Ukraine: Russians seek to seize eastern city, Kiev demands heavy weapons
The Russian military is desperate to seize the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, where Kiev, worried about the risk of overflow, is demanding more heavy weapons to match Russian firepower. In some regions of eastern Ukraine, where the Russian offensive has been concentrated for weeks, "the enemy is significantly superior in terms of equipment, in number of soldiers," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged Wednesday night. But, he immediately added in his daily video message, Ukrainian forces and all those defending the country "are resisting the extremely violent offensive of Russian troops in the east".
"We need the help of our partners, especially weapons," he said. On the same day, his Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also called for more heavy weapons. Ukraine wants to receive mobile units capable of sending several rockets simultaneously. "This is really the weapon we badly need," Kuleba said after a series of discussions with government officials and business leaders at the Davos Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Twitter: Musk puts a coin back in the machine, the title flies away
Elon Musk has raised to $ 33.5 billion the sum brought directly by the entrepreneur and his partners for the acquisition of Twitter, further lowering the amount borrowed from banks, an announcement that pleased investors. After the announcement, the bluebird group's stock soared in post-Wall Street trading. Around 23:00 GMT, the stock was up more than 5%. The chief executive of Tesla, which had initially subscribed for 25.5 billion credits, has lowered these loans to $ 13 billion, according to a document registered Wednesday by the US Securities and Markets Authority (SEC), which significantly reduces its financial burden. At the beginning of May, several existing shareholders of Twitter had already committed to contribute their shares to the operation and thus remain a minority in the capital once the company was delisted.
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