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3 Mar
An extract from FRANCE 24's sister French-language fact-checking show that's circulating on social media appears to support the claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has misappropriated funds to buy himself luxury yachts – an unfounded accusation that has repeatedly resurfaced.
1 Mar
There’s no good way to sugarcoat setbacks. On the second anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine conceded that its summer counter-offensive had stalled and that in pulling back from Avdiivka, its forces were both outmanned and outgunned.
18 Jan
Ukraine's president and China's prime minister shared the spotlight at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, as they both delivered keynote addresses. Calling Vladimir Putin an embodiment of war, Volodymyr Zelensky called on Kyiv's allies to take a tougher stand against Russia. China's Li Qiang focused on trade and the economy, taking aim at what he called disruptive trade barriers. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer reports from Davos, where she also spoke with an executive at US chipmaker Intel.
16 Jan
Simon Shuster, a senior correspondent at Time Magazine, has spent the past few years tracking and following the inner workings of Zelensky and his entourage. Shuster believes Ukraine is doing all it can to continue to fight the Russian forces, even if Western aid begins to dry up. He joined us for Perspective.
14 Jan
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has accused Ukraine of being a neo-Nazi state – with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government often targeted as sympathisers. A video by a German "whistleblower" now accuses the Ukrainian president of buying a former Nazi holiday home that belonged to Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
13 Jan
"This is the problem with democracy": some people did not see the funny side of a video purportedly of Volodymyr Zelensky doing a belly dance. In fact, humorous or not, the video does not show the Ukrainian president. Real videos have previously emerged of Zelensky proving he can be light on his feet, from before his presidency, but this is not one of them.
19 Dec
A few days after Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington, social media accounts are claiming that the Ukrainian president had recently bought a mansion in Florida. The posts show pictures of a lavish mansion and a document that looks like a US naturalisation certificate under his name. But both photos are fake: Zelensky did not buy a house in the US, nor did he become a US citizen.
17 Dec
Last week he sent his Defense Minister. This time Volodymyr Zelenskiy in person made the trip to Washington to try to convince Republicans to lift objections to a desperately-needed financial lifeline. That is not the furthest Ukraine’s president has gone. Zelenskyy travelled all the way to Buenos Aires, nominally to attend the inauguration of new president Javier Milei but more importantly, to lobby the pro-Milei, pro-Trump leader of Hungary.
6 Dec
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is accused of buying two yachts in October with Western aid money, in the name of two of his closest aides. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
6 Dec
Kiev mayor Vitaly Klistchko delivers a stunning rebuke of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Finally, a rogue kangaroo is caught by Canadian authorities – but not before punching a police officer in the face!
12 Aug 2023
France is looking to small, self-sustaining green power projects to solve its energy woes, Advocates say the move democratizes energy prodution while reducing dependenies on fossil fuels and foreign powers.
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