F-16s are not an option. The West has so far denied Ukraine, which had asked its allies for those fighters to deal with the Russian air forces.
Time is pressing for kyiv and Spain plans to rehabilitate between 4 and 6 Leopard tanks that it has in storage to add to the 14 that Germany is going to send. While the United States is also preparing more military aid.
Pope Francis is visiting Africa. On his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo he has denounced “economic colonialism” on the continent. An “enslaving” exploitation, he has said, which has prevented him from benefiting from his immense resources.
Other Big Issues
The other big issue that concerns us this Wednesday is the discontent of workers in much of Europe. If yesterday we saw the French protesting against the pension reform, today it is the United Kingdom that is paralyzed by a strike that has been joined by teachers, civil servants and other sectors such as health and transport.
We will look at those marches and also at Belgium and Spain, where the health system that we know is in danger.
And we also look at the economic impact suffered by two highly valued products: beer and Iberian ham, although for different reasons: the drought and Brexit. We’ll explain it to you right away. First, let’s go with the headlines.
In our today’s NoComment, the bleak image of a lake full of garbage from illegal dumps in southwestern Serbia.
This article is originally published on es.euronews.com