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Headlines: stalled peace talks between kyiv and Moscow after 3 months of war
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The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, on April 26, 2022 in Moscow.
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After weeks spent trying to reach a peace agreement, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have never seemed so far apart in 3 months of war
", explains the
New York Times
, which refers to "
negotiations at a standstill
", while that Russians and Ukrainians intend to snatch victory on the battlefield.
"
This impasse in the negotiations is due both to Putin's determination to continue his offensive
", but also to "
the emboldening of Ukraine, which, on the strength of its military successes, combined with the anger of the population at the atrocities committed by the Russians, is less willing to accept a negotiated peace which would leave a large part of Ukrainian territory in Russian hands
".
"
Kiev has withdrawn from negotiations with Moscow
", headlines the Russian daily
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
, which accuses President Zelensky of being more interested in his "
media services
" - "
as he did again by taking the speaking at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival to defend his will to fight
", rather than "
dealing with the fate of his own soldiers
", mocks the Russian daily.
The fate of the hundreds of soldiers from Mariupol who have just surrendered is still worrying the press, with the
Washington Post
denouncing the Kremlin's desire to "
instrumentalise these surrenders
".
"
Any Russian initiative aimed at prosecuting -or- executing some of these Ukrainian fighters could violate the Geneva conventions
", warns the
Guardian
, conventions which "
stipulate that prisoners of war should not be punished for having taken part to hostilities
".
Gerhard Schröder, Putin's friend, threatened with European sanctions
"
The disgrace of the former German chancellor continues
", says
Die Welt.
"
The Kremlin henchman
", as the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
calls him, is threatened with "
losing all his advantages as an ex-chancellor
", "offices
, collaborators and other privileges which cost the budget of the 'German State
', should be withdrawn from it by the Bundestag, which must vote on May 19 on a resolution to this effect.
Questioned his "
closeness to Vladimir Putin
".
But also and above all "
its remunerated participation in Russian public companies, and its non-condemnation of the war of aggression against Ukraine
“, explains the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
The German daily
who underlines that it is for these same reasons that "
the MEPs also wish to sanction Schröder
".
The European Parliament demands that the ex-chancellor “
be put on the EU sanctions list
” like the Russian oligarchs,
Die Welt
reports .
"
We can no longer take anything from Schröder
", comments the
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
"
esteem, respect, influence - everything has disappeared through his own fault"
.
EU launches 300 billion euro plan to be independent of Russian energy
It is on the front page of all of the European press, and even of the
New York Times
, which stresses "
that the EU is planning a massive increase in green energies to put an end as quickly as possible to its dependence on of Russian oil and gas
.
“
Driven by the urgency of the war
”,
El Pais tells us,
“
Brussels is planning a 300 billion euro plan by 2030 to close the Russian energy tap and accelerate the energy transition
”.
Among the most ambitious projects, “
the European Union wants in particular to make photovoltaic panels compulsory on all European buildings
”, headlines
La Repubblica.
The Italian daily which specifies: “
the implementation of a progressive legal obligation, to install solar panels on all commercial and public buildings by 2025, and new residential buildings by 2029
”.
American women soccer players get the same salary as men
"
It took a revolution, but the United States women's soccer team got what it deserved
", welcomes the
Washington Post
which puts before that "
money is respect
" and that during For too long, players have received "
a salary that told them they were just cheap merchandise and their gold medals were made of chocolate
."
After 6 years of legal battles, "
this is a historic step towards equal pay in sport
", also rejoices
El Pais
who notes that "
in all sports, the gap is still astronomical between women and men
“, and regrets that this historic agreement concluded in the United States “
remains for the moment only the exception
”.
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