The anger of the farmers is once again making the front pages of all the French daily newspapers, starting with Le Figaro, which returns to the red line crossed by the farmers last evening. The demonstrators returned on foot to the Rungis market to meet its director. But the CRS quickly surrounded the group. 91 people were arrested. A symbolic action for farmers, who want to put a little more pressure on Emmanuel Macron, before the opening of the Brussels summit this Thursday. The agricultural world is railing against the many standards imposed by the EU and even more against the environmental measures of the Green Deal, as Le Parisien recalls. Brussels has already given up on Ukrainian chickens and even fallow land, but the mother of battles are the negotiations on the agreement with Mercosur which France wants to put an end to. To increase the pressure, farmers plan to march in the streets of Brussels, paralyzing the Belgian capital all day, indicates the Belgian daily Le Soir.
Spanish farmers will join the movement today. They are angry with Brussels, but also with Gabriel Attal, as reported in Le Figaro. Spanish unions denounce the French Prime Minister's comments on unfair competition from neighboring countries, which have access to products banned in France.
The issue of farmers was invited to the European Union summit, while the issue of aid to Ukraine was to be at the heart of the debates. A crucial meeting, explains the Ukrainian newspaper, the Kyiv Post, the aim being to lift the Hungarian veto on aid of 50 billion euros to kyiv. Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are expected to meet soon, although no date has yet been set.
Le Soir, for its part, deplores that once again, Viktor Orban holds the keys to the summit. “We don’t know what will happen,” explains a European diplomat. “We will have to wait until the meeting begins to know the position of the Hungarian Prime Minister.” The 26 other member countries still extend an outstretched hand to Viktor Orban. A paragraph was thus inserted in the potential conclusions of the summit which provides for the possibility of an annual debate, within the European Council, regarding the implementation of aid to Ukraine, explains the Spanish newspaper El Pais. Hungary only wishes to engage on an annual basis with kyiv and demands that the release of each tranche be adopted every twelve months.
In Ukraine, the fate of the chief of staff of the armed forces worries the population. Was Valéry Zaloujny fired by Volodymyr Zelensky? This is the question that comes up in the international press. The information was revealed by the Washington Post. Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly informed the very popular general of his dismissal on Monday. According to the daily, he will remain in place until a replacement is found. Differences on military strategy between the two men have accumulated in recent months. Furthermore, the president considers the general a political rival. However, Volodymyr Zelensky's spokesperson denies the information, as indicated by Le Figaro. However, this information is widely relayed by the Ukrainian press. The Kyiv Post explains that the support behind Valéry Zalouzhny is total, whether from the population, but also from the soldiers. Politicians must backtrack, reports the newspaper. Many criticize the president for prioritizing his popularity over the security of the country. Valery Zaluzhny has achieved the status of national hero in Ukraine, his portrait is displayed everywhere.
In Russia, the presidential election is looming and as such Vladimir Putin reveals a somewhat dubious financial heritage. According to his asset declaration, Vladimir Putin could pass for a man of the people. The information was revealed by the Belgian media HLN and relayed by Le Figaro. The Russian president thus declared a 77 m² apartment, a garage, three cars, including a Lada and a caravan. The president would have earned 694,421 euros over the last six years. A statement that seems very far from reality. In 2022, Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at 200 billion euros, making him one of the richest men in the world.
And we end with the Olympics. Gérald Darmanin announced that 320,000 spectators will be able to attend the opening ceremony on July 26. Information announced yesterday and which is already making people cringe. 320,000 spectators is half of what was planned, recalls L'Équipe. The sports daily indicates that the announcement does not affect the 100,000 ticketed spectators. The reduction will take place on the high quays due to the tense international context. The Minister of the Interior thus justifies his decision by the war in Ukraine, the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the terrorist threat, still high in the country.
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