By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Russian bombardments hit a thermal power plant in Kyiv, as well as four substations and a gas distribution facility in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported the damage, as the strikes form part of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Russian strikes killed at least one person in Kyiv and at least 14 people and injured 14 others at a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine. Residential areas in Chernihiv, Kremenchuk and Zaporizhzhia Oblast were also hit, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
European Council President Antonio Costa condemned Russian strikes that killed at least 20 people in Dnipro, Chernihiv, Kremenchuk and Zaporizhia Oblast. The European Union is calling on its partners to increase pressure on Moscow after the attacks on a railway station and residential neighbourhoods, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Vladimir Putin intends to intensify the war in Ukraine, while the United States is making a series of announcements about energy deals with Russia. The prospect of peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow is receding, according to Le Monde, which links this development to closer economic ties between Washington and Moscow.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Le Monde ·
Pentagon officials have asked several Nato countries, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to moderate their public statements about the Russian threat. The requests, made at bilateral meetings in recent weeks, are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, according to four people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Sowetan ·
France cuts renewal deadline for Algerian employeesFrance has reduced from 12 to six months the period that can lead to refusal of the first renewal of a work permit after a contract ends. Decree No. 2026-1001 also provides an exception when the employer seriously breaches working conditions, according to ObservAlgérie.The week in Africa
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