Ukraine: Trump hopes Putin would accept his 30-day ceasefire proposal

Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he hopes that his Russian counterpart would accept his proposal for a 30-day ceasefire like Kiev. He remains evasive about how much pressure he could exert on Moscow in the event of a refusal. That same Wednesday, Vladimir Putin ordered his army to “completely liberate” the border region of Kursk from Ukrainian forces, the Kremlin did not make known its position on the truce project, declaring to expect “complete information” from the United States

Strengthening support for Ukraine: adoption of a resolution

Last Wednesday, MEPs adopted a resolution on strengthening support for Ukraine, including a call for the seizure of frozen Russian assets, which the government opposes. The text was adopted with 288 votes in favor, and 54 against, with the support in particular of Macronist, socialist and ecological deputies, and the right-wing parties Les Républicains and Horizons. France Insubmissive (LFI) and communist deputies voted against. The National Rally (RN) abstained.

Discussions of the G7 heads of diplomacy: an appointment scheduled for Thursday in Quebec

In the midst of a trade war between the United States and Canada, the heads of diplomacy of the two countries will hold an appointment this day in Quebec to open the G7 discussions. These discussions will also focus on the issue of the Ukrainian truce. The American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, agreed to a one-on-one meeting at 08:00 on Thursday morning (12:00 GMT), even before the official photo bringing together the heads of diplomacy of the G7 countries, including Germany, France, France, France, Italy and Japan.

Collision in the North Sea: the captain of the container ship is of Russian nationality

The owner of the cargo ship announced on Wednesday that the captain of the container ship that hit a tanker chartered by the American army on Monday in the North Sea, arrested by British police, is of Russian nationality The incident has caused gigantic fires on board the two ships and left one missing, a container ship crew member,

IN A NUTSHELL

Senator LR of Paris Francis Szpiner plans to be the right-wing candidate for the 2026 municipal elections in the capital, an nomination already contested by Rachida Dati.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that he was assuming “his responsibilities” when he arrived in the Netherlands. He was handed over to the International Criminal Court to answer for alleged crimes during his war on drugs

After a swearing-in ceremony before the Governor General, former banker Mark Carney will take office as Prime Minister of Canada on Friday. The information was given on Wednesday by the offices of this representative of King Charles III, head of state in title.

Lille's Champions League adventure came to a painful end at the round of 16 with a 2-1 defeat at home on Wednesday against Borussia Dortmund.