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1. Washington repeats that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is possible “at any time”

The Russians could attack Ukraine "at any time", repeated this Sunday, February 13, senior American officials.

They made these statements the day after a call between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin which did not give them “reason for optimism”.

There "is no sign that Putin intends to ease tensions," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told Fox.

“We believe major military action could take place at any time,” he continued.

Russia, which denies any desire for war, has since November massed more than 100,000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine and has begun military maneuvers in Belarus and the Black Sea in recent days, de facto surrounding its neighbor.

“For ten days, we have seen an acceleration in the reinforcement of Russian troops and their positioning closer to the border, so that military action could be launched very, very quickly”, added on CNN the national security adviser. of the White House, Jake Sullivan, believing that an attack "could take place as early as this week".

To find out more about this weekend of tensions, it's here.

2. After Paris, stopover in Lille for anti-pass convoys en route to Brussels

Part of the anti-pass convoys from all over France arrived in the afternoon this Sunday, February 13 near Lille, for a stopover, before a rally scheduled for tomorrow Monday, in Brussels.

Some 300 vehicles, cars and vans, many adorned with French flags, were at the rendezvous, in a shopping center car park in Fâches-Thumesnil, 10 km from the center of Lille.

Others continued to flow, in a concert of horns from Paris, joined this weekend.

"We don't give up", "Freedom freedom" shouted the participants, for some dressed in yellow vests, welcomed by local supporters.

3. Protest in Canada: resumption of the police operation to evacuate a strategic bridge

Canadian police resumed their operation to clear the Ambassador Bridge, a key border axis between Canada and the United States, but protesters remained mobilized across the country, especially in the capital Ottawa where the movement entered its third week.

A large contingent of police gathered near the bridge in the early morning and the police made arrests and towed vehicles.

According to the CBC channel, the road leading to the bridge has been cleared.

However, traffic on the bridge had not been restored by mid-morning Sunday.

The operation began on Saturday morning.

The police, advancing cautiously and slowly, had pushed the demonstrators back and cleared a major intersection, but not all the protesters had been evacuated by the end of the day.

The police had not made any arrests on Saturday.

4. For her first big meeting, Valérie Pécresse fails to split the armor

On the right, some pushed her to go further, to put a little more of herself, to give a little flesh to her campaign.

For her first big meeting, the candidate for the presidential election, Valérie Pécresse was under pressure.

“She masters all the subjects, but she does not print.

She has to take risks.

The meeting can be a founding moment to split the armor, ”blows one of his supporters this week.

Stagnant in the polls and plagued by internal criticism, the Republican presidential candidate hoped to revive, in front of more than 6,000 supporters present this Sunday at the Zénith de Paris.

Enough to embody and sweep away the too “techno” image of this start to the campaign?

Despite the satisfaction of the tenors of the right, all present in Paris, it is still early to say and to find out more, read the article by Thibaut Le Gall present on site here.

5. Quentin Fillon Maillet, gold medalist for the second time

Enter here, Quentin Fillon Maillet.

By winning the pursuit on Sunday evening, with a mind-blowing 20/20 in shooting and despite being 26 seconds behind Johannes Boe, QFM became the first French athlete in history to win four medals in a single Winter Olympics.

To find out more about this incredible athlete, we recommend the article by our special correspondent in Beijing Aymeric Le Gall to be found here.

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