By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24 and La Nouvelle Tribune
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on European leaders to exercise caution over talks between the United States and Russia on a new security arrangement in Europe. He recalls that Moscow had demanded before the 2022 war that forces be withdrawn from eastern Europe and NATO enlargement halted, according to France 24.
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The war in Ukraine is mobilizing the Russian army, which has recruited around 3,000 Africans, among others.
13 NovWitkoff and Kushner shuttle between Zelensky and Putin
13 NovFinland detects strike on Russian warship in Baltic
12 NovMore than 1,400 Africans recruited by Russia since 2023More than 40 European countries are taking part on Thursday 12 November in a summit focused on the continent’s security, amid new discussions on the war in Ukraine. The European Political Community brings together Volodymyr Zelensky, Mark Carney and Mark Rutte, according to France 24 Afrique.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Source: France 24 ·
Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian forces are facing new disruptions to the Starshield satellite network across the entire front and in areas occupied by Russia. The Ukrainian president believes these restrictions are affecting military communications and worsening conditions on the ground, according to France 24 Afrique.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: France 24 ·
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin on Wednesday after two days of US-mediated talks between Ukrainians and Russians in Abu Dhabi. The discussions remain marked by disagreements, but a new large-scale prisoner exchange was agreed, while negotiations are due to continue, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
The Finnish military says it detected a strike against a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland, in the Baltic Sea. Ukraine’s security service claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Finnish broadcaster Yle, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed mediation by US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
🇫🇮 Finland · Source: Al Jazeera ·
Russian strike evacuates 30 people from Kyiv hospitalKyiv’s military administration reports that a Russian overnight strike on a medical facility injured one person, rescued seven and led to the evacuation of 30 others. The attack targeted the Ukrainian capital overnight from Thursday to Friday, according to local military authorities cited by Le Monde.The week in Africa
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