In the spotlight: Biden sounds the alarm in Ukraine
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Joe Biden gave an update on the crisis between Russia and Ukraine from the White House, February 15, 2022 © white house
By: Norbert Navarro
3 mins
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Wooden cross, iron cross, this time, he is convinced of it, the American president... Joe Biden, yesterday, indeed said he was "
convinced
" that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had "
made the decision
" to invade Ukraine!
Info or intox ?
In any case, as Le Figaro
and
Le Parisien
chorus point out
, in Ukraine, "
the tension is at its height
".
So ?
While expanding its focal plane,
Le Figaro
warns that this Russian threat brandished by America, plus the worsening of the situation in the Sahel, "
risks increasing the pressure again on Europe's external borders
".
Thus, according to this daily, “
up to 5 million Ukrainians could seek refuge in the EU, where they benefit from a visa exemption for short stays”
.
Humanitarian mobilization in Poland
Potentially on the front line in the event of the outbreak of hostilities, Poland could see the arrival on its soil of no less than a million Ukrainian refugees.
As Le Figaro
again reminds us
, despite “
a few painful historical episodes
”, Poland shares “
a linguistic and cultural proximity with Ukraine and Belarus.
Part of the western provinces of these two countries belonged to Poland until the beginning of the Second World War.
The Polish state ardently defends sovereignty and democracy among its two eastern neighbors, in addition to willingly welcoming their nationals
”.
Another reminder, however, four years ago, during the migration crisis of Syrian origin, Poland had "
categorically refused to accept the quota of refugees established by the European Commission
".
But with the potential massive influx of Ukrainian refugees, everything has changed.
And
Le Figaro
thus points to the example of this Polish village where last week, local elected officials were asked to "
draw up, within 48 hours, lists of accommodation for refugees and the number of people that it would be possible to accommodate, as well as the resulting costs and the time needed to adapt the buildings
”.
Migration shock in perspective on Europe sieve
And so, the ghost of a new migration crisis frightening Europe would be back.
This "
human, economic and political shock
" is repeated like an "
endless day
", sighs
Le Figaro
.
"
In the wake of the Afghan crisis and migratory manipulations in Belarus, the chaos threatening the Sahel and the drums of war resounding in the East put Europe at the mercy of a new massive exodus
", warns this newspaper.
Which deplores that “
Europe remains a sieve which only expels one out of five rejected asylum seekers.
This failure is a sign of its inability to protect its citizens as well as to assert its sovereignty
”, still regrets
Le Figaro
.
The Palladium Bus at the terminus
Night trip to Pigalle to conclude.
Ultimate outing even since, for the last time, you invite us to the Palladium Bus… which will soon close its doors, definitively.
It was on a social network that the news was announced yesterday by its driver.
And it is in a nostalgic tone, necessarily nostalgic, that the aptly named newspaper
Le Parisien
revisits the glitzy past of this nightclub, a true "
monument
" of Parisian nightlife, while wondering whether this definitive return to garage of the Bus Palladium was or was not caused by the health crisis.
In the past, however, as Serge Gainsbourg sang, rue Fontaine – where, not for very long, therefore, this club still perches –
there was a crowd for the little guys from Liverpool
.
The Beatles at the Bus Palladium?... Check it out.
Mick Jagger, for sure he had a party there!
The singer of the Rolling Stones “
celebrated a birthday
there ”, recalls
Le Parisien
, the Catalan painter Salvador Dali even organized a memorable bamboche there, a banquet “
in flat water with his surrealist friends (…) Johnny Hallyday set the scene on fire.
The Telephone group recorded their first 45 rpm there in 1977
”.
They and many others, Julien Clerc, Alain Bashung, Étienne Daho, Noir Désir, Indochine spent “
sleepless nights
” there.
Opened in 1965, this “
landmark
” for Parisian night owls “
will close next month
”, regrets
Le Parisien
.
Terminus for the Bus Palladium!
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