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Hier — 28 mars 2024Presse

Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War

President Vladimir V. Putin said that claims Russia planned to invade other countries were “nonsense,” but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine.

Crocus City Hall, the site of the terrorist attack in Moscow.

Taiwan’s Top Diplomat Says U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is Critical for Deterring China

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview that a Russian victory could embolden China to move against Taiwan and would fuel anti-American propaganda.

Joseph Wu, the foreign minister of Taiwan, said that if the United States abandoned Ukraine, China would “take it as a hint” that sustained action against Taiwan will cause the United States and its allies to back off.

Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack

The factors behind the failure to prevent a terrorist attack include a distrust of foreign intelligence, a focus on Ukraine and a distracting political crackdown at home.

Security forces on the street after Friday’s attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed at least 143 people.

Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections

Moscow has found better ways to conceal influence operations that spread arguments for isolationism, officials and experts say.

A Ukrainian soldier after loading shells into an American-made Paladin howitzer near Bakhmut last year. Russian operatives are laying the groundwork for what could be a stronger push to support U.S. candidates who oppose aiding Ukraine.
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Kremlin Treads Carefully After Moscow Attack Over Fears of Ethnic Strife

Anti-migrant rhetoric in the aftermath of the attacks at the concert venue outside Moscow has spurred fears that the tragedy could cause ethnic strife inside Russia.

Crowds in Moscow, including men wearing traditional Kyrgyz hats, leaving floral tributes at the concert hall that was the site of the attack.

ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.

Russian narratives served to deflect attention from the failure to prevent the deadly attack while rallying the country behind the war in Ukraine.

President Vladimir V. Putin in the Grand Kremlin Palace two days before a terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow.

Rocked by Deadly Terror Attack, Kremlin Amps Up Disinformation Machine

Conceding that the Islamic State alone carried out the assault on a Moscow concert hall would mean admitting to a security failure, and risk diluting Vladimir Putin’s narrative war with the West.

A makeshift memorial on Tuesday in front of the burned-out Crocus City Hall, the site of the deadly terrorist attack.

Ukrainians Dismiss Kremlin Suggestions Their Country Was Behind Moscow Attack

Officials and ordinary citizens say Russia is blaming Ukraine in order to shore up support for its war in Ukraine and escalate the fighting there.

Rescue workers sifting through the rubble of a gymnasium in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Monday.

Russians Mourn People Killed in Terrorist Concert Hall Attack

Russian state media pushed the idea that Ukraine was the obvious culprit, but at least three of the four suspects charged on Sunday are from the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan.

Scores of people brought flowers to a memorial at Crocus City Hall, where the attack took place, on Sunday.

Inside the Battle for a Bunker in Avdiivka, Ukraine

A struggle for a position held by Ukrainian forces in the eastern city of Avdiivka underlines how the conflict is increasingly being fought in close-quarter combat.

Ukrainian Army soldiers firing at Russian targets in the direction of Avdiivka in February.

Deadly Moscow Attack Shatters Putin’s Security Promise to Russian People

The tragedy outside Moscow is a blow to a leader riding an aura of confidence only days after a stage-managed election victory.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Kremlin on Wednesday. The terrorist attack outside Moscow a few days later was a blow to his aura as a leader for whom national security is paramount.

Russian Attack Leaves Over a Million in Ukraine Without Electricity

Power plants and a major hydroelectric dam were damaged in what Ukrainian officials said was one of the war’s largest assaults on energy infrastructure.

Rescuers amid destroyed homes in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine, on Friday. Strikes there also hit hydroelectric facilities.

Collecting the Dead Russia Left Behind

Civilians who gather dead Russian soldiers face many of the war’s perils along the front, where death is ubiquitous.

A drone photograph showing Russian soldiers killed on the battlefield on the front line of eastern Ukraine.

Why Do Autocrats Like Putin Bother to Hold Elections?

These votes can demonstrate control, serve as a warning and create the illusion of accountability.

The visage of President Vladimir V. Putin was part of the stage at a celebration in Red Square after his “re-election.”

Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Leaves 10 Injured

Ukraine said it had intercepted all 31 missiles fired at the capital. But debris injured at least 13 people and damaged several buildings.

Firefighters directing water onto a blaze on Thursday morning at the site of a missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine.

E.U. Plans to Use Russian Frozen Assets to Pay for Weapons for Ukraine

Using interest earned on frozen Russian assets held in Europe, the bloc plans to raise billions. But other ways to pay for new weapons remain elusive.

A Ukrainian armored vehicle near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, last month. Soldiers on the front lines are reporting shortages of ammunition.

Symbolism or Strategy? Ukraine Battles to Retain Small Gains.

Despite American doubts, Ukrainians say that defending places with little strategic value is worth the cost in casualties and weapons, because the attacking Russians pay an even higher price.

A Ukrainian soldier from the 82nd Separate Assault Brigade taking part in a training exercise for troops fighting near Robotyne, in Zaporizhzhia, in March.

U.S. Defense Secretary Praises NATO Allies for Commitment to Ukraine

Par : Lara Jakes
The American defense secretary told a meeting of Kyiv’s backers that the fight against Russia “remains one of the great causes of our time.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, center right, was in Germany on Tuesday for the start of a semiregular meeting of nearly 50 nations who are supplying Ukraine’s forces.

Israel Faces Tough Balancing Act on Russia and the West

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu treads lightly with President Vladimir Putin. Russia is not responding in kind, with public criticism increasing.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with President Vladimir V. Putin in Jerusalem in 2020. Mr. Putin has been a vocal critic of Israel over its war in Gaza.

Putin Urges Russians to Unite on Ukraine War

A day after a rubber-stamp presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said he would not back down in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Thousands of Russians gathered on Red Square in Moscow on Monday, a day after Vladimir V. Putin was declared the winner of a stage-managed presidential election.

Putin’s Orchestrated Election Leaves Russians With No Other Choices

Par : Paul Sonne
Many Russians say they back their president, but it is far less clear what they might do if they were given alternatives.

Voters at a polling station in Moscow on Sunday, as part of a protest against President Vladimir V. Putin.

Five Takeaways From Putin’s Win in Russia

President Vladimir V. Putin is expected to use the scale of his victory to justify more aggression in Ukraine. Many Russians are uneasy about what comes next.

President Vladimir Putin said the election results reflected “internal consolidation” that would let Russia “act effectively at the front line” in Ukraine.

Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election

A rubber-stamp presidential election with no real competition allows Vladimir Putin to claim strong public support for his domestic dominance and the invasion of Ukraine.

A presidential election poster in Moscow on Sunday.

Russia Says It Shot Down Ukrainian Drones, Debris Caused Oil Refinery Fire

An oil refinery was set on fire in southern Russia and air defense forces shot down two drones flying toward Moscow, officials said, as Ukraine continued a flurry of attacks timed for the election.

Damage on Sunday in Belgorod, Russia.

Russians Know Putin Will Be Re-Elected, but Many Worry What Comes Next

While there is little doubt about the vote’s outcome, there is concern that an emboldened President Putin may use a win to start a new war mobilization.

Some Russian voters are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may introduce new economic measures after the voting.

Little Suspense Over Russian Vote. What Comes Next Is Less Certain.

While there is little doubt about the vote’s outcome, there is concern that an emboldened President Putin may use a win to start a new war mobilization.

Some Russian voters are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may introduce new economic measures after the voting.

Rebellious Russians Stage Daring Attacks From Ukraine on Russian Soil

The surprise attacks, timed to Russia’s election, are meant to undermine the sense of stability in Russia and divert the country’s military resources from Ukraine.

Russian soldiers who are fighting for Ukraine gather in a farmhouse on Thursday near the Russian border as they prepare for an assault.

In Occupied Ukraine, Soldiers and Poll Workers Collect Votes for Putin

Russia is holding a presidential vote in the occupied regions of Ukraine to try to legitimize its rule there, expose dissenters and present a veneer of democracy.

Members of a local election commission, accompanied by a soldier, prepared a mobile polling station for early voting in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine on Thursday.

Macron and Scholz Meet to Patch Up Differences on Ukraine

The leaders of France and Germany tried to heal an increasingly public rift over their approach to the war, holding talks alongside Poland’s prime minister on support for Kyiv.

From left, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland and President Emmanuel Macron of France before their meeting in Berlin on Friday.

As Putin Pitches His Vision, Voters Avert Their Gaze From the War

Vladimir V. Putin, casting himself as the only leader able to end the war in Ukraine, is all but assured another term in a rubber-stamp election this weekend.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with members of a youth organization at the Russia 2024 Expo in Moscow last month, in a photo released by Russian state media.

Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Strikes Russia’s Oil Industry

Ukrainian drone strikes have been able to hit refineries deep in Russian territory, indicating a new vulnerability. But it is unclear if that will affect the fighting.

An image taken from video released by Roman Starovoit, governor of the Kursk region of Russia, last month, purportedly showing firefighters working to extinguish flames at an oil depot after a Ukrainian drone strike.

Orban Endangers Hungary’s Status as an Ally, U.S. Diplomat Says

The U.S. ambassador to Budapest raised the temperature in a long-running standoff, citing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Russia, anti-U.S. stance and opposition to supporting Ukraine.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary during a session of Parliament last month in Budapest, where lawmakers approved the admission of Sweden into NATO.

Putin Plays Down Threat of Nuclear War in Pre-Election State TV Interview

The Russian leader struck a softer tone about nuclear weapons in an interview with state television. But he warned that Russia was ready to strike if its “sovereignty and independence” were threatened.

A photograph released by the Russian state news media on Wednesday of the interview. Many of President Vladimir V. Putin’s comments appeared aimed in large part at the Russian electorate ahead of the election.

Biden’s $300 Million Arms Package Will Help Ukraine, for a Little While

The $300 million package will help hold off the Russians for a few weeks, analysts say, but without far more Ukraine may go on losing ground.

Ukrainian soldiers firing an American-made howitzer at Russian targets near Avdiivka, Ukraine, last month.

E.U. Removes Russian Tech Tycoon From Sanctions List

Yandex’s co-founder, Arkady Volozh, received rare sanctions relief after condemning Russia’s war and severing ties to the country.

Arkady Volozh, co-founder of Russia’s largest tech company, Yandex, in 2019. He denounced the war last year.

U.S. to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine Under Makeshift Plan

The package will keep advancing Russian troops at bay for only a few weeks, an official said.

Ukrainian troops pausing to repair and replenish their gear and vehicles in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in February. Shortages of ammunition are plaguing Ukrainian battle planners.

‘Jamming’: How Electronic Warfare Is Reshaping Ukraine’s Battlefields

Drones have become a critical weapon for both sides, but a lack of coordination among troops has put Ukraine at a disadvantage.

Wearing immersive goggles, a soldier who goes by the call sign DJ, flew a First Person View drone from an underground bunker in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

Ukraine Stages Flurry of Attacks and Drone Strikes on Russia

The attacks and drone strikes across the southern border were intended to counter President Vladimir V. Putin’s control over Russia, a leader in one of the groups said.

An image from the Telegram channel of the mayor of Belgorod, Russia, showing damage to a municipal building said to have been caused by a Ukrainian drone attack.

Biden Offers ‘Ironclad’ Commitment to Allies, Defying Russia (and Trump)

The president hosted leaders of Poland at the White House as he sought to reassure NATO members of American steadfastness in the face of threats from Moscow and former President Donald J. Trump.

President Biden’s meeting with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland marked the 25th anniversary of their country’s accession to NATO.

Ukraine Faces Losses Without More U.S. Aid, Officials Say

William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, and Avril D. Haines, the director of national intelligence, described an increasingly dire situation.

Ukrainian soldiers at a training in eastern Ukraine last month after fighting to hold Avdiivka, which eventually fell to Russia.

With Pride and Hope, Ukraine Celebrates Oscar Win for Mariupol Documentary

Ukrainians say recognition for “20 Days in Mariupol” will help debunk Russian propaganda and refocus attention on the situation in Russian-occupied territories.

After “20 Days in Mariupol” won the Oscar for best documentary feature, the director Mstyslav Chernov said, “I wish I never made this film.”

Ukraine Could Deploy F-16s as Soon as July, but Only a Few

Par : Lara Jakes
Countries promised the fighter jets last year, but delivering them and training pilots have proved complex. Ukraine may start with as few as six, out of about 45 pledged.

Dutch Air Force F-16 fighters in 2018. The Netherlands has pledged 24 jets but says it will retain them until Ukraine is ready for them.

‘It’s a Way of Life’: Women Make Their Mark in the Ukrainian Army

As Ukraine struggles against Russian assaults and its losses mount, there has been a surge of women enlisting, and they are increasingly volunteering for combat roles.

A 31-year-old former lawyer, whose call sign is Witch, is the commander of a Ukrainian artillery platoon from the 241st Brigade. Witch joined the military the day after Russia invaded in February 2022, along with two brothers and her mother.

Pope Says Ukraine Should Have the ‘Courage of the White Flag’

His words have raised questions about whether Francis was suggesting that Ukraine surrender, but a Vatican spokesman said the pope meant “cease-fire and negotiation.”

Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday.

Russia’s Advance Around Avdiivka Loses Momentum After Quick Gains

Ukraine has committed significant forces to defending the area, and Russian troops are now attacking across open fields with little cover.

Ukrainian soldiers firing a howitzer at Russian targets near Avdiivka last month.

From Ukraine to Gaza, Biden’s First Battles Are at Home

Republican opposition, splits in his own party and tension with allies make Mr. Biden’s vow to restore American power a far more complicated task than it was when he came into office.

Supporters of Ukraine gathered near the Capitol on Thursday, ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech.

The I.C.C. Arrest Warrants for Russian Officers Will Echo Beyond Russia.

The warrants for two commanders over alleged war crimes may set an interesting precedent, legal experts said, including for the conflict in Gaza.

Repairs in Kyiv after a Russian strike damaged Ukrainian electricity lines last winter. The court argues that attacks on civilian infrastructure like this were a war crime.
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