• 5:09 a.m .: The United States and its allies gather around Ukraine

US President Joe Biden will participate in a virtual meeting on Tuesday April 18 devoted to the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the White House said, when kyiv assures that Moscow has launched a new phase of its attack in the Donbass.

The US president will discuss, "with undisclosed US allies and partners", "continued support for Ukraine and efforts to hold Russia to account", a White House official told AFP.

  • 12:50 am: discussions to create a "humanitarian contact group" in Turkey including Ukraine and Russia

The UN and Turkey are discussing the creation of a "humanitarian contact group" which would bring together on Turkish soil - under the aegis of the United Nations - Ukraine and Russia, a senior UN official announced on Monday.

If Ukraine has already responded favorably to this approach, Russia, informed of the proposal at the beginning of April, has not yet made its position known.

With AFP

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