Europe 1 with AFP 6:47 a.m., April 27, 2022, modified at 6:48 a.m., April 27, 2022
On the 63rd day of the Russian invasion, the Gazprom group decided to suspend its gas deliveries to Bulgaria and Poland.
On the humanitarian side, nearly 5.3 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since the invasion by Russian troops two months ago, and the UN expects there to be three million more. end of the year.
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Nearly 5.3 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since Russian troops invaded two months ago, and the UN expects there will be three million more by the end of the day. end of the year.
According to the UNHCR, as of April 25, 5,264,767 Ukrainians had left their country since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 32,753 more than the figure the day before.
Situation on the ground, international reactions, sanctions: Europe 1 takes stock of the 63rd day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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Gazprom stops deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria
5.3 million Ukrainian refugees
Washington Allies Monthly Meeting
Guterres in Moscow
Moldova strengthens its security
Gazprom stops gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria
The Russian group Gazprom will suspend from Wednesday its deliveries of gas to Bulgaria and Poland, announced Tuesday evening these two countries which say they have prepared for it.
Washington Allies Monthly Meeting
The United States and its allies will meet monthly to discuss how to strengthen Ukraine's military capabilities against Russia, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday after meeting with representatives of a forty countries in Germany.
Lloyd Austin told his allies that the United States is determined to "move heaven and earth" to win Ukraine against Russia.
Guterres, in Moscow, for a ceasefire
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres pleaded on Tuesday, during his first trip to Moscow since the start of the offensive, for a ceasefire "as soon as possible".
He said he was "concerned by the repeated reports of possible war crimes", judging that they "require an independent investigation".
"Despite everything, the negotiations continue (...) I hope that we will arrive at a positive result", declared Russian President Vladimir Putin during this meeting.
Berlin to deliver tanks to Ukraine, France guns
Germany will authorize the delivery to Ukraine of about fifty "anti-aircraft tanks", operating an about-face compared to its policy so far cautious in its military support for kyiv.
France is expected to send guns with a range of 40 kilometers, the United Kingdom has delivered anti-aircraft missiles and Poland tanks.
The Netherlands will supply "a limited number" of Panzerhaubitze 2000 armored howitzers to kyiv, capable of firing at targets 50 km away, the government confirmed on Tuesday.
Moscow targets bridges and railways to slow arms deliveries
Russian forces are bombing bridges and railroads to slow down Western arms deliveries to Ukraine, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister said on Tuesday after a strategic road linking the country to Romania was destroyed.
US Justice Secretary backs transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine
US Justice Secretary Merrick Garland said on Tuesday he would support a possible parliamentary initiative to allow assets seized from Russian oligarchs to go "directly" to Ukraine.
Moldova strengthens its security
Moldova called for calm on Tuesday and announced that it would strengthen its security after explosions in the separatist region of Transdniestria, kyiv accusing Moscow of seeking to "destabilize" it.
The United States warned on Tuesday against attempts to "escalate tensions" in this pro-Russian Moldovan separatist region, bordering Ukraine after a series of explosions.
Without going so far as to attribute responsibility for the explosions to Moscow, as Kyiv does, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the United States "remains concerned about any potential attempt to escalate tension".
Bulgarian Prime Minister expected in Kyiv
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his allies in the government coalition, with the exception of the pro-Russian socialists, will leave for Ukraine on Wednesday, the government announced on Tuesday, amid a political row over military aid to kyiv.
Chernobyl: level of radioactivity "in the normal range"
The level of radioactivity in Chernobyl is "in the normal range", estimated the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) who was there on Tuesday, 36 years after the explosion at the nuclear power plant.
Located 150 kilometers from kyiv, the plant had fallen into the hands of the Russians on the first day of their invasion, before being the victim of a cut in electricity and communications networks.
Since the withdrawal of the Russians on March 31, the situation has normalized, according to the IAEA.
At least nine civilians killed
At least nine civilians died Tuesday in Russian bombings in eastern and southern Ukraine, according to reports released by local authorities.
kyiv demolishes a monument of Ukrainian-Russian friendship
Kyiv City Hall has started the demolition of a historical monument dating from Soviet times celebrating the friendship between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukrainian clubs stop the football championship
Ukrainian clubs, meeting in general assembly on Tuesday, decided to end the football championship season early, suspended in February due to the Russian offensive in Ukraine, without awarding the title of champion, announced the League Ukrainian.