[EN DIRECT] 91st day of war in Ukraine: here are all the latest developments

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues for a 91e day, while several cities are still the target of bombardments.

Here are the latest developments, minute by minute

READ | Let’s talk about the “rules” of war…

“I do not want to excuse, justify or trivialize the abuses that this Russian soldier (and all his comrades in arms) committed and continue to commit in Ukraine. I’m just asking myself a question of a philosophical nature…” Richard Martineau’s column

6:32 | Brussels wants to facilitate the confiscation of assets of Russian oligarchs

The European Commission on Wednesday presented proposals to facilitate a confiscation of the assets of Russian oligarchs, and harmonize the repression in the EU of the violation of the sanctions decided in response to the war in Ukraine.

6:29 | The government is closely monitoring the strengthening of the ruble

The Russian government is closely monitoring the strengthening of the ruble, assured the spokesman of the Kremlin on Wednesday, while the Russian currency reached its highest level in four years against the dollar at the beginning of the week.

5h46 | Moscow to consider prisoner swap with Kyiv after trial

Russia will consider the issue of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine once the Ukrainian detainees have been tried, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Roudenko said on Wednesday, quoted by Russian agencies.

5:41 | Ukrainian poker aces hope to retain title despite war

The Ukrainian team, two-time defending champion, is trying to bring honor to its country at the poker nations cup this week, despite the war and “the Russian bombs (which) fall”, assures the president of the Ukrainian Poker Federation Sergey Eifimenko.

5h11 | Russia calls for lifting of sanctions to avert global food crisis

A senior Russian diplomat on Wednesday demanded the lifting of sanctions against Moscow as a condition to avert a global food crisis due to the blocking of Ukrainian grain exports since the start of the Kremlin offensive.

4h15 | Zelensky denounces in Davos a lack of “unity” of Western countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced a lack of “unity” among Western countries in the face of the war in Ukraine, more than three months after the start of the Russian invasion.

3h21 | Ukrainian president offers condolences to victims of Texas shooting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered his condolences to the victims of the Texas school shooting on Wednesday, saying it is “terrible to have gunmen victims in peacetime”.

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