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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak on Tuesday before the UN Security Council, after the discovery of massacres attributed to Russian forces near kyiv, and in particular in Boutcha where he went on Monday.

  • Russia denied any responsibility, assuring Monday that it was going to present "documents" showing, according to it, the "true nature" of the events which took place in Boutcha.

  • The United States and the United Kingdom called on Monday for the "suspension" of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, in response "to the images of Boutcha" and the European Union is in discussion to decide severe sanctions against Russia.

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07:18: 20 Ukrainian refugees in Tokyo 

Japan, usually very resistant to welcoming refugees, welcomed on Tuesday 20 Ukrainians who fled the war and who arrived at Tokyo airport on board a Japanese government plane.

These people, who were in Poland following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, arrived with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi who was visiting Warsaw. 

Japan generally accepts only a few dozen refugees a year out of thousands of applicants, and its borders are currently closed to almost all foreign visitors as part of the fight against Covid-19.

07:15 am: Bitter harvest for Moldavian orchards

In a warehouse in northern Moldova, crates filled with red apples pile up to the ceiling, but for the owner of the premises, this abundance is nothing to cheer about.

Since the invasion of neighboring Ukraine by Russia on February 24, many farmers no longer know where to sell their goods traditionally destined for Russia.

Former Soviet republic of 2.6 million inhabitants nestled between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova "is in a difficult situation", worries the secretary general of the government, Dumitru Udrea, interviewed by AFP.

The war in Ukraine has led to an influx of refugees with a significant impact on the country's economy, which is also suffering from broken supply chains and soaring gas and electricity bills.

"In 2022, we fear a contraction of the economy of 3% in an optimistic scenario and 15% in the darkest", he explains, while inflation could reach 30% by the end of the year.

07:10: Zelensky expected in front of the UN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak on Tuesday before the UN Security Council, after the discovery of massacres attributed to Russian forces near kyiv, and in particular in Boutcha where he went on Monday.

The leader, who denounced "war crimes" and "genocide" after the update of dozens of corpses wearing civilian clothes in Boutcha and other localities near the Ukrainian capital, will intervene before the Security Council for the first time since the invasion of his country by Russia, indicated the United Kingdom which currently chairs this body of the United Nations.

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We continue to follow the news of the war in Ukraine with you.

After many bodies of civilians were discovered in Boutcha, near kyiv, the international community is on the move.

The United States and the United Kingdom called on Monday for the "suspension" of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, in response "to the images of Boutcha" and the European Union is in discussion to decide severe sanctions against Russia.

For its part, Moscow denies the responsibility of its army. 

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