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Headlines: the endless humanitarian drama of Mariupol, which Moscow claims to have "liberated"
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Residents of Mariupol get off a bus with the word "children" written on it, in Zaporizhia on April 21, 2022. © AP / Leo Correa
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After more than a month of siege and intensive bombardment, the southern port city is no longer "
a heap of ruins and ashes
", points out the
Times
, but "
where 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers are still resisting
" who continue to fiercely defend the immense metallurgical complex of Azovstal.
And with them "
at least a thousand civilians, including children
", reports the
New York Times
, which is concerned about the humanitarian drama which worsens every day "
in the underground network of the factory
" where they are literally holed up. "
rotting
", says one of the commanders of the soldiers joined by the American daily and who calls for
hopeless
”.
Putin's decision "
not to storm
" but to lock down the blockade of the site so, he said, "
not even a fly could enter
" admittedly "
avoids a bloody battle
in Mariupol, but raises fears of the worst "
for the thousands of Ukrainian fighters and civilians trapped, and whose supplies of food, water and ammunition are running out
".
Putin claims the capture of Mariupol to finally show success
"
With only two and a half weeks left before May 9, the famous 1945 'Victory Day' that Putin intends to celebrate with great fanfare this year
", emphasizes the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
, the Russian President "
has thus staged this “victory in Mariupol” with its Minister of Defense yesterday, in a clear desire to present a success to the Russian public
”, comments the
New York Times
for its part .
Even if the Ukrainian resistance continues the fight, "
Putin is content with this even partial victory
" to fuel his propaganda, analyzes an expert in the
Guardian
, who fears that this is part of a strategy which, even beyond May 9 , would push him "
to declare victory, whatever the truth
", with, he said, some "
tiny territorial gains that would allow Russia to declare success, then to regroup its troops and wait for a resumption of hostilities at some point. that she would have chosen
.
"
Because if Russia were to end the war unilaterally
," warns this expert again in the
Guardian
, "
Ukraine's western partners will certainly push Kyiv to do the same
”.
“
Partygate
”: nothing is going well for Boris Johnson
"
Boris, it's over
", headlines the newspaper
Metro
, which thus takes up "
the call for the resignation of the Prime Minister
" launched yesterday by a Conservative MP.
It is "
a real humiliation for Boris Johnson
", underlines for its part the
Guardian
, which reports "
the generalized anger
" of the elected officials of its own camp, wind up against their Prime Minister and who therefore supported the launch of this commission of parliamentary inquiry which will have to determine whether Boris Johnson “
deliberately lied to Parliament by claiming to have complied with all the rules of anti-Covid confinement
”.
Turbulence which threatened "
to eclipse the Prime Minister's trip to India
", underlines the
Guardian
, a trip which could even "
resemble a diversion
", mocks the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
, which notes that at the time where “
Westminster was debating its political future
”, Boris Johnson paid homage to Gandhi in Gujarat, saluting “
his precepts on truth and non-violence which make the world a better place
”.
His return to London promises to be less peaceful.
The press supports Macron against "
the danger of extremism
"
The international press which reports the various supporters "
from the former Brazilian president Lula to the Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny
", who call for support for the outgoing French president against "
the danger
" of a victory for Marine Le Pen.
Unusually, three European heads of government – German, Spanish and Portuguese – even signed a column in the press that
El País
published, thus summarizing the French choice "
between a vote for the extreme right or a vote for the 'Europe
'.
Editorial writers are not left out.
The
Guardian
hammers "
that there is no room for complacency
" towards the far right,
La Repubblica
is also worried "
about a far-right French president who would become a beacon for all extremist forces in the world. 'Union
", while the
New York Times
warns "
against an upheaval that would undermine Biden's efforts to unite Europe against Russia
", the American daily which does not hesitate to compare "
Marine Le Pen to Donald Trump
”.
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