The thirtieth night of the war begins in Ukraine after the Brussels negotiation marathon. And while the area of the capital has received news of land reclamation by the Kiev troops in the last few hours. But the Russian bombs and missiles do not stop. The Russian army is launching heavy missile attacks on Irpin, north of Kiev. This is said by the mayor of the disputed city, Oleksandr Markushyn. Cnn geo-localized drone footage shows widespread devastation, with fires engulfing a jumble of abandoned vehicles. And then there is a date: May 9th. According to intelligence information, the Kremlin has let the Russian armed forces know that the war must end by that day: the date of Moscow’s victory over Nazi Germany.
• Interview – Zelensky to Repubblica: “The blitzkrieg has failed”
• The day – Biden in Brussels: today NATO, G7 and EU Council summit
• The scenery – Putin, rumors of coup: discontent in the Moscow secret services
• Reportage – The Tale of the War by Emmanuel Carrère (also in podcast)
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00:08 Zelensky asks the EU for energy sanctions
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said he was “truly grateful” to the leaders of the European Union for the financial and military support, for the humanitarian support, for the reception of refugees, but asked the leaders meeting in the European Council to impose sanctions on Russia that also include energy. This was reported by an EU official on the sidelines of the European Council underway in Brussels. The theme is still divisive.