Ukraine: Biden and Putin accept a summit proposed by Macron

Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and American President Joe Biden agreed on Monday to meet at a summit, proposed by their French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the condition that an invasion of Ukraine did not take place by then. , a surprise announcement that comes as a war was given for imminent. “Presidents Biden and Putin have each accepted the principle of such a summit”, welcomed the Elysée in a press release, specifying that the talks will subsequently be extended to “all stakeholders” in the crisis. Ukrainian. But this summit "can only be held if Russia does not invade Ukraine", warned the French presidency. Joe Biden will meet Vladimir Putin "if an invasion has not taken place", the White House has confirmed, in the absence of comments from the Kremlin at first. The United States "commits to continuing diplomacy until such time as an invasion begins," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. "President Biden has agreed in principle to a meeting with President Putin...if an invasion has not taken place," she continued.

Corruption and money laundering: Credit Suisse at the heart of new accusations

After an already difficult year 2021, Crédit Suisse has found itself in turmoil since Sunday evening, accused by an international investigation, carried out by several media, of harboring funds of criminal or illicit origin, accusations that the Swiss bank "rejects firmly". Based on data from more than 18,000 bank accounts hosted since the early 1940s and until the end of the 2010s, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a consortium of 47 media including Le Monde, The Guardian, the Miami Herald or La Nacion, affirms that the financial establishment has "hosted funds linked to crime and corruption for several decades", according to the daily Le Monde. And this "in defiance of the rules of vigilance imposed on large international banks", adds the daily. The OCCRP was able to rely on data submitted anonymously a little over a year ago to the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, concerning accounts belonging to 37,000 people or companies, for a total amount of more than 100 billion dollars ( more than 88 billion euros), “including at least eight billion linked to customers identified as problematic”, assures Le Monde.

IN SHORT

At the request of kyiv, the OSCE will hold an extraordinary meeting of its permanent representatives on Monday to try to find a solution to the crisis around Ukraine, announced the Polish chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Tightening in mind! Surprised by the promoted Clermont (2-0), Marseille sees its second place threatened by its pursuers, including Nice, winner of Angers (1-0) Sunday in Ligue 1. At the bottom of the table, David Guion, new coach of Bordeaux , measured the extent of the construction site against Monaco (1-1).