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6:05 p.m.: Here’s a new point in the news:
• Countries providing military aid to Kyiv have not reached an agreement on the delivery of heavy tanks to Ukraine. to Ukraine. They met today in Germany. Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for tanks and long-range missiles to “stop the evil”. Follow our life.
• The budget of the armed forces will be increased by a third from 2024 to 2030 and increased to 400 billion euros. Most of Emmanuel Macron’s announcements can be found in Dansa, the head of state during his wishes to the armies.
• Olivier Faure has finally agreed to convene the review commission called for by Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. She will be responsible for counting the votes after the contested election to the post of First Secretary of the PS.
• The Court of Cassation drops charges of endangering the life of former Health Minister Agnès Buzyn
5:46 p.m.: Kyiv has repeatedly insisted on the need for heavy tanks to deal with Russian forces. In December, the head of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny, told The Economist that he needed about 300 tanks. “I can thank you hundreds of times (for your support), but hundreds of thanks are not hundreds of tanks,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said via video link during the Ramstein meeting.
5:40 p.m.: Lloyd Austin also revisited Washington’s pledged $2.5 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine at this press conference. He also mentioned the dispatch of a “significant” number of Challenger 2 tanks by London, Patriot missiles by the Netherlands, or the donations of anti-aircraft systems by France, Germany and the Kingdom-UK.
6:56 p.m .: Despite the lack of an announcement today, the Polish Defense Minister is not losing hope. He was “convinced” that the allies gathered in Ramstein, Germany, would succeed in forming a coalition for the delivery of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
5:38 p.m.: When asked about Germany’s lack of a decision on sending Leopard 2 tanks, Lloyd Austin said the goal of Ramstein’s group is “to give Ukraine the capabilities it needs to be successful in the short term “, and the group had been “fairly successful” in achieving that goal. The US Secretary of Defense also recalled the recently announced delivery of light tanks by Germany.
5:35 p.m.: During this press conference, Lloyd Austin confirmed that Germany had not yet made a decision on the delivery of Leopard 2 heavy tanks by European countries to Ukraine. These countries (e.g. Poland) must obtain permission from Berlin prior to delivery of these tanks, as the latter are of German design.
5:32 p.m.: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in the presence of General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces, has just held a press conference at the end of the meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine, in Ramstein (Germany). This group unites 54 allied countries of Ukraine.
4:03 p.m .: No decision has yet been made about a possible delivery of German-made Leopard tanks to Kyiv, explains the new German Defense Minister. The Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine, which includes some fifty allied countries, is meeting today to decide on the deployment of tanks.
2:25 p.m.: Here’s a new point in the news:
• The budget of the armed forces will be increased by a third from 2024 to 2030 and increased to 400 billion euros. Find the main eds announcements by Emmanuel Macron dansa added the head of state during his wishes to the armies.
• For Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, Olivier Faure “damages the Socialist Party by dividing it” after the hard-fought election for First Secretary of the PS, which he considers won. The PS leadership announced the victory of Olivier Faure with 50.83% of the vote.
• Countries providing military aid to Kyiv meet in Germany today. Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for tanks and long-range missiles to “stop the evil”. Follow our life.
• According to the Interior Ministry, more than 1.1 million people demonstrated yesterday against the pension reform. The unions are demanding 2 million demonstrators. Another day of action is planned for January 31st.
12.02 p.m .: It is noon, here are the most important titles:
• Emmanuel Macron presents his wishes to the armies in a few minutes from Mont-de-Marsan air base (Landes). You can follow his intervention in our lives.
• According to the Interior Ministry, more than 1.1 million people demonstrated yesterday against the pension reform. The unions are demanding 2 million demonstrators. Another day of action is planned for January 31st.
• After several hours of uncertainty (the candidates for leadership of the PS had both claimed victory), the Socialist Party announced the re-election of Olivier Faure with 50.83% of the vote.
• Countries providing military aid to Kyiv meet in Germany today. At the end of these talks, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping for “strong decisions”, such as sending heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine.
11:33: At the moment, Ukraine has only one type of heavy tank: Soviet T-72, designed half a century ago. On the ground, the soldiers need “heavy weapons”. “The sooner these heavy weapons are delivered to us, the sooner we will push the Russians out of the country,” assures a brigade commander.
(GILLES GALLINARO / RADIOFRANCE)
10:28 a.m.: Kyiv wants to receive the delivery of Leclerc tanks and this request was commissioned by the French army. However, the possible operational interest of such a delivery has yet to be defined, especially since France has to deal with a limited fleet of its famous armored vehicles. I explain to you why this decision is a real dilemma for Paris.
(FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP)
09:32: Here’s a new item in the news:
• According to the Interior Ministry, more than 1.1 million people demonstrated yesterday against the pension reform. The unions are demanding 2 million demonstrators. Another day of action is planned for January 31st.
• After several hours of uncertainty (the candidates for leadership of the PS had both claimed victory), the Socialist Party announced the re-election of Olivier Faure with 50.83% of the vote.
• In 2022, more than a million companies were created in France, a premiere, announces INSEE. This record was achieved despite a drop in job creation in December.
• Countries providing military aid to Kyiv meet in Germany today. At the end of these talks, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping for “strong decisions”, such as sending heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine.
09:20: “Thank you for providing Ukraine with another strong defense support program. [Ces livraisons] are an important help in our fight against the aggressor.”
On Twitter, Volodymyr Zelensky thanks the United States for the new tranche of military aid announced yesterday, which includes, in particular, hundreds of armored vehicles.
07:56: This new episode does not include heavy tank deliveries like the Abrams. The United States is currently refusing to send any to Kyiv over issues related to the maintenance of the vehicles and the training of Ukrainian soldiers.
07:54: The United States yesterday announced a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine totaling $2.5 billion. In particular, Washington will send light armored and anti-mine vehicles, as well as transport vehicles.
7.43 a.m .: The contact group for the defense of Ukraine, which includes around fifty states, is meeting today in Ramstein (Germany). The possible delivery of Leopard 2 tanks will be on the menu. We explain to you why this meeting could mark a new stage in Western military aid to Kyiv.
(PHILIPP SCHULZE / DPA / AFP)
07h20: Here are the tracks at 6am:
• According to the Interior Ministry, more than 1.1 million people demonstrated yesterday against the pension reform. The unions speak of more than 2 million demonstrators. Another day of action is planned for January 31st.
• The two candidates for leadership of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, claim victory. Both sides accuse each other of voting irregularities.
• Thousands of people demonstrated in Peru yesterday to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte. Clashes erupted in Lima and other cities, killing two people.
• Countries providing military aid to Kyiv meet in Germany today. At the end of these talks, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping for “strong decisions”, such as sending heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine.
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