLEkocht : Deftiger Räubertopf. Ein "one pot" - Gericht nach Omas Rezept bei 160°

Mar 11, 2022 • CALLEkocht: Räubertopf, Räuberpfanne oder Bauerntopf: Alles Gerichte aus einem Topf, einfach, lecker, günstig und alles als "one pot" Rezept gekocht. Einfache und großartige Küche von Großmutter zum Satt werden oder für mehrere Tage. Einfach einmal selber machen. Ein Gulasch als Eintopf. Ich habe den Eintopf bei 160°C langsam köcheln lassen.


Zutaten:

1,5 kg Gulaschfleisch vom Schwein
1 kg mehligkochende Kartoffeln
500 g Champignons
800 ml stückige Tomaten
4 Knoblauchzehen
4 Zwiebeln
2 rote Paprika
2 gelbe Paprika
200 ml Saure Sahne
500 ml Sahne
Salz und Pfeffer
3 EL Paprikapulver
Öl zum Anbraten

Guten Appetit!

Senior Ukrainian Official: Bennett Pushed Zelensky to ‘Surrender’ to Putin — Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shake hands during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, on October 22, 2021. (Evgeny Biyatov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP/File)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would require Kyiv to make significant concessions in order to end Moscow’s invasion, the Walla news site reports.

Walla does not divulge the details of Putin’s offer, but previous reports from the news site said that Putin is demanding an independent Donbas region, but stopping short of regime change in Ukraine.

“If I were you, I would think about the lives of my people and take the offer,” Bennett told Zelensky during a phone call on Tuesday, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke to Walla on condition of anonymity.

Zelensky did not take well to the proposal, responding with a brief “I hear you.”

“Bennett has proposed that we surrender,” the senior Ukrainian official tells Walla. “We have no intention of doing so. We know that Putin’s proposal is just the beginning.” » | LIVEBLOG | Friday, March 11, 2022

Biden Announces Plan Suspend Normal Trade Relations with Russia

Mar 11, 2022 • President Biden announced that the U.S. will move to suspend normal trade relations with Russia as its invasion of Ukraine continues. This is one part of new economic actions the president is putting in place with fellow allied countries.

Ukraine: What Would Stop Putin? I ARTE. tv Documentary

Mar 11, 2022 • As Russian troops wage a fierce battle against the Ukrainian army, and as the West imposes tough sanctions against Russia, the question remains: what else can stop Putin? Two experts on Russia provide some answers.

Ukraine: What Would Stop Putin? I ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until the 03/03/2023


Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – March 11, 2022

Statement from the Proprietor in Response to Media Speculation

Evening Standard

EVENING STANDARD: It troubles me that I am even writing this at a time when others are suffering so much and deserve unreserved focus. The harrowing news we are hearing from Ukraine is heart-breaking. Each hour brings fresh reports of a child killed, lives lost or families forced to flee their homes.

Nevertheless, accusations are coming from credible media outfits who are posing incredible questions to me so I feel I have no option but to respond. As someone who believes in transparency and the freedom of the press, I want to provide this statement as some context.

I am a British citizen. I first moved here as a child and was educated in the United Kingdom at primary and secondary level. I am proud to be a British citizen and consider Britain my home.

I have publicly made clear my condemnation of the war in Ukraine and called on President Putin to end the invasion of the country in the most public way possible through a letter to him published on the front page of the Evening Standard.

Our Ukraine Appeal has so far already raised £300,000, with every penny going to help the men, women and children who are fleeing the fighting in search of safety and desperately need food, water and medicines. » | Evgeny Lebedev | Friday, March 11, 2022

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Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev insists he is not ‘an agent of Russia’: Media magnate issues statement in relation to peerage, as 386 Russian MPs added to UK sanctions list »

Boris Johnson and Evgeny Lebedev: a decade of politics, parties and peerages: Pair have been friends since 2009, but security concerns were raised because of the Russian tycoon’s father, a one-time Moscow spy »

Evgeny Lebedev Says He Is 'Not Some Agent of Russia'

THE GUARDIAN: Evgeny Lebedev has said he is “not some agent of Russia” following allegations that a British security services assessment said he posed a national security risk was withdrawn following an intervention by the prime minister.

The Russian-born owner of the Evening Standard and Independent and member of the House of Lords said “I am not a security risk to this country”. » | Miranda Bryant (now); Léonie Chao-Fong and Samantha Lock (earlier) | Friday, March 11, 2022

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Russian Military Moves into Firing Positions around Ukraine Capital Kyiv - BBC News

Mar 11, 2022 • The Russian military convoy that had been outside Kyiv appears to be on manoeuvers, taking up positions around towns near Kyiv.

US officials say that Russian forces have moved closer to Kyiv in the last 24 hours in what could be a renewed push.

More people are leaving their homes as fears grow of use of chemical weapons. At the same time volunteers are arriving in Kyiv to help fight the Russian invasion.


Beth Rigby Interviews... The Prime Minister on the War in Ukraine

Mar 10, 2022 • Sky News' Political Editor Beth Rigby speaks to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the war in Ukraine and the UK's response.

Asked if Russia's potential use of chemical weapons was a red line, which could push the UK to military involvement, Mr Johnson said it was an 'agonising' situation, but there was no Western country where that kind of involvement was on the agenda.

He described the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "one of the most extraordinary leaders of recent times". But he defended the UK's response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, saying his government wanted to be 'generous but fair'.


Russians Are "Brainwashed," Says Litvinenko's Widow | DW News

Mar 11, 2022 • In Russia, there are some signs that opposition to the invasion of Ukraine is beginning to form, but with almost every Russian media outlet under state control - anti-war voices are struggling to be heard. And the Putin regime has a history of suppressing dissent by any and all means. Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy and Putin critic was poisoned on the streets of London in 2006 with the radioactive substance Polonium

A British legal investigation found Russia responsible for the killing. Litvinenko's widow, Marina, has been a leading critic of Putin and the Russian state. Echoing her late husband's call that they can silence one person, but not the whole world. She is now calling for a stop to Russia's war against Ukraine.


If PM Can’t Say It, We Israelis Must: Zelensky, We’re with You; Putin, Stop the War

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Damagingly and ultimately untenably for Israel, Bennett believes he dare not alienate Russia by publicly condemning it. Even so, there’s more he should be doing now to help Ukraine

We know Israel has genuine security concerns, and is realistically wary of becoming an adversary of Vladimir Putin — now that the United States is much less influential in Syria, and Russia much more so.

We realize that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett believes he simply cannot afford to alienate the Russian presidential bully over his war on Ukraine, when Israel may need him as it faces down our own potentially existential foe, Iran.

We understand that Bennett truly thinks he might be uniquely placed to help mediate a resolution to the Russian invasion that brings a faster conclusion, with less loss of life.

And we recognize that Israel’s leadership has tried to square the impossible circle by having Foreign Minister Yair Lapid do the condemning of Russia while Bennett refrains from pointing the direct finger of blame.

But such considerations and maneuverings become more untenable with every passing day of bloodshed.

If Bennett feels he cannot safely do so, then it must fall to the rest of us Israelis to say it:

Putin’s assault on Ukraine is intolerable and cannot be condoned. Every fresh bombardment, every new targeting of civilians, renders it increasingly despicable. » | David Horovitz | Friday, March 11, 2022

‘My Plan Is There Is No Plan’: The Foreign Fighters Flocking to Ukraine

THE GUARDIAN: Thousands of people from around the world have joined the war effort, unsure when or if they will return home

Igor Gavrylko: ‘My grandfather spent 10 years in a Soviet camp in Kazakhstan.’ Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Igor Gavrylko was at his home in west London when the Russian bombs began to fall on Ukraine. A British citizen originally from Ukraine, he had lived in the UK since 1996, working most recently for Nissan as a forecourt salesperson. He rang his boss. “I knew a Russian invasion was going to happen,” he said. “My Ukrainian grandfather fought against the Red Army and the Nazis in world war two. Now it’s my turn to help.”

Gavrylko set off by car from Ealing and drove across Europe. By the time he arrived in Ukraine his elderly parents had already had a narrow escape. Russian missiles had destroyed the airport in their home town of Ivano-Frankivsk. “My city was bombarded,” he said. Gavrylko arranged for his mother, sister and four-year-old niece to escape to Poland. His 74-year-old father, Bogdan, refused to leave.

Now based in the western city of Lviv, Gavrylko is one of thousands of volunteers from around the world who have come to Ukraine to defend the country from Russian attack. Some have Ukrainian roots. Others are military veterans with no family ties who have decided to fight with Ukraine’s army. According to Gavrylko, “several hundred” Britons have already arrived, including Ben Grant, the son of a Tory MP. » | Luke Harding in Lviv | Friday, March 11, 2022

Guerre en Ukraine : l’OTAN ne veut pas de « guerre ouverte » avec la Russie ; 2,5 millions de personnes ont fui le pays

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LE MONDE : « Nous estimons également qu’environ deux millions de personnes sont déplacées à l’intérieur de l’Ukraine », a indiqué le chef de l’agence de l’ONU pour les réfugiés, Filippo Grandi.

Londres sanctionne 386 élus de la Douma

La ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères Liz Truss a annoncé des sanctions contre 386 députés de la Douma, la chambre basse du Parlement russe. Dans un communiqué, la ministre précise que ces élus, qui avaient voté pour reconnaître l’indépendance des régions séparatistes prorusses de Donetsk et de Lougansk dans l’est de l’Ukraine, se voient frappés d’une interdiction de voyager et d’un gel de leurs avoirs au Royaume-Uni :
" Nous visons les complices de l’invasion illégale de l’Ukraine par Poutine et ceux qui soutiennent cette guerre barbare. Nous ne relâcherons pas la pression et nous continuerons à serrer la vis à l’économie russe par le biais de sanctions.
Cette décision porte à 400 le nombre total de membres de la Douma sanctionnés par le Royaume-Uni. La Pologne, principal pays d’accueil des réfugiés ukrainiens » | vendredi 11 mars 2022

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Calls Russia ‘Terrorist State’ over Aid Shelling as Forces Close In on Kyiv

THE GUARDIAN: Ukraine president accuses Moscow of deliberate attack on humanitarian corridor in Mariupol as Russian forces appear to be regrouping in order to encircle capital


Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has accused Russia of being a “terrorist state” after its tanks prevented a delivery of food, water and medicine to the besieged city of Mariupol, and said Moscow was capable of chemical weapon attacks.

As Russian forces appeared to be regrouping in order to encircle Kyiv and the US planned to ratchet up the economic pressure on Vladimir Putin, Zelenskiy tried to rally Ukrainians with another video address late on Thursday condemning Moscow’s relentless assault on cities.

“This is outright terror ... from experienced terrorists,” he said of the alleged attack on the aid convoy. “The world needs to know this. I have to admit it – we are all dealing with a terrorist state.

“They did it deliberately, they knew what they were blowing up, they have an order to keep the city a hostage, abuse it and bomb it constantly, and shell it.”

More than 400,000 people remain trapped in Mariupol, which is surrounded by Russian forces, and basic supplies are running out. Some 200,000 are believed to want to leave amid a relentless Russian artillery onslaught but have not been able to do so despite the daily declaration of humanitarian corridors. With video » | Martin Farrer, and Luke Harding in Lviv | Friday, March 11, 2022

Facing Economic Calamity, Putin Talks of Nationalizing Western Businesses.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Besieged by an onslaught of sanctions that have largely undone 30 years of economic integration with the West in the space of two weeks, President Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday opened the door to nationalizing the assets of Western companies pulling out of Russia and exhorted senior officials to “act decisively” to preserve jobs.

With Russia in danger of defaulting on its sovereign debt and facing a sharp contraction in its economy, the West is betting that the looming, generation-defining economic crisis could make Russians turn on their president. It is also possible, however, that the crisis could end up strengthening Mr. Putin, validating his narrative that the West is determined to destroy Russia.

“I have no doubt that these sanctions would have been implemented no matter what,” Mr. Putin said in televised remarks on Thursday, arguing that his invasion of Ukraine served merely as a pretext for the West to try to wreck Russia’s economy. “Just as we overcame these difficulties in years past, we will overcome them now, too.”

But the sanctions imposed in the two weeks since the invasion — combined with multinational companies that employ tens of thousands of Russians voluntarily deciding to withdraw amid the global outrage — dwarf any other economic pressure that Russia has faced under Mr. Putin.

With the ruble having lost nearly half its value in the last month, prices of basic goods have risen sharply, causing panic buying at supermarkets. The central bank, which has kept the Moscow stock exchange closed since the war began, has introduced new capital controls, preventing companies from withdrawing more than $5,000 in cash for the next six months. » | Anton Troianovski | Thursday, March 10, 2022

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Le patriarche Kirill – la guerre en Ukraine ? : C’est un «guerre sainte» de Vladimir Poutine !

Vraiment ? Dieu sanctionne-t-il les attaques contre la maternité ? Comment ce patriarche peut-il dire que la guerre de Poutine contre l'Ukraine est une « guerre sainte » ? De quel genre de théologie chrétienne s'agit-il ? Où dans la Bible Dieu sanctionne-t-il les attaques contre des innocents, sans parler des femmes enceintes ? Si c'est ce que ce patriarche entend par une « guerre sainte », alors les honnêtes gens ne devraient rien accepter ! Quelle absurdité ! – © Mark

La Serbie, seul pays d’Europe à soutenir massivement la Russie de Poutine

LE MONDE : Le pays, candidat à l’entrée dans l’Union européenne, refuse de prendre des sanctions contre Moscou. Des milliers de militants d’extrême droite ont même défilé dans les rues de Belgrade en criant « tous les Russes sont des frères des Serbes ».

Des manifestants pro-russes défilent dans les rues du centre de Belgrade, en Serbie, le 4 mars 2022. STR / REUTERS

Toute l’Europe est derrière l’Ukraine ? Oui, à une exception de taille près. Depuis le début de l’invasion russe, la Serbie, pays des Balkans comptant 7 millions d’habitants, se démarque du reste du Vieux Continent, en évitant soigneusement de sanctionner Vladimir Poutine.

Vendredi 4 mars, des milliers de militants d’extrême droite ont défilé dans les rues de Belgrade pour soutenir l’offensive, en brandissant des drapeaux russes. « Tous les Russes sont des frères des Serbes », a proclamé Damnjan Knezevic, un des organisateurs de la manifestation et le chef du mouvement d’extrême droite Patrouille du peuple, qui s’est fait connaître en Serbie, ces dernières années, pour ses agressions violentes contre des migrants. » | Par Jean-Baptiste Chastand( Vienne, correspondant régional) | jeudi 10 mars 2022

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Western Europe Leaders Rebuff Ukraine Fast-track EU Membership Appeal

THE GUARDIAN: Emmanuel Macron says ‘we must be vigilant’ despite eastern member states wanting to show Ukraine ‘path is open to them’

Emmanuel Macron has led western European leaders in rebuffing appeals from Volodymyr Zelenskiy for fast-track EU membership for Ukraine despite the backing of eastern member states.

At a summit in Versailles, the 27 EU countries acknowledged as one the “tectonic shift in European history” caused by Russia’s invasion of its neighbour and vowed to bolster their military might and “strengthen our bonds and deepen our partnership” with Kyiv.

But calls from Ukraine’s president, supported by Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, for a special membership process failed to convince France, Germany, Spain or the Netherlands.

France’s president said he wanted to “send a strong signal in this period to Ukraine and to the Ukrainians” of solidarity but “at the same time, we must be vigilant”, adding that he did not believe it possible to “open an accession procedure with a country at war”.

“Should we close the door and say never, it would be unfair,” he said. » | Daniel Boffey in Versailles | Thursday, March 10, 2022

Florida's Controversial "Don't Say Gay" Bill - A Threat to the LGBTQ Youth? | Brendon Wolf Interview

Mar 10, 2022 • Florida lawmakers have passed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, which bans discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Governor Ron Desantis, who has emerged as a potential candidate to be the next President of the United States is expected to sign the bill next week. Activist Brandon Wolf sees this as the beginning of a cultural war in the US, which impacts issues regarding race, gender and abortion.

War in Ukraine: 'More Than 300 UK Fighters Heading to Ukraine'

Mar 10, 2022 • The founder and commander of the Georgian National Legion of the Ukrainian Army, Mamuka Mamulashvili, says more than 300 Britons have volunteered to fight in Ukraine.

But Mr Mamulashvili said no serving British soldiers were being allowed to take part in the conflict.


War in Ukraine: 'Trump Dossier' Author Says Invasion Could Finish Putin

Mar 10, 2022 • Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer who authored the infamous report on Donald Trump's alleged connections to Russia, says the invasion of Ukraine could end Vladimir Putin's regime.

Mr Steele said the Russian leader had overstretched himself in Ukraine and pressure would mount on him, domestically and internationally.

ut he warned more violence would be inflicted on Ukraine in the short-term.


Chinese State Media Pushes Putin's Lies about Ukraine Invasion

Mar 10, 2022 • In public statements and at international summits, Chinese officials have attempted to stake out a seemingly neutral position on the war in Ukraine, neither condemning Russian actions nor ruling out the possibility Beijing could act as a mediator in a push for peace.

But while its international messaging has kept many guessing as to Beijing's true intentions, much of its domestic media coverage of Russia's invasion tells a wholly different story. CNN's David Culver reports.


A Moscou, l’inquiétude contenue des consommateurs russes

LE MONDE : Malgré la hausse des prix, et la crainte d’une crise économique profonde, la capitale garde son calme.

A l’intérieur du centre commercial GUM, à Moscou (Russie), le 4 mars 2022. AP

Le territoire de Ioulia T., dans le centre commercial Mozaïka du sud-est de Moscou, est modeste : un petit stand qui vend des accessoires pour smartphones. Mardi 8 mars, les clients ne se bousculent pas et la jeune femme, propriétaire de l’échoppe, s’inquiète. L’effet des sanctions et celui de l’effondrement du rouble se conjuguent : les produits de fabrication occidentale, notamment de la marque Apple, sont déjà plus difficiles à trouver ; ceux venant de Chine ont vu leurs prix s’envoler d’au moins 30 %. « Les prix vont continuer à monter et les gens auront de moins en moins d’argent », prédit-elle.

Quelques jours plus tôt, le 3 mars, quand une foule immense s’est massée dans le centre commercial, la jeune femme s’est réfugiée derrière son comptoir. « La queue s’étendait sur deux étages du mall, dans un climat de tension tel que la police a dû intervenir », se souvient-elle. L’objet de cette agitation : la possibilité de faire un dernier achat chez Ikea, peu après l’annonce par l’enseigne d’une fermeture de ses magasins. » | Par Benoît Vitkine (Moscou, correspondant) | jeudi 10 mars 2022

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Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – March 10, 2022

How the British Upper Class Became Servants to the Global Elite

THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: Who better to understand the needs of global capitalism’s mega-rich than Britons who grew up with staff themselves?

‘London is known to the world’s wealthy as a place to eat in expensive restaurants, park your supercar outside Harrods (above), and check on your barely used properties and hidden investments.’ Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

Britain is good at wealth. Not necessarily at generating it, or distributing it in ways that make a contented society, but at looking after it, helping it grow and making it respectable – converting it into social and cultural capital. For centuries, British bankers, lawyers, accountants and other assistants to the wealthy have discreetly performed these roles.

Their customers used to be mostly British: slave traders, self-made industrialists, people who had extracted fortunes from our colonies. But in recent decades, foreigners have become the main beneficiaries of Britain’s readiness to serve the rich regardless of how they made their money. So significant is this change that Britain has become “butler to the world”, according to a persuasive new book by the anti-corruption campaigner and journalist Oliver Bullough. » | Andy Beckett | Thursday, March 10, 2022

Saudi Arabia and UAE Refuse to Take Biden’s Calls on Oil

After declining to speak to Biden, Mohammed bin Salman took a call from President Putin SERGIO MORAES/REUTERS

THE TIMES: Joe Biden has been rebuffed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in his attempts to persuade them to produce more oil in the wake of a US ban on Russian imports.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan both declined requests to speak to the US president in recent weeks, officials told The Wall Street Journal, amid frosty relations with his administration.

After declining to speak to Biden, both rulers took calls from President Putin of Russia last week. They both also spoke to President Zelensky of Ukraine and a Saudi official said the US had requested that MBS, as the Saudi prince is known, mediate in the conflict. » | David Charter, Washington | Charles Bremner, Paris | Thursday, March 10, 2022

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Umfrage in Moskau: Das hat sich für die Russen geändert

Mar 10, 2022 • Die wirtschaftlichen Sanktionen als westliche Antwort auf den russischen Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine treffen hart. Immer mehr Unternehmen ziehen sich aus Russland zurück. Moskauer Passanten erzählen, welche Auswirkungen das auf ihren Alltag hat. © REUTERS, AP

Ukraine: The Information War I ARTE.tv Documentary

Mar 10, 2022 • Parallel to the very real war in Ukraine, an information war is raging. Some Ukrainian newspapers are translating their articles into Russian to combat what they see as Moscow’s distorted media picture of the conflict.

Ukraine: Information War I ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until the 01/03/2025


Ros Atkins on... Food Price Rises and the Ukraine War

The war in Ukraine has already caused a surge in some food prices globally, with wheat prices up 40% this month.


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Borrow billions or see incomes squeezed, Rishi Sunak told: Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces a "huge judgment call" over whether to borrow more or allow household budgets to be squeezed, new research suggests. »

Kremlin Vet: They’ll Overthrow Putin before Giving Him ‘Bad News’ about Russian Setbacks in Ukraine

Mar 10, 2022 • U.S. intelligence officers are warning Putin is “angry” and “frustrated” that Russia has failed to rapidly seize Ukraine’s capitol city. Russian insider and Putin critic Andrei Kozyrev, who served as the Russian Foreign Minister from 1991 to 1996, joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss Putin’s state of mind and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

UK Freezes Assets of Seven Russian Oligarchs Including Roman Abramovich

THE GUARDIAN: Others added to sanction list are Igor Sechin, Oleg Deripaska, Andrey Kostin, Alexei Miller, Nikolai Tokarev and Dmitri Lebedev

Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich. Photograph: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

Chelsea football club owner, Roman Abramovich, is among seven of Russia’s wealthiest and most influential oligarchs who have been sanctioned by the UK in an effort to further punish allies of Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine.

Abramovich was found by the UK government to have “received preferential treatment and concessions” from the Kremlin and through his business links been “involved in destabilising Ukraine and undermining and threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence” of the eastern European country.

The Foreign Office said he was implicated through a steel manufacturing and mining company, Evraz PLC, in which he had a significant shareholding and over which he exercised effective control.

It said the firm may have supplied steel to the Russian military for the production of tanks. » | Aubrey Allegretti, Political correspondent | Thursday, March 10, 2022

Roman’s empire: how the seeds of Abramovich’s demise were there all along: Almost 20 years after his high profile purchase, the oligarch is looking to sell Chelsea. Here’s the story of how it unravelled »

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Guerre en Ukraine : ce sermon du patriarche Kirill qui célèbre la «guerre sainte» de Vladimir Poutine

Le patriarche Kirill de Moscou, primat de l'Église orthodoxe russe, à la cathédrale du Christ Saint-Sauveur de Moscou, le 27 février 2022. IGOR PALKIN / AFP

LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Dimanche 6 mars, le patriarche Kirill de Moscou a justifié la guerre en Ukraine par la nécessité de défendre la «sainte Russie» face à un Occident jugé décadent.

C'est un sermon qui a suscité de nombreux commentaires - souvent inquiets, sinon choqués - dans le monde orthodoxe. Quelques jours plus tôt, le primat de l'Église russe orthodoxe avait pourtant été sommé par certaines de ses ouailles de condamner la guerre de Poutine en Ukraine, ou a minima, d'appeler à la paix et à la réconciliation. L'occasion lui était fournie sur un plateau, le 6 mars, dimanche du Pardon, importante fête précédent le début du Carême orthodoxe.

Mais dans la cathédrale du Christ-Saint-Sauveur à Moscou, le patriarche Kirill, qui avait déjà béni les soldats russes le 24 février, jour de l'offensive en Ukraine, puis évoqué les «forces du mal» en référence aux «ennemis» de Poutine et du «monde russe», est allé plus loin encore. Dans cette homélie mêlant théologie et géopolitique, le primat de l'Église russe orthodoxe défend une guerre sainte qui ne dit pas son nom face à un Occident jugé décadent. Un sermon qui en dit long sur la proximité idéologique entre Kirill et Vladimir Poutine. » | Par Bénédicte Lutaud | mardi 8 mars 2022

Réservé aux abonnés

Si ce patriarche veut trouver la décadence, il n'a pas besoin de chercher plus loin que les propres oligarques et kleptocrates de la Russie ! – © Mark

À LIRE AUSSI :

Pourquoi le conflit en Ukraine est aussi une guerre religieuse : DÉCRYPTAGE - Vladimir Poutine instrumentalise les divisions entre les deux Églises orthodoxes d'Ukraine pour justifier l'invasion militaire du pays. Mais le sentiment national ukrainien pourrait l'emporter. »

How Isolated Is the Russian President? | DW News

Mar 9, 2022 • Western sanctions on Russia have hit its overall economy hard – but are also targeting members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle. Here's a look at some of the men that are believed to be close to Putin.

Children under Rubble after Russian Airstrike on Maternity Hospital, Says Zelenskiy

THE GUARDIAN: Authorities say at least 17 wounded including women in labour as shelling again halts evacuations

Russian bombs have “completely destroyed” a children’s and maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukrainian authorities have said, as shelling again halted mass evacuations from several cities, including the devastated southern port where conditions are described as “apocalyptic”.

As Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmitryo Kuleba, accused Russia of “holding 400,000 people hostage” in Mariupol, much of whose population has been without power, heat, water or phone signal for over a week, the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, denounced an atrocity.

“Mariupol. Direct strike of Russian troops at the maternity hospital,” Zelenskiy tweeted. “People, children are under the wreckage. Atrocity! How much longer will the world be an accomplice ignoring terror? Stop the killings! You have the power but you seem to be losing humanity.” With video » | Luke Harding in Lviv, Julian Borger in Washington, and Jon Henley | Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Outspoken royals don't hide sympathies over Ukraine: With flowers, prayers, colour co-ordination and a few verbal punches, the Royal Family have been unusually outspoken about the Ukraine war. »

Britain Fears Russia Could Be Setting Stage to Use Chemical Weapons

THE GUARDIAN: Western officials say they have ‘good reason’ to be concerned about possible use of non-conventional weapons in Ukraine

Britain fears that Russia could be setting the stage to use a chemical weapon in Ukraine, after Kremlin officials alleged without firm evidence that the US had been supporting a bioweapons programme in the country.

Western officials said at a briefing on Wednesday “we’ve got good reason to be concerned about possible use of non-conventional weapons” by Russia, reflecting the experience of chemical weapon use during the Syrian civil war.

The concern arose partly because Russia’s foreign ministry had been engaged in “setting the scene” by making “false flag claims” about a biological weapons programme operating inside Ukraine.

Earlier on Wednesday, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia had documents showing evidence that the US had supported a bioweapons programme in Ukraine, involving plague, cholera and anthrax. Washington and Kyiv both denied the claims, which the US said were “absurd”. » | Dan Sabbagh, Defence and security editor | Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Children under rubble after Russian airstrike on maternity hospital, says Zelenskiy: Authorities say at least 17 wounded including women in labour as shelling again halts evacuations »

Blinken: 'Putin Will Fail and Russia Will Suffer Strategic Defeat' in Ukraine

THE GUARDIAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken just said that he believes that no matter Russia’s military might and any battle victories, that ultimately the superpower and its authoritarian leader Vladimir Putin will suffer “strategic defeat” in Ukraine.

“I’m convinced that Putin will fail and Russia will suffer strategic defeat” in Ukraine, he said, at an ongoing press conference with Britain’s foreign secretary Liz Truss, in Washington DC.

He signaled, however, that that does not mean Ukraine is going to win this military conflict, as the attacks on Ukrainian cities continue and Russia gathers its forces for whatever is the next stage of its offensive. » | Joanna Walters | Wednesday, March 9, 2022

To All the Homophobes in Russia, with Love!

An alle Homophoben in Russland, mit Liebe ! / À tous les homophobes de Russie, avec amour !

With many thanks to junebugweddings.com for this expressive photo.

Julio Iglesias, Stevie Wonder : My Love

Indubitably Warm; Unashamedly Luxurious

Indubitablement chaud ; sans vergogne luxueux / Unzweifelhaft warm; unverschämt luxuriös

With many thanks to GavinReynolds99 on Pinterest for this splendid photo.

La peur d’un rideau de fer pousse les Russes à l’exode

Lors d’une manifestation contre la guerre en Ukraine, un homme est arrêté par la police, dimanche à Moscou. ANTON KARLINER/SIPA

LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - En quelques jours, plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont quitté leur pays, dans lequel ils ne se voient plus d’avenir.

De notre correspondant à Moscou

Un matin de la semaine dernière, Anton Dolin, critique de cinéma connu en Russie, a trouvé, peinte sur la porte de son appartement moscovite, la lettre Z… Celle-là même qui figure sur les chars de l’«opération militaire spéciale» (1) en Ukraine. Le message de menace était clair. Dimanche, le rédacteur en chef de la revue L’Art du cinéma a quitté son pays. Il se trouve depuis en Lettonie où se tient Artdocfest, un festival international consacré aux documentaires. «Nous verrons ce qu’il se passera ensuite, écrit-il sur son compte Telegram. Je ne pouvais tout simplement plus respirer l’air de Moscou (…) alors que des gens étaient tués et mouraient en Ukraine», raconte-t-il.

Comme lui, ils sont des dizaines de milliers, depuis la date fatidique du 24 février, à avoir pris le chemin de l’exode: artistes, journalistes, cinéastes, jeunes entrepreneurs, cadres dans le domaine de la tech, et plus généralement des Russes issus de la classe moyenne urbaine dotés d’un bon niveau d’éducation. À la sidération des premiers jours, a succédé chez eux l’abattement, la crainte, le dégoût face à un climat répressif de plus en plus lourd - et puis le déclic qui soudain pousse à faire ses valises et à partir, dans la précipitation et sans point de chute assuré. » | Par Alain Barluet | mercredi 9 mars 2022

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Costs of War Mount for Russia, and for Civilians in Ukraine

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Russia’s Central Bank limited withdrawals of foreign currency, hoping to shore up the plunging ruble as Western economic penalties take a serious toll. In Ukraine, efforts to evacuate civilians from battered cities resumed, but many remain trapped in the areas of heaviest fighting.

Ukrainian refugees using the ruins of a bridge connecting Irpin and the capital, Kyiv, as a westward escape route away from the area’s heaviest combat zones. | Felipe Dana/Associated Press

LVIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian resistance holding firm and Western penalties seemingly toughening by the hour, the cost to Russia of its troubled, nearly two-week invasion mounted on Wednesday as its Central Bank limited withdrawals of foreign currency to protect the crashing ruble and the Kremlin’s spokesman accused the United States of waging an “economic war.”

Russia’s isolation continued to deepen as the European Union announced expanded sanctions, more international companies stopped doing business there and import bans threatened its primary commodities, oil and gas. Still, U.S. intelligence officials assessed that President Vladimir V. Putin would intensify his assault, which has so far failed to seize any of Ukraine’s biggest cities despite exacting a monumental toll on civilians.

An apparent Russian strike on a hospital complex in the southern city of Mariupol left destroyed buildings and wounded people being evacuated, according to several videos verified by The New York Times. The number of casualties from the strike wasn’t immediately clear. For the fifth straight day, an evacuation plan was drawn up for the besieged city, where an estimated 200,000 people are without heat and electricity, but local Ukrainian military leaders said active fighting would make escape impossible.

Here are the latest developments: » | Marc Santora and Shashank Bengali | Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Braucht Europa eine Armee? | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE

Mar 7, 2022 • Europa ist verletzlich und kann sich nicht mehr nur auf den Schutz durch den starken Partner USA verlassen. Doch warum war Europa eigentlich nie eine Militärmacht? Die Dokumentation blickt auf die Geschichte der europäischen Verteidigungspolitik zurück und beleuchtet die militärische Herausforderung, vor der die EU heute steht, um sich im 21. Jahrhundert zu behaupten.

Das Erstarken des Terrorismus, der Aufstieg Chinas zur Weltmacht und die Konflikte mit Russland – die weltpolitische Entwicklung der letzten Jahre führte zu neuen Rufen nach einer starken europäischen Verteidigungsunion. Lange Zeit war mangels konkreter Fortschritte davon kaum mehr die Rede gewesen, und angesichts des Wandels der internationalen Machtverhältnisse fühlte sich Europa verwundbar: Die EU konnte sich während der Trump-Regierung zur Gewährleistung ihrer Sicherheit nicht mehr auf Drittländer, insbesondere den amerikanischen Verbündeten, verlassen. Der Krieg in der Ukraine führt aktuell vor Augen, wie schlecht die EU derzeit militärisch dasteht. Trotz einiger Vorstöße ist die Europäische Union bis heute kein einflussreicher und anerkannter strategischer Akteur auf der Weltbühne. Daher gibt es nun erneut konkrete Bestrebungen zur Umsetzung eines großangelegten Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsprojekts, um die strategische Unabhängigkeit der EU zu sichern sowie die zentralen Werte Frieden, Demokratie und Multilateralismus. 2015 erklärte der damalige Präsident der Europäischen Kommission, Jean-Claude Juncker: „Eine gemeinsame europäische Armee würde der Welt zeigen, dass es zwischen den EU-Ländern nie wieder Krieg geben wird“. Auch die ehemalige Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und der französische Staatspräsident Emmanuel Macron plädieren für eine „echte europäische Armee“. Doch die Vertiefung der gemeinsamen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik gestaltet sich schwierig und langwierig – so wie der gesamte Verlauf der europäischen Integration stets von Rückschlägen und Vorstößen geprägt ist. Noch nie haben Länder mit derart unterschiedlichen nationalen und politischen Traditionen den Aufbau eines gemeinsamen Verteidigungssystems angestrebt. Ohne weitreichende Einigung auf politischem und institutionellem Gebiet sowie bei der militärischen Führung droht das Projekt fehlzuschlagen. Aber muss Europa angesichts des weltpolitischen Drucks den Versuch nicht wagen?

Dokumentation von Jean Crépu (F 2019, 53 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 04/05/2022



Europa braucht dringend sein eigenes Militär und seine eigene Verteidigungsmöglichkeiten zu erbauen. Zudem muß Großbritannien dabei sein und einbezogen. Was nun geschieht mit Russland der Ukraine gegenüber ist ein zweifelloser Beweis dafür. Europa muß seine eigene Werte und sein eigenes Territorium verteidigen können. Europas Schicksal muß in seinen eigenen Händen sein. – © Mark

Stjepan Hauser : Benedictus (by Karl Jenkins)

HAUSER performing Benedictus from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins (Hendon Music Inc [BMI]) with Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Zvjezdice at his classical solo concert at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, October 2017.

Elisabeth Fuchs, conductor
Filmed and edited by MedVid production
Sound and mixing by Morris Studio


French Cooking Academy with Stephane: Escoffier-style Onion Tart. The Old-fashioned Way of Making Pies and Tarts

Apr 16, 2020 • This Escoffier-style onion tart is an absolute blast from the past. It uses a soubise purée as a filling (which is based of béchamel and puréed onions) which is then cooked in a pie crust and served lukewarm.



Ingredients:

400 gm of home-made shortcrust pastry (or 1 roll of pre-made shortcrust)
600 to 700 gm of finely sliced onions.
150 gm of butter (100 gm to cook the onions and the rest after adding the Béchamel)
salt and pepper to correct the seasoning at the end
1 or 2 tbsp of heavy whipping cream (double cream) 37% fat content

For the Béchamel:

60 gm butter (for the roux)
60 gm plain flour (for the roux)
500 ml whole milk (full cream)
1 tsp of salt
1 pinch of black pepper
2 or 3 pinches of grated of nutmeg
1 small bay leaf

Note: The shortcrust pastry must be blind-baked before it can filled with the Béchamel mix.
To process the onions with the Béchamel you will need a stick blender or a food processor.

Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – March 9, 2022

The Life of Putin's Ex-wife, Who Hated Being Russia's First Lady

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Ehemaliger „Proud Boys“-Anführer angeklagt

Henry „Enrique“ Tarrio, damaliger Anführer der rechtsradikalen Gruppe „Proud Boys“, trägt während einer Kundgebung eine Mütze mit der Aufschrift „The War Boys“. | Bild: DPA

NACH STURM AUF KAPITOL

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Dem 38 Jahre alte Henry „Enrique“ Tarrio ist laut amerikanischem Justizministerium im Bundesstaat Florida im Zuge des Kapitol-Sturms festgenommen worden. Ihm wird unter anderem vorgeworfen, eine „Verschwörung“ betrieben zu haben.

Der frühere Anführer der rechtsradikalen Gruppe „Proud Boys“, Henry „Enrique“ Tarrio, ist wegen des Angriffs auf das US-Kapitol festgenommen und von der US-Justiz angeklagt worden. Ihm wird unter anderem vorgeworfen, eine „Verschwörung“ betrieben zu haben, um die Beglaubigung des Ergebnisses der Präsidentenwahl durch den Kongress zu verhindern. Zudem werden ihm die Störung eines amtlichen Vorgangs, Beschädigung von Regierungseigentum und die Behinderung der Sicherheitskräfte zur Last gelegt, wie das US-Justizministerium am Dienstag erklärte.

Der 38 Jahre alte Tarrio sei in seinem Heimat-Bundesstaat Florida festgenommen worden und werde noch am Dienstag (Ortszeit) vor einem Haftrichter erscheinen, erklärte das Ministerium weiter. » | Quelle: dpa | Dienstag, 8. März 2022

When Ukraine Needed US Backing, All They Got Was Donald Trump's Corruption

Mar 9, 2022 • Ali Velshi looks at how Donald Trump's personal abuse of the U.S. relationship with Ukraine contributed to Ukraine's vulnerability to Russian aggression, and talks with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (ret.), formerly a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council who testified in Donald Trump's first impeachment.


Trump was and remains a fool! A dangerous fool at that. How Americans can be taken in by that clown is beyond my comprehension. He has done so much damage to the stability of the world, including the stability of the European Union, for it was he who was four-square behind Brexit, which was the UK’s biggest mistake: it weakened the UK and it certainly weakened the EU,too; and at the very time both the UK and the EU need to be as strong as they can be. If Americans re-elect that clown, they will deserve all they get! The path ahead will be clear for China to ascend to pole position. Then, we will all have to pay the price of that! – © Mark

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L'affaire d'agression sexuelle du prince Andrew officiellement close après versement d'un règlement

Le prince Andrew. POOL / REUTERS

LE FIGARO : Virginia Giuffre avait déclaré avoir eu des relations sexuelles avec Andrew lorsqu'elle avait 17 ans, et donc mineure selon la loi américaine, après l'avoir rencontré par l'intermédiaire du financier américain Jeffrey Epstein.

L'action en justice pour agression sexuelle intentée à New York contre le prince Andrew par son accusatrice de longue date, Virginia Giuffre, a été officiellement abandonnée après un règlement financier, selon des documents judiciaires publiés mardi. En février, les parties avaient conclu un accord à l'amiable pour une somme non divulguée, épargnant au deuxième fils de la reine Elizabeth II l'humiliation publique d'un procès. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 9 mars 2022

Mehr als 60.000 ukrainische Flüchtlinge in Deutschland angekommen

Mar 9, 2022 • Angesichts des Flüchtlingsstroms aus der Ukraine hat Bayerns Ministerpräsident Markus Söder (CSU) einen zentralen Koordinierungsstab gefordert. Bundesinnenministerin Nancy Faeser überprüft eine deutschlandweite Verteilung mit der Bahn und den Ländern. © REUTERS, DPA

Florida Lawmakers Pass Bill Limiting LGBTQ Discussion in School

REUTERS.COM: March 8 (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers on Tuesday passed a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students, rejecting criticism and student protests that characterized the measure as discriminatory and misguided.

The legislation, referred to by its opponents as the "don't say gay" bill, has stirred national controversy amid an increasingly partisan debate over what schools should teach children about race and gender.

Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seeking re-election this year, has indicated his support for what is formally called the "Parental Rights in Education" bill. He and other Republican politicians across the United States say they want to give parents more control over what young children learn in school.

Democrats say such policies will harm the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. The Florida measure bars classroom instruction in public schools on sexual orientation or gender identity for children in kindergarten through third grade, or from about ages 5-9.

It also prohibits such teaching that "is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate" for students in other grades. Under the law, parents would be allowed to sue school districts they believe to be in violation. With video » | Gabriella Borter | Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Zelenskiy Says Threat Level at Maximum and Warns of Mass 'Humanitarian Catastrophe' without No-fly Zone

THE GUARDIAN: The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said that the international community would be responsible for a mass “humanitarian catastrophe” if it does not agree a no-fly zone and warned that the country is at maximum threat level.

“Russia uses missiles, aircraft and helicopters against us, against civilians, against our cities, against our infrastructure. It is the humanitarian duty of the world to respond,” he said in his daily televised address, reports Reuters. » | Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Miranda Bryant and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier) | Wednesday, May 9, 2022

Interview: Evgeny Lebedev: 'Russia Is Not a Homophobic Country'

THE GUARDIAN: From reciting Shakespeare to curating his private library of 500 scents, Independent and London Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev makes an unusual newspaper proprietor. Now he's planning to unleash himself on viewers as a TV presenter

'I come from a family who had values, a very educated family, a sort of intelligentsia family' … Evgeny Lebedev. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

Britain's youngest media magnate has only just begun to talk when he gets distracted by his own fingers, and breaks off to sniff them. Inhaling delicately, he smiles to himself, and explains that he keeps a private library of 500 scented oils in an office, which he had been checking on before I arrived. "Professional perfumers tell me I've got a good nose, which I'm very proud about. I think smell is one of the most powerful things in the world. It's like a time machine. Most people don't realise that. If I smell lilacs, for example, I'm immediately transported back to my childhood, because there are a lot of lilacs in Russia."

I've never met a newspaper proprietor before, so for all I know this could be par for the course, but I doubt it. I was expecting Evgeny Lebedev to be like a businessman. In 2009 he bought the Evening Standard for £1, when circulation had slumped below 250,000 and the paper was losing money. Today it is distributed for free to 900,000 Londoners, and last year began turning a profit. The Independent was losing £20m when Lebedev bought it in 2010 – but having launched a hugely successful cheaper sister title, i, today he can claim combined daily sales of almost 400,000, which have reduced annual losses to nearer £5m. So obviously he must be a serious businessman.

But he's not a conventional capitalist, because when I ask if he couldn't have found a more lucrative way to invest £100m, he agrees. "There are certainly more profitable things. Definitely. But I can't honestly think of anything that could be more fun," he says. He's not an obviously political animal, either. His father, Alexander, is a former KGB spy turned billionaire oligarch and high-profile critic of Vladimir Putin's regime, but the 34-year-old is cagey on Kremlin politics. And although there has been talk of him running for mayor of London, he tells me: "To be honest with you, I find British politics quite boring." In fact, he is so unlike any recognisable professional type that the best way to think of Lebedev is probably as a character from an Evelyn Waugh novel. » | Decca Aitkenhead | Saturday, March 14, 2014

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