bombing raids on Russian soil. Qatargate, Kaili confesses
War goes beyond the borders of Ukraine again, with i bombing of this morning on Russian soil: the city Shebekino, in the Belgorod region, was hit. There would be one victim, in addition to the interruption of water and electricity. Zelensky meanwhile he is on a surprise visit to Bakhmut, in Donetsk, hot front of the conflict: “Since May the Russians have been trying to break it but it is resisting”, comments the Ukrainian president. In the annexed areas, Putin admits, “the situation is extremely difficult”. Yesterday the Russian president met his Belarusian counterpart Lukashenko, together with the defense and foreign ministers, fueling fears that he wants to push the former Soviet ally to deploy his troops in the war. The two countries also continue to hold joint military exercises.
Another hot front, this time from a political point of view, is the Qatargate: former Vice-President of the European Parliament Eva Kailiin prison since last December 9, he confessed before the investigators: he was aware of the activity carried out by his partner, Francesco Giorgi, with the former MEP Antonio Panzeriboth in prison. The Belgian newspaper Le Soir writes on the basis of documents viewed together with the Republic. Even Panzeri partially acknowledged his involvement, pointing the finger at his former socialist colleague Marco Tarabella as the beneficiary of the ‘gifts’ from Qatar.