'Putin is also at war with his own people': Top French MEP Nathalie Loiseau
The former French Europe minister described the Russian military attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as "completely irresponsible".
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Ukrainians are 'dying for European values… we want them in': EU's Sefcovic
"Absolutely astonished": that's the reaction of European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic to the Russian military attack on a Ukrainian nuclear power plant. The Zaporizhzhia plant is Europe's largest and the Commissioner told FRANCE 24 that "the whole international community considers this to be absolutely irresponsible" by Vladimir Putin's forces – whom he accuses of engaging in an "absolutely senseless war".
Powerful Economist front cover depicts Ukraine violence
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Discrimination at the border: UN condemns racism against Africans fleeing Ukraine
Also, Liberia's "zogos" are seen as a security threat. We bring you a report on these marginalised young people who are often blamed for deadly, anti-social behaviour. Many are former child soldiers.
Fortress Russia: Has Putin built a sanctions-proof economy?
Meanwhile, from oil and gas, to wheat and corn, to palladium and titanium, supplies of all sorts of commodities stand to be disrupted. We look at how the conflict in Ukraine could impact already-struggling global supply chains with Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at IG.
War in Ukraine: 'If civilians are directly targeted, that is a crime', ICC prosecutor says
"We know very clearly that if civilians are directly targeted, if civilian residences or locations are targeted, that is a crime. And it's no defence to say that they may be military necessity if wide-ranging weapons are used; weapons that are not precise or that have a large footprint in very heavily populated civilian areas," ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan told FRANCE 24.
From zero to hero: Poland's transformation after Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Biden's Ukraine strategy: Money, weapons, sanctions... what next?
Ukraine has welcomed military aid – some $350 million extra from Washington – but calls for more. A no-fly zone perhaps, to keep Russian jets out of Ukrainian skies? Or would such a move simply risk further esclation?