War in Ukraine: Friday marks the first anniversary of the Russian invasion

Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory in the early morning of February 24, 2022, launching the worst conflict that Europe has seen since the Second World War. Indeed, today Ukraine is entering its second year of war against Russian forces. This marks the first anniversary of an invasion against which she has shown relentless resistance and, with the help of Westerners, inflicted unexpected setbacks on Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian cities were reduced to ruins a year later. According to Western estimates, part of the country is under Russian occupation and both sides each have more than 150,000 killed or injured. While local ceremonies are planned, particularly in Bucha, a suburb of Kiev, the scene of a massacre of civilians attributed to Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected with a press conference.

Conflict between Ukraine and Russia: the Chinese government calls for the rejection of any use of nuclear weapons

A year after the conflict began, the Chinese government called on Russia and Ukraine to resume dialogue and rejected any use of nuclear weapons, in a 12-point document released on Friday. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, “all sides should support Russia and Ukraine to work in the same direction and resume direct dialogue as soon as possible with a view to a peaceful solution.”

Indeed, the document entitled “China's position on the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis” was published on the ministry's website on Friday morning, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. While Russian President Vladimir Putin raised this threat, in the document unveiled on Friday, Beijing takes a clear stand against any use of nuclear weapons.

8th ceremony to be broadcast: The most prestigious awards in French cinema must be presented on the Olympia stage starting at 8:45pm

Bets are open until the César awards ceremony this Friday evening. During a 48th ceremony broadcast from 8:45 p.m. on Canal +, the most prestigious awards in French cinema are to be awarded on the Olympia stage. Indeed, the delightful police comedy directed by Louis Garrel, starring Noémie Merlant, is in the lead with 11 nominations.

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A year to the day after the start of the Russian invasion, the United States announced a new round of military aid to Ukraine on Friday, in the form of various orders from the defense industry, worth a total of $2 billion.

A new report mentions that after the collapse of a mining site that killed six people, nearly 50 people were still missing in China on Friday.

After the surprise resignation in mid-February of Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who had been in office since 2014, candidates have until Friday to declare themselves to lead Scotland's ruling independence party, the SNP.

After the serious accident he caused while under the influence of cocaine, the Paris Court of Appeal rules on Friday on the house arrest, contested by the prosecutor, of Pierre Palmade, indicted for “homicide and unintentional injuries.”

In the round of 16 of the Europa League, Nantes and Monaco were knocked out at home in the qualifying play-offs on Thursday.