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‘No alternative to diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears

31 January 2022 – Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its border, the United Nations’ Security Council held its first meeting to discuss ways of de-escalating the crisis on Monday. Addressing ambassadors, the …

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Britain Promises to Target Assets of ‘Putin’s Oligarchs’

President Joe Biden and other Western leaders have repeatedly warned they will impose swift and punitive economic sanctions against Moscow in the event Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine. British ministers announced Sunday they plan new legislation to make it easier to impose sanctions on “Putin’s oligarchs” and Russian …

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« Avec la Primaire populaire, la guerre entre la base et le sommet est manifeste »

De la convention citoyenne pour le climat à la Primaire populaire de la gauche, les initiatives se multiplient pour donner du pouvoir aux citoyens face à un système représentatif en crise. Les résultats sont plutôt inquiétants, observe Françoise Fressoz, éditorialiste au « Monde », dans sa chronique. Chronique. Le quinquennat …

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