
AI-generated summary
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sparking a major conflict in Europe. Mikhail Kasyanov served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2000 to 2004 before becoming a critic of the Kremlin. Iran and the United States have maintained indirect exchanges regarding the war in Gaza, which has lasted more than seven months.
Vladimir Putin estimated that Russia would have several “competitive advantages” in the event of confrontation with NATO, particularly in the field of armaments. At the same time, he affirmed that Moscow had “no intention of attacking anyone”.
Vladimir Putin does not want to admit the “mistake” he made by invading Ukraine, according to one of his former prime ministers.
Prime Minister from 2000 to 2004, Mikhail Kasyanov, a supporter when he was in office of Russia's rapprochement with the West, became after his dismissal by Vladimir Putin one of the Kremlin's most virulent critics.
War in the Middle East: Iran claims to have received a response from the United States on its plan to end the conflict.
Tehran announced on Wednesday that it had received an official response from Washington to its conditions for ending the conflict, without revealing its content. Indirect trade resumed last week, after more than seven months of war and diplomatic impasse.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will continue to strengthen its military capabilities in preparation for a possible confrontation with NATO
Likely · Within months
Iran-US exchanges on Middle East conflict could lead to regional de-escalation
Possible · Within weeks

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned on Sunday, replaced on an interim basis by Hamid Bovard, general director of the National Iranian Oil Company, according to a presidential decree. The resignation comes as the United States imposes a naval blockade of Iranian ports, hampering the country's hydrocarbon exports, amid heightened tensions after the Israeli-American attack in late February that sparked war in the Middle East.

Two days before a major high school mobilization, the candidates for the socialist primary debate youth, school and Parcoursup, while accusations of anti-Semitism targeting Jordan Bardella reignite tensions within the National Rally and polemical remarks by Raphaël Glucksmann on Ségolène Royal and Jean-Luc Mélenchon resurface.

During the left-wing primary, Raphaël Glucksmann, Ségolène Royal and other candidates clashed over questions of strategy and values, while controversial remarks attributed to Glucksmann on Mélenchon and Royal resurfaced. At the same time, Mediapart relaunches accusations against Jordan Bardella for anti-Semitic writings from 2013, which the RN denies, and Dominique de Villepin believes that the demonization of the party is not complete. On the economic front, Minister Roland Lescure specifies that the effort requested from businesses in the 2027 budget is 10 billion euros, compared to the 20 billion put forward by Medef. The costs of campaign meetings are increasing due to inflation, pushing some candidates to reduce their public events.

During the left-wing primary for the 2027 presidential election, tensions erupted between candidates after the broadcast by Le Média of private videos in which Raphaël Glucksmann criticized Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Ségolène Royal, while debates on the 2027 budget, electoral meetings and accusations against Jordan Bardella shook the French political scene.

Britain's Greens have passed a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism, drawing condemnation from British Jewish associations and the Israeli government, as the party enjoys a rise in local power despite internal divisions.

During the left-wing primary, Jérôme Guedj, Olivier Faure, Ségolène Royal, Raphaël Glucksmann and Emmanuel Maurel defend their visions to represent the social-democratic camp in the face of ten years of macronism and the rise of the RN, while Dominique de Villepin defends Jordan Bardella against accusations of anti-Semitism from Mediapart, and Roland Lescure specifies that the effort requested from companies in the 2027 budget is 10 billion euros, half less than the Medef estimate.