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World · Ukraine✓ 3 outlets · date and place of the talks not specified

Moscow says it is ready to resume trilateral negotiations in mid-November

The Kremlin and Kyiv say they are ready to reopen dialogue with Washington, while Zelensky calls for a front-line freeze.

The Kremlin said it is ready to resume trilateral negotiations with Kyiv and the United States in mid-November, Le Monde and Boursorama reported on the evening of Wednesday, October 21. In its live coverage published after midnight, Le Monde writes that Ukraine and Russia both say they are ready to resume three-way negotiations with the United States. The newspaper specifies that the Kremlin has responded to the proposals to end the war put forward by Kyiv and the Europeans.

French news outlets also reported that Zelensky is calling for a front-line freeze ahead of talks with Moscow. According to Bloomberg, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s support for Ukraine on Wednesday, saying the country would not exist without American aid. Le Monde also published an analysis of the hope attributed to Vladimir Putin of a new “Yalta” with the United States and China, which it links to Donald Trump’s attitude toward the Russian president. The place, the exact date and the format of the talks were not specified.

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mid-Novembertimeline mentioned by the Kremlin
3parties: Russia, Ukraine, United States
1front-line freeze demanded by Zelensky
Word of the day
YaltaHistory

The February 1945 conference where the Allies divided up spheres of influence in Europe; the word is used today to describe a carve-up of the world among great powers.

Economy · Debt✓ 2 sources · exact cause of the rise not detailed

France’s ten-year borrowing rate tops 5%, a first since 2002

France’s ten-year borrowing rate has crossed the 5% mark on the markets, a first since 2002, several French outlets reported on Wednesday, October 21, five of which picked up the news according to press monitoring. Bloomberg specifies that the yield on the benchmark French debt touched 5% for the first time since 2002 and links the move to higher energy prices. Bloomberg also says that the gauge of French credit risk hit a fifteen-year high. The same day, the CAC 40 closed at 7,921.68 points, up 1.06%, according to closing quotes. The precise closing level of the ten-year yield was not published in the articles consulted.

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5%ten-year rate
2002last time at this level
1.06%CAC 40 gain on Wednesday
France · Social crisis✓ 3 outlets · numerical toll of the violence not reproduced here

Curfews, banned demonstrations and a meeting at Matignon: the October 17 crisis drags on

New curfews were in force on Wednesday evening in several cities, including Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Nice, in certain neighborhoods, Le Monde reported. The newspaper writes that gatherings and demonstrations are banned on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in certain areas of Paris. According to franceinfo, the Paris police prefecture has also banned the demonstration of Île-de-France high school and university students planned for Thursday, citing the organizer’s inability to prevent violence during the gatherings.

The parties are positioning themselves ahead of Thursday’s meeting at Matignon, where Sébastien Lecornu is expected, according to Le Monde. Le Figaro tells how the police are tracking down the rioters and looters on the run after the violence of October 17. The CGT is calling to “generalize the strike” from November 5, several outlets reported. RFI writes that Emmanuel Macron, singled out, is hitting back and standing by his record.

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8 a.m.–8 p.m.ban on Thursday in Paris
November 5start of the strike called by the CGT
4cities with curfews: Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nice
Energy · Diplomacy✓ 4 outlets · diesel volumes not quantified

Riyadh promises France additional diesel, the Élysée announces

Riyadh is committing to additional diesel deliveries to France for as long as necessary, the Élysée announced, according to Le Figaro. Emmanuel Macron, on a tour of the Emirates, secured this agreement with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. The volumes and the timetable were not quantified in the articles consulted. RFI notes that this Middle East trip is taking place in the midst of a social crisis, after the violence of October 17.

Ouest-France reports that Washington has ordered the staff of its embassy in Riyadh and their families to leave, as the kingdom is targeted by near-daily attacks from the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthis. The AP agency writes that one person was killed in an attack on an airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, according to the authorities, and that the United States has ordered some diplomats to leave the country.

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Justice · Politics✓ 2 outlets · date of the ruling not specified

Five years of ineligibility sought against LFI member of parliament Sébastien Delogu

Five years of ineligibility with immediate enforcement have been sought against LFI member of parliament Sébastien Delogu, who is on trial in Marseille, Le Figaro reported. The lawmaker is being prosecuted for posting on his social media private documents stolen from a business owner, the newspaper specifies. Le Monde describes a figure from the Jewish community as the recipient of these stolen documents and writes that the MP offered an apology deemed clumsy at the hearing.

According to Le Monde, the parliamentarian faces ineligibility. The date on which the court will deliver its decision was not specified in the articles consulted.

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Unverified — what we could not confirm

Curfews are reportedly being imposed across France. False as it stands: Le Monde reports curfews in certain neighborhoods of Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Nice, and in a few municipalities, not a national measure.
Thursday’s demonstration by Île-de-France high school and university students is reportedly authorized. Contradicted by franceinfo: the police prefecture has banned it, citing the organizer’s inability to prevent violence.
Ligue 3 is reportedly already rescheduled. Not confirmed: L’Équipe writes that the idea raised on Tuesday by Le Parisien has not so far reached the top of the FFF.
Glossary · dotted words — economics, law, security and science terms explained in the context of the story. The list grows every day.
INSIDEMoscow says it is ready to resume trilateral negotiations in mid-NovemberWorld · UkraineFrance’s ten-year borrowing rate tops 5%, a first since 2002Economy · DebtCurfews, banned demonstrations and a meeting at Matignon: the October 17 crisis drags onFrance · Social crisisRiyadh promises France additional diesel, the Élysée announcesEnergy · DiplomacyFive years of ineligibility sought against LFI member of parliament Sébastien DeloguJustice · Politics