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When

are completed , its president,

, highlights that the army of his country is carrying out a

in the south against the Russian annexation attempt of several Ukrainian territories.

"Dozens of settlements have already been liberated from the

this week alone, in the

altogether," Zelensky said in his usual late-night speech.

Moscow has completed the parliamentary procedure for the annexation, with which Kiev closes the door to any peace talks

with Russian President Vladimir Putin

For his part,

for the defense of Ukraine against the Russian invasion

after granting a new military aid package for

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11.20

Von der Leyen criticizes Germany for its aid plan: "Without a common solution, there is a risk of fragmentation"

The president of the European Commission, the German

took advantage of her speech this Wednesday at the

in Strasbourg to

the government of her compatriot

for presenting an

to combat rising prices, a measure that has caused unease in other countries with less fiscal space and which, in the opinion of the Commission, could create a gap for the single market.

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11.15

EU agrees to more sanctions on Russia, with a commitment to cap oil prices

The countries of the European Union agreed on Tuesday the eighth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes

, in response to the illegal annexation of four new Ukrainian territories.

"We have just reached a political agreement on new sanctions against Russia: a forceful EU response to the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin," said the Czech presidency of the EU Council. via Twitter.

The cap on the price of oil consists of allowing the transport of Russian oil and its derivatives worldwide

, in order to lower its income with which it can finance the war against Ukraine and limit its impact on the energy crisis.

As several diplomatic sources have explained to Efe, the agreement, which has yet to be formally approved, has been reached

that the proposal will only be carried out if it is applied by a broader coalition of countries. , fearing that their shipping companies could lose market share to competitors.

The G7 already reached a political agreement in September to cap Russian oil

, at the expense of finalizing the measure in the coming months.

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10.53

Zelensky denounces that "everything has been destroyed" in the conquered Limán

The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, has shown on his Twitter account images of the recovered city of Limán, "where all the basics of life have been destroyed," he denounces.

Lluís Miquel Hurtado explained in his chronicle about the

from Limán, located in

, one of the regions annexed along with

and

.

Today, with

, the paperwork is finished and they are incorporated into the Russian Federation.

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10.49

Brussels, "prepared" to propose a cap on the price of gas

The president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Wednesday that

, with a view to reducing the effects of the escalation of prices throughout Europe.

"We have to limit this inflationary impact of gas throughout Europe. That is why we are prepared to discuss a cap on the price of gas used to generate electricity. This cap would be a first step on the way to a

," von der Leyen told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Von der Leyen's announcement comes after a majority of the countries of the European Union, with Italy, France, Spain and Belgium in the lead, redoubled last Friday the pressure on the European Commission to intervene in the gas market despite the

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10.47

France filled its gas reserves to 100%

Gas reserves in France are full, the regulator announced on Wednesday, in a context in which the

.

"The campaign to fill the reserves for the winter 2022/2023 ends with the reserves filled to more than 99%," the Energy Regulation Commission (CRE) said in a statement, reports Afp.

At 130 TWh, these reserves represent "around

, the regulator added.

France thus became the third European country,

, despite not having Russian gas since September 1.

Poland also has its reserves almost full

, at 98.34%, according to the Gas Infrastructure Europe database.

On average,

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10.45

Borrell warns that the war in Ukraine is entering a dangerous phase

The high representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, warned this Wednesday that the war in Ukraine is entering a new "dangerous" phase and a "fearful scenario" because

"The war has entered a new phase. An undoubtedly dangerous phase, because we are facing a fearful scenario, to which we do not have to close our eyes," Borrell said in a speech before the plenary session of the European Parliament, reports Efe.

The head of community diplomacy stated that the news from the battlefield "is good for

Instead, he warned that it is the scene of "a conventional war involving a nuclear power, a nuclear power that at this moment is retreating from the conventional scenario and that threatens to use nuclear weapons."

"It is a truly worrying scenario in which we have to show that

said.

Borrell explained that the Ukrainian forces are advancing on three fronts, but recalled that Russia "continues to have numerical superiority and superiority in fire, in power."

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10.40

Political agreement in the EU to sanction Russia for annexation of Ukraine territory

The countries of the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on Wednesday to launch the eighth package of community sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, in response this time to the

, reports Eph.

"We have just reached a political agreement on new sanctions against Russia: a forceful EU response to the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin," said the Czech presidency of the EU Council. via Twitter.

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10.20

Russia attacks with Shahed-136 type kamikaze drones against Bila Tserkva, near kyiv

One person was injured in Iranian kamikaze drone attacks on the Ukrainian city of Bila Tserkva, some 100 km south of kyiv, the regional governor said on Wednesday, in the first such attack in the area.

"At night,

, "setting fires, Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram, AFP reports.

He specified that

, whose population before the war was about 200,000 people.

"One person was injured. Several

," he added.

Ukraine's Southern Operational Command said on Telegram that it shot down six drones of the same type overnight, without specifying their exact location.

According to the press,

, an ally of Kiev.

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10.00

Putin signs the annexation of four regions of Ukraine

Russian President

signed on Wednesday the annexation of the four partially occupied regions in Ukraine.

The signed texts stipulate that the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions are accepted "within the Russian Federation in accordance with the Constitution" of the country.

explains here the annexation of 15% of Ukraine, an area similar to Portugal.

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09.53

Russia compares the sabotage of Nord Stream with the attack in Nicaragua in 1983

The secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, compared this Wednesday the alleged sabotage in the Nord Stream gas pipelines with an attack against an oil pipeline in Nicaragua, which occurred in 1983.

"I remember that a similar situation occurred in 1983, when

, which led, among other things, to the destruction of the oil pipeline located in one of the ports," said Patrushev, quoted by the Interfax agency, collect Eph.

He added that the sabotage of Russian gas pipelines is "an act of international terrorism", the

"Its consequences, obviously, will be significant for the European population," he asserted and reiterated that

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused "Anglo-Saxon" countries last week of being behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, in whose pipes four leaks were detected in the Baltic Sea.

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09.24

Iranian suicide drones

The new Iranian drone attack near kyiv marks the fourth such attack in a week, but it is the first in which injuries are reported.

explains what the latest threat to the Ukrainian forces is like.

Iranian suicide drones: the new threat that alerts Ukraine

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09.22

Russia to resume gas supplies to Italy

Russia will resume gas deliveries to Italy after suspending them on Saturday due to a

, where Russian gas passes through, Russian gas giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday, AFP reports.

"Gazprom, in collaboration with Italian buyers, has managed to find a solution for the format of interaction in the conditions of the changes" of regulation on the Austrian side that occurred "at the end of September" and that had led to the suspension of supplies to the Italian peninsula, Gazprom said in a statement.

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09.21

At least one injured in Iranian drone strikes near kyiv

One person was injured in

, some 100 km south of Kiev, the regional governor reported on Wednesday, in the first such attack in the area, AFP reports.

"At night, the enemy carried out attacks with kamikaze drones of the Shahed-136 type against Bila Tserkva," Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram.

He specified that one person was injured and several infrastructures were damaged.

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08.46

Sergei Gaidai: "The Lugansk men are immediately sent to the front due to the heavy Russian losses"

The head of the Lugansk Regional Military Administration, Sergei Gaidai, said today through Telegram, quoted by the Ukrainian agency Ukrinform and reported by Efe, that the Russian military leadership is trying to compensate for the

thanks to the recruitment of the population of the occupied territories of Ukraine.

"The

, without medical commission and training after mobilization, are

that suffered the greatest losses," says Gaidai.

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08.32

"Significant" advances of Ukraine in the south of the country, according to the IGW

Ukrainian

against Russian troops in the last twenty-four hours in the regions of Kherson (south of the country), Kharkov (northeast) and Lugansk (east), according to the latest report by the American Institute for the Study of War (IGW).

This "think tank" (group of experts) also highlights the

a few days ago by the Russian president,

, is having at the moment on the war front

.

According to the IGW, Ukrainian forces have

, forcing

further south to the city of Kherson, the capital of one of the regions Russia has seized .

illegally annexed and that was occupied in the first days of the invasion.

Ukrainian

, severing two Russian land lines of communication at Kherson, which the Ukrainian command says is stalling Russian attempts to transfer additional ammunition, reserves, mobilized men and assets. from defense to frontline positions.

According to the IGW, the announcement of partial mobilization by Russian President Vladimir Putin is having more significant impacts on the Russian internal context than on the war in Ukraine and they point out, citing Ukrainian sources, that partial mobilization is not a great threat to short term because

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country's army is making a

face of Russia's attempted annexation of several Ukrainian territories.

"Dozens of settlements have already been liberated from the fake Russian referendum this week alone, in the Kherson region, the Kharkov region, the Lugansk region and the Donetsk region altogether," Zelensky said in his usual late-night speech.

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08.28

War in Ukraine or weather?

Nobel Prize winner for Peace

Denounce the atrocities of the war in Ukraine or alert to the catastrophes caused by climate change?

The Nobel Peace Prize

in the midst of current affairs full of threats.

As the key day approaches,

between those who predict a

, or those who anticipate a reminder about the urgency of acting on

With 343 candidates this year on a list that is not public, the Nobel committee can also break the forecasts and decide in another direction, AFP reports.

For Henrik Urdal, director of the Oslo Peace Research Institute (PRIO), the leader of the Belarusian opposition in exile

or the Russian opponent

, imprisoned after being the target of a poisoning, deserve to be awarded jointly.

"They are two referents of non-violent pro-democracy activities in their respective countries," he points out.

"And both Navalni and Tijanóvskaya are very strong opponents of the war in Ukraine," he adds.

Another way to remember the conflict, the closest to Oslo since World War II, would be to award the Nobel Prize

, such as the International Criminal Court in The Hague or the investigative website

And does Ukrainian President

, who appears among the betting favorites, have a chance?

"El comité reflexionará probablemente dos veces antes de dar el premio a un presidente en guerra (...) incluso si Ucrania es la víctima de esta guerra", estima Urdal. "Siempre habrá atrocidades, incluso del lado ucraniano".

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07.53

La lucha por rehacer sus vidas en los pueblos recuperados por las tropas ucranianas

Los habitantes de las ciudades y pueblos recientemente recuperados por las tropas ucranianas en la región de Donetsk están luchando por rehacer sus vidas.

El pueblo de Shandryholove, bajo ocupación rusa durante casi medio año, fue recuperado por las tropas ucranianas el 26 de septiembre, pero sus habitantes siguen viviendo sin electricidad ni agua corriente ni gas desde el pasado mayo.

Los bombardeos rusos que duraron varios meses destruyeron la escuela del pueblo, el edificio del ayuntamiento y varias casas también. La familia Slyshchenko sigue viviendo en el sótano de su casa destruida. Nazar, el hijo de diez años, recuerda que hace una semana salió del sótano con sus padres y encontró su casa en ruinas.

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07.36

Rusia concluye la anexión de territorios ucranianos y Kiev entierra todo diálogo

Rusia concluyó los trámites parlamentarios para la incorporación de cuatro territorios parcialmente ocupados en el este y sur de Ucrania, tras lo cual Kiev cerró con un decreto la puerta a cualquier diálogo de paz con el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, y consideró nula la anexión, informa Efe.

Los tratados de incorporación de las regiones de Donetsk, Lugansk, Jersón y Zaporiyia recibieron ayer el visto bueno del Senado ruso, donde obtuvieron el respaldo de la totalidad de los miembros de la Cámara Alta del Parlamento.

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07.15

Biden comunica a Zelenski una nueva ayuda militar por 625 millones de dólares

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, transmitió a su homólogo ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, la concesión de un nuevo paquete de ayuda militar por 625 millones de dólares. Según un comunicado de la Casa Blanca, Biden, que durante la llamada estuvo acompañado por la vicepresidenta, Kamala Harris, reiteró el apoyo de EEUU a la defensa de Ucrania frente a la invasión rusa "el tiempo que sea necesario".

El Pentágono precisó en un comunicado que la asistencia incluye cuatro Sistemas de Cohetes de Artillería de Alta Movilidad (HIMARS, en inglés), que tienen largo alcance; así como 16 cañones Howitzers, 75.000 municiones de artillería de 155 milímetros y 1.000 piezas para Sistemas Remotos de Minas Antiblidados, que básicamente es un cohete Howitzer con nueve minas antitanque, informa Efe.

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07:10

Zelenski: el ejército ucraniano avanza rápido en el sur ocupado por Rusia

El presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, dijo este martes que el ejército de su país lleva a cabo un "avance bastante rápido y potente" en el sur frente al intento de anexión rusa de varios territorios ucranianos.

"Dozens of settlements

Russian referendum this week alone, in the Kherson region, the Kharkiv region, the Lugansk region and the Donetsk region as a whole," Zelensky said in his usual late-night speech. .

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