kyiv (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen will be banned from entering Ukraine, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said, blaming the National Front leader for approving Russia's annexation of Crimea.

“By making remarks that relay Kremlin propaganda, the French political leader disrespected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and completely ignored the fundamental principles of international law,” he said in a statement.

"In this regard, we recall that statements and acts of this type will necessarily have consequences (...)", adds the ministry.

The FN presidential candidate maintained Tuesday on the networks of RMC and BFMTV that the annexation of Crimea by Russia in March 2014 was “not illegal”, insofar as it was approved by referendum.

For the Ukrainian government and the United Nations, on the other hand, the population of the peninsula was consulted illegally.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-france-le-pen-idFRKBN14O1J0

Beijing: A day after voting against a resolution to suspend Russia’s membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over the killings of civilians in Ukraine, China on Friday defended its “vote”, saying that the Such a step taken would set a ‘dangerous precedent’.

…Reacting to the development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, “It is like adding fuel to the fire, which will not help in reducing the conflict.” “The linked resolution would strip Russia of its membership of the UNHRC and set a dangerous precedent,” he said.

It is noteworthy that the membership of any permanent member country of the United Nations Security Council has never been revoked from any unit of this global body. Being close to Moscow, China has not condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

https://fastnewsworld.com/russia-ukraine-war-china-furious-over-russias-suspension-from-unhrc-said-this-step-is-adding-fuel-to-the-fire/

The biggest aluminium producer outside China has become the first Russian company to call publicly for an investigation into war crimes in Bucha and an early end to the conflict in Ukraine.

“Reports from the Ukrainian city of Bucha shocked us. We believe that this crime should be thoroughly investigated,” Bernard Zonneveld, Rusal’s chairman, said on the company’s website. He called for “severe” punishment for the perpetrators, “no matter how hard it may seem in the context of ongoing information war”.

Although Rusal was not directly targeted in the latest sanctions against Russia, it has lost access to raw materials from Australia, affecting a fifth of its alumina needs. It has also had to halt operations in Ukraine.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/d0ec6868-b631-11ec-8ba8-f6bf3099f5f6?shareToken=3de2c4c093f6bc7433a43e23c4c3e4fc