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Headline: US steps up military aid to Ukraine ahead of Battle of Donbass
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The United States is strengthening its military support for Ukraine with a new aid of 800 million dollars, according to the “Wall Street Journal” (photo illustration).
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While the "
peace negotiations are frozen and Moscow has confirmed its objective of seizing the whole of Donbass
", the United States is further strengthening its military support with new aid "
of 800
million dollars, a total of 2.4
billion dollars since the Russian offensive in Ukraine
”, points out the
Wall Street Journal
.
“
Truly massive aid
” to prepare for what could be tomorrow “
the biggest battles of the war
”, underlines the American daily.
Faced with Russian forces continuing to regroup in the east in anticipation of "
an imminent attack
", reports the
Washington Post
, the Pentagon has therefore "
dipped into its reserves of weapons
" to supply "
for the 1ʳᵉ time to the Ukraine 105 mm howitzers, radar defense systems and anti-personnel mines and combat drones
”.
All state-of-the-art equipment "
to tackle this new phase of the war
", and which will also be accompanied
by "training
" of Ukrainian soldiers, notes the
New York Times.
“
A training which had until now been limited to a minimum
”, and which will therefore resume “
despite the risk that this American involvement will lead to an escalation of tensions with Moscow
”, underlines for its part the
Washington Post
.
France refuses to follow Biden who denounces "
genocide
"
And that is what aroused "
President Zelensky's anger
", explains the
Guardian,
in particular President Macron's remark "
that the term genocide could not be applied, because the Ukrainians and the Russians are
'brother peoples'".
"
The escalation of words
" will not bring peace, further justified the French president.
Like Berlin, he stresses that it is clear “
that the Russian army has committed war crimes
” in Ukraine.
The American press reports for its part that American diplomacy, the State Department "
does not take up the term genocide, as long as it has not been qualified in law by international justice
", underlines
USA Today
which highlights before “
the complexity of proving genocide
”.
“
The dividing line between crimes against humanity and genocide is difficult and sometimes divisive
,” also explains the
Guardian.
The British newspaper points out that “
the TPI for the former Yugoslavia thus judged that the massacre of Srebenica against Bosnian Muslims constituted a genocide, but not the massacres perpetrated by the Serb forces in other municipalities
”.
Among the allies of the United States, “
Canada also speaks of genocide, while Australia condemns war crimes
”, further notes the
Guardian
.
Russian offensive pushes Finland and Sweden towards NATO
“
Moscow prompts NATO expansion to the north
,” headlines the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Putin's war "
could bring the Alliance closer to Russia's doorstep
", emphasizes the
Washington Post
, which explains "
that Finland has decided to launch an immediate debate on NATO membership
", and that Sweden will also follow.
“
That two well-established democracies are now seeking refuge under the security umbrella of the Atlantic Alliance should worry Moscow
,” comments the
FAZ.
The German newspaper nevertheless believes that the Kremlin "
will of course continue to propagate its conspiratorial narrative according to which an aggressive NATO is getting closer and closer to poor Russia
".
"
The accession of Finland and Sweden would be a strategic debacle for the Kremlin
", considers for its part the
Times,
which underlines "
that the soldiers of NATO would thus be less than 160 kilometers from Saint-Petersburg, the birthplace of Putin, and at the gateway to the Kola Peninsula, Russia's mighty naval base
".
Given the relations of the two countries with NATO, "
their applications for membership could be accepted quickly
", notes the
New York Times,
"
probably at the end of June at the NATO summit in Madrid
".
Boris Johnson weakened after the resignation of the Minister of Justice
“
New blow for the Prime Minister
”, headlines
The Independent,
while “
Minister of Justice Lord Wolfson resigned yesterday, following the
Partygate revelations”.
First resignation of a minister to “
condemn the attitude of Boris Johnson who, fined for having broken the rules of confinement, refuses to leave
”.
“
Actions incompatible with the rule of law
”, lambasted the resigning minister, reports the
Guardian,
while the editorialist of the
Times
insists “
that a legislator cannot break the law, and that Boris Johnson must therefore resign
” .
The Prime Minister is preparing "
for a potential storm
", from next week, the daily underlines again, "
with the return from vacation of the deputies
".
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