J.B., H.M. with AFP
Published on 04/09/2026 at 07:51 a.m. • Updated on 04/09/2026 at 1:17 p.m.
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12:04 p.m.
The shootout between intelligence agencies did not please Zelensky at all
The Ukrainian president announces that there will be sanctions and an investigation after the shooting that occurred this week in kyiv between members of the security services (SBU) and others of military intelligence (GUR), two… Ukrainian services.
According to the SBU, this operation was part of an investigation into alleged links between the Russian security services (FSB) and a commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, a Ukrainian military unit under the control of the GUR.
10:46 a.m.
Will American aid have to be repaid?
This was the nice surprise sent by Donald Trump on Thursday via his social networks: the idea according to which the aid provided by the United States to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion will one day have to be reimbursed in full...
“Hundreds of billions of dollars were given for free to Ukraine and NATO, money that Europe would have paid if it had simply been asked. But we are going to ask for this money, even if it is a little late,” the Republican wrote.
10:04 a.m.
Xenia Fedorova is still talked about
Pro-Kremlin columnist Xenia Fedorova was expelled from France this summer. Never mind, CNews plans to bring it back… by video. She “will be able to return very soon […] to deliver her analysis, her expertise […] remotely, since the French government prevents her from being in France,” said presenter Gauthier Le Bret on Wednesday evening.
Reaction from Jean-Noël Barrot this Friday on France Inter: “I am […] quite distressed to see […] large media groups […] seeing open their column or their studio to someone whom all the political forces of this country consider that we were right to expel.”
08:55
Russian attack in Odessa leaves one dead
According to our colleagues from Le Monde, who relay a message on Telegram from the head of the military administration of Odessa, a Russian strike on the city left one dead and at least three injured.
07:49
Russian humanitarian prosecuted for criticizing army placed under judicial control
A Russian court on Thursday placed under judicial supervision the leader of a humanitarian organization for sick children, Lida Moniava, accused of having criticized the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine and facing ten years in prison.
In a statement, the press service of the Moscow courts said she would be under judicial supervision at least until October 30.
07:10
Trump back in the game?
Will Donald Trump succeed in imposing his famous conflict resolution plan, territorially very favorable to Moscow? In any case, the American mediators are back in action. Volodymyr Zelensky announces their arrival in kyiv, he hopes “in the coming days”. And they should also go to Moscow.
07:00
Hello, and welcome to this live
For almost five years, the 20 Minutes editorial team has been mobilizing to bring you live the highlights of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Negotiations, bombings, threats... at a time when relations are increasingly tense between Russia and kyiv's European allies, you will not miss anything of this war at the gates of the European Union.
On Thursday, Vladimir Putin denied reports that he was preparing a mobilization to expand the ranks of the army and deliver a blow to Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky, for his part, announced a probable visit “in the coming days” by Donald Trump’s mediators, who would also go to Moscow.
Norwegian authorities have seized the Russian cruise ship “Professor Molchanov” in Svalbard, in the Arctic, at the request of the Ukrainian state energy group Naftogaz. This measure aims to enforce an arbitration decision condemning Russia to pay some $4.22 billion to Naftogaz, but it arouses strong protests from Moscow.
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08:55
Russian attack in Odessa leaves one dead
According to our colleagues from Le Monde, who relay a message on Telegram from the head of the military administration of Odessa, a Russian strike on the city left one dead and at least three injured.
