Ukraine: fight for Severodonetsk, “blackmail” for Moscow wheat
Fighting continued on Tuesday for the takeover of Severodonetsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine that is subject to a flood of Russian fire, where the situation is changing “by the hour,” according to Kiev, which, along with Washington, accuses Russia of “blackmailing” wheat exports. “Our heroes hold their positions in Severodonetsk. Intense street fighting continues,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his last video address on Monday evening. But Kiev is struggling to cope with the influx of Russian troops into Severodonetsk, the largest city still in the hands of Ukrainians in the Lugansk region.
The other major battle, economic this one, is over the wheat resources of the cereal superpower that is Ukraine. For example, American foreign minister Antony Blinken accused Moscow of “blackmailing” the lifting of international sanctions by blocking Ukraine's wheat exports on Monday. He also considered “credible” reports that Russia “steals” tons of grain, “to sell them for its own profit”, with its naval blockade of Ukrainian ports, which prevents grain exports and raises fears of food crises. particularly in Africa.

League of Nations: overhauled, the Blues are back on track in Croatia
The French team ran out of air against Luka Modric's Croatia and its hostile audience on Monday in the sweltering heat of Split (1-1), resting all his staff but following on to a second game without a win in the Nations League. Without Kylian Mbappé, Karim Benzema or their captain Hugo Lloris, all sitting on a bench of five-star substitutes, the Blues believed they were doing the perfect operation after opening Adrien Rabiot's score on a serve from Wissam Ben Yedder (52nd). But a penalty conceded by Jonathan Clauss and converted by Andrej Kramaric (83rd) sent them back to their uncertainties, three days after the defeat against Denmark (2-1), already conceded due to errors at the end of the match. Had it not been for Mike Maignan's masterful parades (71st, 87th), Didier Deschamps' men would even have left the Balkans with a zero score.

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