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  • Yesterday, Joe Biden confirmed that he accused Vladimir Putin of committing “genocide” in Ukraine, a term which until then had only been used by Volodymyr Zelensky.

  • The city of Mariupol, on the shores of the Sea of ​​Azov, is about to fall.

    Pro-Russian separatist forces claim to have control of the port area, and the last Ukrainian fighters have taken refuge underground.

    Ukrainian authorities estimate that at least 20,000 people have died in Mariupol since the start of the war.

  • Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian businessman close to Vladimir Putin, was arrested by the Ukrainian security services.

    Volodymyr Zelensky offered to exchange him for captive Ukrainians from the Russian army.

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7:49 am: 23.7 billion euros in Russian assets immobilized by France

France has to date immobilized 23.7 billion euros of Russian assets on its territory, including real estate for an acquisition value of 573.6 million, following the war in Ukraine, indicates the French ministry of Economy and Finance.

This updated list first includes 22.8 billion euros which have been blocked in the French accounts of the Central Bank of Russia, confirming an article in the newspaper Le Parisien.

Added to this are 178 million euros in various bank assets, details the ministry.

France has also immobilized four freighters, four yachts, including the last Tuesday in Marseille, for a value of more than 125.2 million euros;

six helicopters worth more than 60 million euros;

and for 7 million euros of works of art.

7:42 a.m .: Zelensky offers to “exchange” arrested Putin relative for Ukrainians in captivity

Yesterday evening, the Ukrainian authorities announced the arrest of Ukrainian MP and businessman Viktor Medvedchuk, close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I propose to the Russian Federation to exchange this man for our boys and girls who are currently in captivity in Russia.

That is why it is important that our law enforcement and military also consider this possibility,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address posted on Telegram shortly after the announcement.

7:31 am: Finland launches its debate on NATO membership

A key report on Finland's strategic situation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a prelude to a debate on a now likely historic NATO bid by summer, is due out today .

Paradox: a war launched by Moscow by invoking the extension of the Western military alliance to its doors risks tipping one of its neighbors into the ranks of NATO, to benefit from the decisive protection of its famous article 5.

Before the invasion of Ukraine, seeing Finland break with its historical line of non-military alliance was only a rhetorical option that lay dormant in a box, for lack of sufficient support.

In a few weeks, everything changed: support for membership, which had languished at 20-30% for decades, more than doubled beyond 60%.

The latest poll published on Monday even credits him with 68% for only 12% of unfavorable opinions.

In Parliament too, a clear majority is emerging, with the reversal of several parties hitherto opposed.

7:23 am: Fear of use of chemical weapons

According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, "Russian forces could use various anti-riot agents, including tear gas mixed with chemical agents" against "Ukrainian fighters and civilians" in Mariupol.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) also said on Tuesday that it was “concerned” by this information, on which the United Kingdom had already warned on Monday.

7:15 a.m.: Mariupol is about to fall

Russian forces are tightening their grip on the city, where "tens of thousands" of people have died and "90% of the houses" have been destroyed, according to Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak.

According to Pavlo Kirilenko, governor of the Donetsk region, "between 20 and 22,000 people have died" in Mariupol since the start of the war.

“Ukrainian soldiers are surrounded and blocked,” adds Mykhaylo Podolyak.

While the separatists are claiming control of the port, the last Ukrainian fighters are said to have taken refuge in the underground passages of an industrial complex.

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