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Headline-grabbing: Fear of even more brutal war in Ukraine as Russian invasion drags on
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President Joe Biden's salute before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Biden is traveling to Europe to meet with global counterparts on the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia.
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Even before landing in Brussels this evening to take stock with his allies and European leaders, Joe Biden did not hide his concerns by denouncing on Tuesday "
Russia's desire to use chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine.
“, reports the whole of the international press.
"Reports
that Russian forces are retreating reinforce fears that a desperate Putin will turn to weapons of mass destruction
", headlines the
Daily Telegraph
like
Die Welt
which wonders for its part on a possible escalation with "
a war of terror as the Russian invasion falters
".
"
The West warns of increased brutality from Russia
", also notes the
Washington Post
which underlines that the hardest part is certainly still to come while the Russian president "
is back to the wall
"
,
according to the expression of the president himself .
Biden.
Could Russia make use of non-conventional weapons, that is to say these weapons of mass destruction that are biological or even nuclear weapons?
The question will be raised during “
discussions of the NATO, EU and G7 summits tomorrow in Brussels
”, explains the
New York Times.
While the Kremlin spokesman assures
that Russia will only use nuclear weapons in the event of an existential threat
”, Westerners should “
discuss what their response could be
” in the face of such a threat assures Washington.
In any case, President Biden has already sent "
a severe warning to Russia in the event of the use of chemical weapons
", underlines
El Pais
threatening "
very serious consequences
", without however specifying "
what actions could then be taken by the NATO
”, underlines the Spanish daily.
Will Biden meet Zelensky during his diplomatic tour of Europe?
The international press has been dreaming about it for a few days, of the possibility of a meeting between Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky.
“
The Ukrainian president will take part tomorrow in the NATO summit by videoconference
”, notes La Repubblica.
But “
Will Joe Biden dare to cross the Ukrainian border?
“, when he will go to Poland on Friday, wonders the correspondent in the United States of the Swiss daily
Le Temps
“
for the symbol, as Donald Trump had done by going in 2019 in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas , or even like Obama in 2010 on the Bagram base in Afghanistan?
".
For the moment, nothing is planned at this stage, emphasizes
Le Temps again,
but the invitation was issued by former Ukrainian President Poroshenko "
who encourages his friend Joe Biden to come to Ukraine as a symbol of solidarity
".
"
Of course the security and logistics would be nightmarishly complex
", also explains
The Australian
, but "
the images of the two presidents together would be priceless and immortal, a further sign that the United States thinks Ukraine can win
" , argues the editorialist of the Australian daily.
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Alexei Navalny sentenced to an additional 9 years in prison
Like the brutal war waged in Ukraine, "
Putin is just as brutally repressing any opposition in his own country
", explains the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
, which denounces a real judicial "
farce
", after Navalny was found guilty of "
large-scale fraud and contempt
” – and could serve this new 9-year sentence “
in a maximum security prison
”.
This brutal condemnation "
looks like a warning of repression for the whole of Russia
", comments the German daily.
"It
's a signal sent to the Russian population, what happens to Navalny can happen to any protester who raises their voice in Russia against the war.
".
"
Russian justice, under Putin's orders, demonstrates (in any case) that it is no longer willing to preserve even a semblance of the rule of law
", deplores the
Tagespiegel.
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Putin's super yacht unearthed in Italy by Navalny relatives
Relatives who, despite Navalny's imprisonment, are continuing their research to denounce Putin's empire, and they are the ones who "are
asking Rome today for the seizure of the Scheherazade, one of the largest yachts in the world currently moored in an Italian port, and which would belong to Putin
”, reports the
Daily Telegraph,
which explains that
"
Navalny's anti-corruption unit would have discovered in particular that the entire crew of the ship were in fact members of the Federal Protection Service, the FSO which deals in particular with the Russian President
".
Proof that the luxurious yacht would belong to him.
Ukrainian President Zelensky is also convinced of this, underlines the
Guardian
, which urged "
Italy to seize the ship
" on Tuesday, during his address to the Italian Parliament.
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