Rungis. Emmanuel Macron is going to the Rungis international market this Tuesday morning, to go “alongside French people who work early”, announced the Élysée. The head of state will thus return to direct contact with the French after several weeks in withdrawal since the beginning of the year and the launch of his highly contested pension reform. He will then participate in the opening of the International Agricultural Show in Paris on Saturday.
Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his State of the Nation Address to his Federal Assembly on Tuesday, February 21. He will discuss the “current situation” and in particular the conflict that has pitted Moscow against kyiv for almost a year. If this speech is traditional in the country, it was canceled in 2022.
War in Ukraine. After his surprise visit to Kyiv, US President Joe Biden will be in Poland for the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
Champions League. Nine months after their duel in the Champions League final tarnished by incidents and scenes of violence at the Stade de France, Liverpool and Real Madrid meet on Tuesday in the round of 16 first leg of C1.