French press review
Headlines: Joe Biden's Meals Tour in Poland
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President Joe Biden visits U.S. soldiers, March 25, 2022, in Jasionka, Poland.
AP - Evan Vucci
By: Norbert Navarro
3 mins
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The President of the United States is on the front lines of supporting the countries bordering Ukraine.
Tie down, striped shirt, open collar, Joe Biden, on the front page of
Le Figaro
, has just shared a pizza with the "
boys
" of the 82nd Airborne Division deployed in Poland, "
a NATO allied country, which has become the plate turning point of American military support for Ukraine
," the daily stresses.
Poland alone hosts “
more than half of the 3.7 million refugees who have left their country since the start of its invasion by Russia on February 24
” last.
In Warsaw today, the American president is to deliver a speech whose importance
Le Figaro
underlines, while Moscow seems to have scaled back its military objectives in Ukraine.
In fact, Russia announces that it wants to focus on the eastern Donbass region.
A “first setback” after a month of conflict
This is what points in a
Le Parisien.
“
The master of the Kremlin must cut it off
,” formulates this newspaper.
But that the Ukrainians do not cry victory, enjoins this daily “
it is too early.
The conflict continues in the East.
Vladimir Putin wants all of Donbass
”.
So ?
So
Le Parisien
wonders.
“
How will the conquest in the East and the retreat in the North turn out?
Will the weaknesses of the Russian army be corrected, with these ambitions revised downwards, or will they, on the contrary, be amplified?
How to explain this reversal of the master of the Kremlin?
“, questions this daily.
"
For the first time since the beginning of the war, the Russian army announces that it will concentrate its offensive on eastern Ukraine, which it intends to "liberate",
also notes
Liberation.
A strategy visible for nearly ten days on the ground, even more palpable since this week when we saw the Russians bury themselves in defensive positions on the other fronts
”, remarks
Libé
.
Increased Castex discount at the pump
Consequence of the war, soaring oil prices.
Consequence of the consequence in France, the next discount announced by the government on prices at the pump.
All in all, it will be larger than expected.
Prime Minister Jean Castex had spoken of a 15-cent discount on the price of a liter of gasoline from April 1, until the end of July?
It will be more.
"
The discount of 15 cents per liter announced by the government will be higher for drivers in mainland France, where the boost will ultimately be 18 cents
," reports
Le Parisien.
Why this difference?
At the Ministry of Finance, we explain to the
Parisian
that “
the initial announcement was made excluding tax.
Then you have to add the VAT which is different depending on whether you are in mainland France, Corsica or the DOM-TOMs for example
”.
CQFD.
Snatch victory for the Blues
Football finally, with the victory of France against the Ivory Coast, 2 goals to 1, during a friendly match, last night, in Marseille.
Match that the newspaper
L'Equipe
considered "
breathtaking
".
The sports daily found the Ivorian team "
enterprising and without complex
".
And
L'Equipe
predicts that, "
Tuesday evening, in Lille, against South Africa, it is likely that we will see a certain turnover of personnel (among the Blues), but that will not be a reason to change habits
”.
Author of the winning goal, the Monegasque Aurélien Tchouaméni was "
indispensable in the midfield (and) monstrous in the recovery,
appreciates
Nice Matin
,
he offered the victory to the Blues as a bonus thanks to an authoritarian helmet shot, enthusiasm this daily from the south-east of France.
What a performance!
".
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