A hundred CRS led a symbolic action this Monday morning in front of their quarter of Pondorly, in Chevilly-Larue (Val-de-Marne). They dropped their helmets and batons to protest the government-sponsored pension reform. The gesture is symbolic but strong. Several dozen CRS in uniform decided to put their helmets and truncheons at about 11 o’clock this Thursday morning in front of their quarter of Pondorly, which is the largest in Île-de-France. Officials responded to a call from unions Alliance National Police and UNSA Police. Source Actu17
OPEC+ headed for a clash with the U.S. as more members rejected President Joe Biden’s call for the group to raise oil production faster and help reduce gasoline prices. On Monday, Kuwait said the cartel should stick with its plan to increase output gradually because oil markets were well-balanced. That followed similar statements from other key members in recent days, including Iraq, Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Source Al Jazeera
“If a state buys (weaponry) from us, it’s no longer a Turkish product. It might be manufactured in Turkey, but it belongs to Ukraine,” Cavusoglu told reporters after meeting his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the margins of the G20 summit in Rome. “Turkey cannot be blamed for this,” he said. Source The Defence Post
Bulgaria has sent 350 additional military personnel to its border with Turkey amid rising migration levels. Defense Minister Georgi Panayotov told Bulgarian media that the troops were arriving to “support the border police”. Source EuroNews
