‘Don’t let the civilians leave’ is a ploy by Moscow to rein in Kyiv

A potential meeting between Trump, Xi and Putin would cement the diplomatic and political objectives of the US, Russia and China at the expense of Ukraine and Europe. The price of this convergence is clearly being borne entirely by Ukraine at present, which is suffering massive daily attacks from the Russians 

Ahead of the run-off on 25 October, what is causing the president concern is the right-wing vote from that huge section of Brazilian society which, over the last twenty years, has moved from abject poverty to low-income status. He was the architect of their social emancipation, but twenty years on, he has failed to tap into their aspirations.

“Macron seems to have absolutely no realisation of the gravity of the situation. He is convinced that these are still sporadic violent demonstrations. This, however, is a full-blown uprising,” Brice Couturier, an essayist and expert on French politics, tells Il Foglio. 

When Flavio Bolsonaro claimed that prisoners vote for the Workers’ Party candidate, Lula retorted that, in that case, his father should also vote for him. “Lying is the Bolsonaro family’s forte”, “Your nose is growing, Lula. Watch out.”

The weekend clashes prompted Laurent Nunez to tender his resignation, which Macron rejected. Yesterday, the President condemned the violence but drew a distinction: “We must never confuse the demonstrators with those who caused destruction, disorder and looting.”