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In the spotlight: supporting images, Russia lied
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Aerial infrared view of the Russian Saki base in annexed Crimea, targeted by a series of strikes, August 10, 2022. © REUTERS / Maxar Technologies
By: Sébastien Duhamel Follow
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“
This is what Ukraine's revenge looks like
,” writes
The National Post
in Canada.
“
It appears that Russia has suffered its heaviest air losses, recorded in a single day, since the Second World War
,” the newspaper explains.
It displays, on the front page, two satellite photos as "
proof
".
A famous “before and after” of the Russian base of Saki in annexed Crimea, targeted by a series of strikes on August 9.
The damage seems substantial and "
the analysis of the images reveals that at least 10 planes were destroyed or seriously damaged
", can we read.
A “before and after” that can also be found on the front page of the
Wall Street Journal
.
Taken on May 16 and August 10 after the strikes, these images show many planes destroyed, "
despite Moscow's denial
", underlines the daily.
"
This contradicts Moscow's statements assuring that no device was destroyed
".
The Kremlin in an uncomfortable position
"
These attacks in Crimea are worrying the Kremlin
," says the
Financial Times
, which pauses for a moment on the origin of the strikes.
"
Western experts suspect they were carried out by pro-Ukrainian forces, under the direction of Kiev
", but the fact that they are not claimed puts the Kremlin "
in the embarrassing position of having to deny that they could have been inflicted by pro-Ukraine groups
”.
Just below, on the other hand, we find a cause for satisfaction for Moscow.
“
Western sanctions have limited impact on Russian oil production and revenue,
” reports the
Financial Times
.
He returns to an announcement by the International Energy Agency which even raises its forecasts for the production of Russian crude.
How to explain it?
The main reason is that Moscow has for the moment redirected its sales, and "
the low prices are attracting some Asian buyers
", can we read.
Thus, "
if Russian oil exports have fallen considerably to the United States, Japan, Korea and Europe, they have increased to India and China or even Turkey
".
A relaunched European gas pipeline project
Europe, which also wants to do without Russian gas, is thinking of reviewing its copy in terms of infrastructure.
The Spanish press is presenting the German Chancellor's proposal this Friday, August 12.
"
Scholz advocates a gas pipeline linking Spain and Portugal to the rest of Europe
", headlines
El País
.
"
Scholz defends the MidCat project to transport Algerian gas to Europe
", specifies
La Vanguardia
.
MidCat, for Midi Catalonia, an old pipeline project initially intended to connect the Spanish and French networks, put back on the table with the current crisis.
And "
the Sanchez government considers Olaf Scholz's proposal positively
", continues
El Pais.
On his site, he tells us that Teresa Ribera, the third vice-president of the Spanish government and Minister for Ecological Transition, has already “
set a possible date for its implementation
.
[...]
The interconnection through the Catalan Pyrenees could be operational in eight or nine months
,” she said.
Forest fires in France
Spain is also watching closely the resumption of forest fires in Gironde, France.
The front page of
El País
displays a photo showing a forest devoured by flames, bright orange in color.
Fire always impresses.
Especially this one, “
in a region that believed the worst was over
,” laments
El País
.
"
The return of the fire to the Bordeaux region led to the evacuation of 10,000 people and temporary closures of traffic with Spain
".
But "
a small army of firefighters and European planes will help France to cope
"
.
In Belgium,
Le Soir
demonstrates "
why the Belgian firefighters could not cope with the fires that the French are fighting
".
Sheltered so far, Belgium would not be "
completely
" ready to fight such blazes, says
Le Soir
.
Firefighter's words to confirm it: "
We don't have much
", testifies Marc Gilbert, colonel of the "Val de Sambre" rescue zone and former president of the federation of firefighters, "
there is a lack of equipment and personnel .
.
»
Water shortage alert in England
We were already talking about it yesterday August 11, these fires are favored by global warming and drought.
In England precisely, the press is worried about the lack of water.
We understand it immediately with the front page of the
Times
.
She shows a weather map and her caption tells us that “
the current heat wave has turned the pleasant green earth to brown
”.
The brown of drought in geography.
The Guardian
is also warning, but new rules are “
on the way as the climate crisis shows its teeth
”.
The government will take measures to regulate the use of water.
Necessary, especially since the drought “
could last until next year
”, warns
The Daily Telegraph
.
And that the water companies have failed to meet their targets for reducing consumption, abounds
The Independent
.
This is what the
Courrier international
describes as “the
great British paradox
”.
We always talk about the English rain, but the country is running out of water.
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