International press review
In the spotlight: the energy shock that threatens Europe
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The Nezvizh gas station in Belarus still supplies Poland with Russian gas.
(Photo: AFP)
By: Clementine Pawlotsky
4 mins
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“Possible sanctions against Russian crude will be on the menu for European countries this week
,”
Le Soir
points out .
And getting oil elsewhere will be "
a great logistical challenge
", warned the Belgian newspaper.
An “
equation
” with “
multiple unknowns
”.
“
It is necessary,
believes
Le Soir
,
to prepare to support an energy shock
”, because, he says – and this is the whole European paradox – “
the continued imports of gas and oil from Russia are financing Putin's terrible war
” .
In this sense, summarizes the newspaper, “
the Europeans' commitment resembles a leaky barrel, giving Putin with one hand what they are trying to take away with the other.
Or, more absurd still, indirectly supporting the Russian army at the same time as, directly, the Ukrainian resistance fighters
”.
But “
the fear of shock should not prevent European states from taking action
,” he concludes.
The Wall Street Journal
goes even further, recalling that the energy crisis is not the only threat hanging over Europe.
“
Countries are also engaged in a race to avoid the grain crisis
,” notes the American daily.
"
From India to Ireland, governments are taking steps to fill a void from the Black Sea region
," he added, adding that "
Russia and Ukraine (...) represent (...) more than a quarter of world wheat exports
".
In short, the danger is there: "
if the hostilities continue during the summer,
explains the newspaper,
crop failures will keep prices high, jeopardizing food security in regions like the Middle East and North Africa, where soaring food prices have contributed to political instability in recent decades.
” .
The consequences of this war worry even Russian business circles
The New York Times
shares with us the concern of the Russian oligarch Oleg Tinkov and its consequences.
"
A tycoon criticizes Putin's war and pays the price
," headlines the daily, explaining that the billionaire is now forced to "
hide
" after publicly speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine.
According to The
New York Times
, Oleg Tinkov "
claims that many of his acquaintances in the business world and within the government elite told him privately that they agreed with him but were all afraid
" .
A Russian elite “
divided in the face of war
”, sums up
Le Temps
for its part .
The Swiss newspaper devotes a long article to those who are called the "
Falcons
" of the regime.
They "
dominate the informational space
", continues the daily, "
even pushing to go further in the conflict
", in what it describes as "
leap forward
" and "
permanent one-upmanship
".
The newspaper summarizes the situation of these Russian elites as follows: “
to survive politically in this system, to find a place in the sun, it is vital to follow the direction of the wind
”.
US Supreme Court set to strike down abortion rights
The “
next step for the anti-abortion movement: a nationwide ban
,” headlines the
New York Times
.
Several newspapers of the press across the Atlantic indeed reveal that the highest jurisdiction of the country would be ready to prohibit abortion “
beyond six weeks of pregnancy
”.
It all started with a leaked draft law review, revealed by the
Politico
website .
“
Activists and some Republican lawmakers ,”
The
Washington Post
tells us
, “
are ready to push
.”
But this decision “
should not be finalized for a month or more
”, tempers the
New York Times
, which specifies that the project could “
change form
”.
But what challenges the American newspaper is above all the “
unprecedented
” nature of this “
document leak
” in “
the modern history of the Supreme Court
” of the United States.
In this regard, he considers that “
the flight
” could be the result of a “
calculation to encourage the Court to go in another direction
”.
Disrepair of British hospitals, patients at risk: the disturbing revelations of the
Times
"
Dilapidated and dirty hospitals endanger the lives of patients
", headlines the British daily.
The newspaper has investigated the subject and reveals that "
the number of clinical incidents linked to the absence of repairs to buildings
" or to "
defective equipment
" has "
tripled in five years
".
The
Times
describes "
collapsing ceilings
", "
power outages disrupting operations
" and "
hundreds of appointments canceled due to dilapidated infrastructure
".
Among the incidents cited is the case of this patient “
on a respirator (...) stuck in a broken down elevator for 35 minutes
”.
In short, the picture is alarming.
And the paradox is all the more glaring, continues the newspaper, that “
the Ministry of Health represents approximately 40% of daily public expenditure
”.
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