The @UN' mission in #Mali π²π± on Monday called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of the country's president and PM, who were detained by the military.
The detentions came after a reshuffle on Monday designed to respond to criticism of the #interim government ‡οΈ
@UN π²π± The detentions have raised fears of a second coup as President #Ndaw and PM #Ouane lead an interim government that was installed after a putsch in August under the threat of regional sanctions.
@erinogun has a recount of the events that led up to Monday's detentions ‡οΈ
@UN@erinogun The detentions in #Mali have triggered broad international condemnation and demands for their immediate release π²π±
@UN@erinogun@ArmenGeorgian@AnnetteF24#Mali's π²π± interim Vice President, Colonel Assimi #Goita, said that he ousted the interim President and PM because they failed to consult him about the nomination of a new government, violating the charter.
#Goita said that elections next year will go ahead as planned π³οΈβ€΅οΈ
@UN@erinogun@ArmenGeorgian@AnnetteF24 Political turmoil in #Mali π²π± deepened Tuesday as Colonel #Goita pushed out transitional leaders who had been tasked with steering the return to civilian rule after a coup last August.
π΄ US President Joe Biden holds a speech in Poland on the same day the Russian President held an anti-West speech, blaming the US for escalating the #warinUkraine.
Biden speaks alongside the Polish President Andrzej Duda.
π΄ "#Russia thought #Ukraine would fall in 72 hours but thanks to the heroic behaviour of the Ukrainian people and the support of the free world, the imperialistic ambitions of Russia were not fulfilled,' says Polish President Andrzej Duda.
"Ukraine must win this war" ‡οΈ
π΄ President Andrzej Duda thanks all the Polish people that have taken in Ukrainian refugees since the war.
Duda says it is a "proof of solidarity' for the Ukrainian people ‡οΈ
πΊπ¦ Ahead of the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine by #Russia on February 24, we are preparing even more special coverage and analyses of the #war.
πΊπ¦π Since #Russia began its #invasion of #Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainian refugees have enrolled in the French school system. As they adapt to their new daily routine, their teachers look back at their integration.
#LIVE π΄πΊπΈ US President #JoeBiden praises the Ukrainian people for their effort and courage since Russia's full-scale invasion of their country almost one year ago.
πΊπ¦ "Unchecked aggression is a threat to all of us," says Biden ‡οΈ
#LIVE π΄πΊπΈ "We know there will be difficult days, weeks and years ahead," says #JoeBiden in Kyiv.
πΊπ¦ "Russia's aim was to wipe #Ukraine off the map. But Putin's war conquest is failing" ‡οΈ
#LIVE π΄πΊπ¦πΊπΈ "Putin thought that #Ukraine was weak, and the West was divided. He was plain wrong. One year later, the evidence is right here in this room," says #JoeBiden in Kyiv ‡οΈ
#LIVE π΄πΊπ¦ Ukrainian President #VolodymyrZelensky says he hopes that 2023 will become a "year of victory" for #Ukraine during a joint press conference with US President #JoeBiden in Kyiv.
Watch his speech here ‡οΈ
#LIVE π΄πΊπ¦ "Today, our negotiations (with the US) were very fruitful,β says Ukrainian President #Zelensky, as he thanks the US for their support for Ukraine's war effort.
πΊπΈ "The results of this visit will surely be seen on the battlefield in liberating our territories" ‡οΈ