Ukraine: Zelensky calls on the UN to act immediately, Washington increases its military aid

New military aid to Ukraine, tightening of sanctions against Russia: Westerners harden their positions on Wednesday after the recent discovery of numerous corpses in Boutcha, near the capital of Ukraine where Russian bombardments continue in several strategically crucial regions . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged the UN to act "immediately" against Russia in view of its "war crimes" committed according to him in Ukraine, calling in particular for its exclusion from the Security Council of which it is one of the five permanent members. with right of veto.

Washington announced for its part that it would release additional security aid to Ukraine of up to 100 million dollars. This is "to meet an urgent Ukrainian need for additional Javelin anti-tank systems, which the United States has provided to Ukraine and which it has so effectively used to defend our country," the doorstep said in a statement. - Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby. After the shock wave of Boutcha, the United States will also adopt Wednesday, in coordination with the European Union and the G7, new sanctions against Russia aimed in particular at prohibiting "any new investment" in this country. The head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov considered that the discovery of corpses in Boutcha was a "provocation" aimed at derailing the ongoing negotiations between kyiv and Moscow.

Orpea scandal: the government publishes a severe investigation report

“Insufficient” food, “insincere” financial documents, budget surpluses generated on public grants: the investigation report on Orpea, finally published by the government, underlines serious dysfunctions within the private group of Ehpad, already implicated in the book "The Gravediggers". Heavy with more than 500 pages, the report commissioned in February from the General Inspectorates of Finance (IGF) and Social Affairs (Igas) is available "in complete transparency" on the website of the Ministry of Health and Solidarity, argued the Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy, Brigitte Bourguignon. On March 26, the government announced that it was taking legal action on the basis of the conclusions of this report, and that it intended to require Orpea to reimburse public grants allegedly diverted from their purposes.

Cases of salmonellosis in Europe: Kinder chocolates at the center of suspicion

Two weeks before Easter, several dozen cases of salmonellosis have been detected in Europe, suspicions turning to Kinder chocolate products made in Belgium and recalled by the manufacturer Ferrero. The latter recalled a series of Kinder products manufactured at its factory in Arlon in Belgium, which were marketed in France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands, said AFP. the Italian group Ferrero.

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