International press review
In the spotlight: Presidents in the field
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine on May 29, 2022. via REUTERS - UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER
By: Sébastien Duhamel Follow
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Presidents in the field... Starting with Volodymyr Zelensky, with "
an unexpected visit
" this Sunday, May 29 to the besieged region of Kharkiv, reports
the
Frankfurter Allgemeine
.
A visit to the front line, the first known since the start of the Russian war of aggression, notes the German newspaper.
While for his part Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rightly described the Donbass as an “
absolute priority
” for Moscow, the Ukrainian president “
accused Russia of waging a war of annihilation
”.
The
Süddeutsche Zeitung
explains to us, for its part, how the European Union wants to “
save
” the embargo on Russian oil.
The European Commission has indeed presented a compromise: “
The ban on importing Russian oil should initially apply only to deliveries by tanker, pipelines being excluded
”.
In Spain,
El Pais
underlines how the European Union is thus trying “
to exempt Hungary from the Russian oil embargo
”: “
by limiting the sanction to oil imported by boat, this would allow Budapest to maintain its supply by pipeline
”.
One of the delicate questions which was to be tackled today during a summit of the 27 in Brussels.
Joe Biden in Uvalde
The other president on the ground was Joe Biden
–
not at the front, but almost
–
this Sunday in Uvalde, Texas, the scene last week of a new massacre in a school.
The American press naturally returns to this trip.
The photos of the president and the first lady, at the memorial installed for the victims, made the front pages of the
New York Times
and the
Washington Post
, as well as many other daily newspapers.
With a request heard many times by the American president, according to the
Washington Post
: “
do something
”.
In Great Britain, front page images from the
Daily Telegraph
or the
Financial Times
as well.
The business daily speaks of a "
tragedy
", a "
massacre
", and notes that the US Department of Justice decided yesterday to examine "
the law enforcement response to the shooting - a response that was subject to growing criticism for being too slow
".
The full report and its findings should be made public.
When the football party turns into a nightmare
The party anyway, Sunday May 29 in Madrid, after Real's fourteenth crowning in the Champions League against Liverpool on Saturday evening.
A party in one of
El Pais
and
El Mundo
especially this morning, but the nightmare for the others, English side.
"
The night of shame
" for football: it is to read on the front page of the
Times
.
This night of shame, direct reference to the organization of the match and to the events around the Stade de France.
The
Times
insists here on
"
the shame of UEFA
"
, the governing body of European football "
confronted with inconvenient truths concerning the treatment of Liverpool fans who tried to enter the Stadium
": "
Locked in, gassed and then charged
observes the
Times
.
The
Daily Mail
correspondent describes the “
panic
scenes
” for us.
He points to the responsibility, not only of UEFA, but also that of the French police who used tear gas “
on children, parents and grandparents
”.
People who have obviously created "
no problem
” and who nevertheless suffered “
treatment that would normally be reserved for rioters
”.
The
Daily Mail
even recounts the misadventure of an Associated Press journalist who was filming on the spot, “
but the security agents did not like it, snatching his accreditation and threatening to kick him out of the stadium.
He was given back his accreditation, but only after seeing him erase his video
, ”we learn.
The
Daily Mail
correspondent then compares the situation with that of Wembley last year for the Euro final, "
when thousands and thousands of people forced entry without a ticket
" and according to him, this had nothing to do.
“
What a shocking situation
,” concludes the British daily.
Memories rekindled from the Hillsborough drama
And that reminds English supporters of very bad memories... The memory of Hillsborough, 33 years ago, in 1989: a deadly stampede cost the lives of 97 people on the sidelines of a meeting between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
And today, Liverpool supporters " compared the
'terrifying'
treatment
in Paris to that of Hillsborough
," reports
The Guardian
.
Testimony in support of people who "
claim to have feared for their lives
", like David Hugues, present on Saturday at the Stade de France and who precisely lost his father in the stampede of 1989. He deplores the organization "
disorderly
” and the “
attempts to put the blame on the supporters
”, as Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of the Interior, did.
However, “
they seriously need to look each other in the face
,” says David Huges,
“you can't have 20,000 fans passing under two columns in a subway.
Unfortunately, we have experienced this in the past and it does not work
”, regrets the England supporter.
The triumph of Belgian cinema at the Cannes Film Festival
The Belgians are still not world champions, but they are proud of their cinema... And we understand this when reading the newspaper
Le Soir
, which headlines on "
the triumph of Black-Yellow-Red cinema
" at the festival of Canes.
Saturday May 28, a "
magical and historic evening for Belgian filmmakers at the closing ceremony
", can we read.
“
We dreamed of a Palme d'Or, we have better than that!
“, enthuses the editorial.
“
A jury prize, a Grand Prix and a unique prize, that of the 75th anniversary.
100% success for the Belgians in the running
,” notes
Le Soir
.
"
It's unheard of
," he told us: "
Even the craziest bookmakers wouldn't have dared to bet that!
»
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