Editorial published on April 21, 2022
One thinks of Guernica… Marioupol, a city devastated after two months of siege, is on the verge of capitulating to Russia, despite Ukrainian resistance, whose last bastion is still entrenched in the Azovstal factory.
True to his propaganda discourse, the master of the Kremlin congratulates himself on the success of this “liberation” while the Ukrainian president denounces “a terrorist action”.
Meanwhile, the battle of Donbass is intensifying. Launched on April 18, the Russian offensive is concentrated in the east and intensified by dozens of air strikes. The establishment of “humanitarian corridors” to evacuate civilians is struggling, raising fears of the worst.
The new sanctions announced by the Europeans and Americans on Tuesday 19 April hope to isolate Russia further from the international scene, while foreign volunteers, like the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), are pouring into the Donbass to help the Ukrainian army.
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Lectrr (Belgique / Belgium), De Standaard
"twinned with Guernica"
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Adene (France)
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Ramsés (Cuba)
"Marioupol"
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Roar Hagen (Norvège / Norway), Verdens Gang
"Marioupol" - "Moscou"
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Gado (Tanzanie-Kenya / Tanzania-Kenya), The Standard
"Russie" - "vérité"
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Kazanevsky (Ukraine)
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Delambre (France), Canard enchaîné
"Some Ukrainians were able to find their village abandoned by the Russian army..." - "According to the GPS we are home!"
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Heng (Singapour / Singapore), Lianhe Zaobao
"Nous imposons des sanctions plus sévères !!" - "L'Occident" - "Le pétrole russe"
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Lasserpe (France)
"Russian army liberates Mariupol" - "And no one to come and cheer us!" - "The ingrates! We did well to massacre them all!"
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War in Ukraine: Marioupol, a martyr city - Kroll (Belgique / Belgium), Le Soir
"You have killed very well so far, Bravo"