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Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday $400 million in humanitarian aid for Kyiv. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasised “the Kingdom’s position of supporting everything that will contribute to de-escalation, and the Kingdom’s readiness to continue the efforts of mediation.” Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog to catch up on the day’s events as they unfold. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
9:10am: Russian evacuations amount to ‘deportation’, says Kyiv
Fighting remains active in the southern and eastern parts of Ukraine, according to the latest military sources, as Ukrainian troops have been advancing towards Kherson.
Russian occupying forces had called for civilians to be evacuated out of combat zones towards Russia. Ukrainian members of Kherson’s counsel said that they would consider such movements to be “deportations”, rather than evacuations.
FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent tells us more.
6:14am: Putin says Russia ‘doing everything right’ in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was “doing everything right” in its nearly eight-month invasion of Ukraine despite a string of embarrassing defeats against Kyiv’s forces, who will receive $725 million in new US military assistance.
Putin’s comments Friday came hours after Kremlin-installed officials in the southern Kherson region urged residents to leave as Kyiv said its soldiers were advancing on the oblast’s main city.
Moscow also hinted at the extent of the damage dealt to the Crimea bridge — the sole land connection between its mainland and the annexed Ukrainian peninsula — following…
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