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  • The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to work on the creation of a special tribunal to try "Russia's crimes" in Ukraine and on solutions to mobilize frozen Russian assets in order to rebuild this country.

  • On the ground of military operations, Russian forces are maintaining pressure to try to seize Bakhmout, a city in eastern Ukrainian territory in the vicinity of which fighting has been raging since the summer.

  • In France, the National Assembly affirmed its "fullest support" for kyiv and condemned Russia's "crime of aggression" against Ukraine, in a resolution adopted by a large majority.

  • An employee of the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid was slightly injured on Wednesday by the explosion of a letter bomb intended for the ambassador, leading kyiv to order a reinforcement of security in all its diplomatic representations.

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6:52 am: The French Minister for the Armed Forces at the Pentagon

While Emmanuel Macron is in the United States for a state visit, the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu met his American counterpart Lloyd Austin on Wednesday at the Pentagon.

They "stressed the importance of maintaining the strong bilateral cooperation between our two countries, and signed a declaration of intent that codifies our shared principles", the Pentagon said.

For the head of the Pentagon, the text enforces "our commitments in the field of counter-terrorism throughout the world, from Africa to the Indo-Pacific", and strengthens "our cooperation in the space and cyber fields" .

The two ministers also spoke of “support for Ukraine, and the strength of the NATO Alliance”.

06:40: The cost of war for Ukraine

According to the European Commission, more than 20,000 Ukrainian civilians and over 100,000 military personnel have been killed or injured since the start of the invasion in February.

The damage suffered by Ukraine is estimated at 600 billion euros.

6:30 am: Welcome to this new Live

Hello everyone.

On this first day of December, the editorial staff of

20 Minutes

is mobilized to give you the latest information on the conflict.

Yesterday, Brussels again raised the pressure on Moscow.

The European Commission has in fact proposed to create a special tribunal to try “Russian crimes” in Ukraine.

She also wanted to work on solutions to mobilize frozen Russian assets to help kyiv rebuild the country. 

On the military ground, the Russians are doing everything to seize Bakhmout, a city in eastern Ukraine.

This battle took on all the more symbolic importance for the Kremlin as the conquest of this city, with the support of the paramilitary group Wagner, would come after a series of humiliating defeats, with the retreats from Kharkiv in September and from Kherson in november.

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