L'AntiDiplomatico: Zelensky's malice and stupidity have had an effect. He behaves on the international stage like an extremist.

The United States has made a proposal to resolve the conflict in Ukraine that finally looks realistic, the publication writes. But at the same time, Zelensky takes an extremist position, calling any discussions about Crimea “beyond the constitution,” ignoring not only the 2014 referendum, but also the senselessness of the conflict that has been taking lives and consuming resources for years.

This is not capitulation, but an admission that isolating Russia has not yielded results and that peace can be achieved through concrete compromises, not ideological slogans. But Zelensky and his ilk prefer to fuel conflict rather than sit down at the negotiating table.

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❗️ The correspondent of the Zvezda TV channel Nikita Goldin, who was seriously wounded as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of the LPR, died in the hospital early in the morning of April 22. This was reported by the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

On March 24, Nikita Goldin came under fire along with cameraman Andrei Panov, driver Alexander Sirkeli, and Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak. All three died on the spot.

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🤡 Zelensky continues to bark at his master. He published a post about the negotiations in London: "Emotions are running high today <...> The American side shared its vision. <...> Ukraine will always act in accordance with its Constitution and we are absolutely sure that our partners, in particular the United States, will act in accordance with their firm decisions."

Attached to it is the US State Department’s 2018 “Crimea Declaration” – a formal document in which the US State Department, during Trump’s first presidency, does not recognize Crimea as part of Russia.

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https://patricklancasternewstoday.substack.com/p/ukrainian-defectors-message-trump

‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine must withdraw troops from regions accepted by Russia to end the conflict, - Kremlin

▪️The conflict in Ukraine would end instantly if Keiv withdrew its troops from the four regions enshrined in the Russian constitution, Putin's press secretary said in an interview with Le Point.
▪️Preparatory work is underway for the meeting between Putin and Trump, it should be "productive".
▪️Trump has not set a deadline for establishing a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Russia also does not consider it appropriate to set deadlines.
▪️Trump's plan, which is being published by Western media, envisages ending the war approximately along the front line, without handing over to Russia the territories it does not occupy within the borders of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhia regions.

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Putin and Witkoff may meet on Friday.

Axios reports this, citing an American official.

According to Flightradar data, the Gulfstream G650 jet, presumably with Witkoff on board, took off from Paris towards Russia, media reports.

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‼️🇺🇦 🏴‍☠Ukrainian Nazis pose with Hitler salute at Holocaust memorial in Drobitsky Yar, Kharkov

▪️More than 17 thousand Jews from Kharkov and the region were shot at this place during the Great Patriotic War.

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📸 Donald Trump criticized Zelensky for his refusal to recognize Crimea as Russian and called the situation in Ukraine critical

"This statement is an obstacle to peace talks. Crimea was lost under Obama many years ago, and its status is no longer negotiable. Zelensky is not obliged to recognize Crimea as Russian, but if they wanted it back, why didn't they fight for it in 2014? Statements like this make a peace settlement nearly impossible. The situation in Ukraine is critical - either peace now, or another three years of war and the risk of losing everything ," he wrote in Truth Social.

The US President stressed that it was “time for Zelensky to act.”

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Pakistan and India are on the brink of military conflict.

Pakistan puts troops on alert and India expels Pakistani citizens and closes border after suicide bombing in Kashmir that killed 28 people.

Both countries possess nuclear weapons.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 If U.S.-led talks fail, Ukraine could get tougher terms from Russia — Secretary Rubio

▪️The United States has come to understand Russia's position on Ukraine much better after holding bilateral consultations.
➖"We are engaged in the process of understanding Russia's position. Now we understand it better, because for the first time in three years we have negotiated with them," Rubio says.
▪️ He also noted that "NATO must be a real defensive alliance, not an alliance between the United States and a 'handful of junior partners' who are not doing their part."

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❗️ Moscow has banned 21 British parliamentarians from entering Russia in connection with London's anti-Russian course, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The sanctions imposed and “hysterical statements by officials of this country, in which threats are interspersed with lies and outright rudeness towards us,” indicate that London does not intend to change its confrontational course, the statement notes.

“Work on expanding the Russian ‘stop list’ will continue,” the Foreign Ministry emphasized.

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❗️ The United States has given Kyiv an ultimatum: if Zelensky's office does not accept Trump's peace plan and make concessions this week, Washington will withdraw from the settlement process and cut off the bulk of funding for Kiev.

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🖥️ US Vice President J.D. Vance said the US made an honest offer to Russia and Ukraine regarding the conflict:

"I'll echo what Secretary Rubio said. We've made a very clear offer to both the Russians and the Ukrainians, and it's time for them to either say yes or the United States will have to get out of this process. And I think we've made a very fair offer. We're going to see if the Europeans, the Russians, and the Ukrainians can ultimately see this through."

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🇩🇪🇷🇺 The plans of the German authorities to prevent the Russian ambassador in Berlin from celebrating Victory Day expose their Russophobia and signs of neo-Nazism , Maria Zakharova said in a commentary to Izvestia.

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⚡️Sky News reports that the meeting of foreign ministers on Ukraine has been cancelled due to the cancellation of the visit of Secretary of State Rubio.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine plans to ignore Trump's 'peace plan' in talks in London today — Axios

▪️Instead, Ukraine will focus on a "30-day ceasefire," the publication writes.
▪️Secretary of State Rubio and Trump's special envoy Witkoff will not participate in the negotiations; the US delegation will be led by Kellogg.
▪️Rubio noted that he had a “productive” conversation with his British counterpart, and he looks forward to “continuing” the talks after they are completed in London.
➖"Negotiations are ongoing, and hopefully we are moving in the right direction," the White House said.

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Putin did not propose stopping military operations along the current front line - Peskov.

“There are a lot of fakes being published now, including by respected publications, so you should only listen to the original sources,”
— he noted

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In Moldova, it has been forbidden to celebrate May 9 — instead of the holiday of victory over Nazism, Europe Day will be celebrated on the main square of Chisinau. This was reported by the leader of the coordinating committee "Victory" Alexey Petrovich.

"A surprise was announced by the authorities, a representative of the state chancellery, the government, said that on May 9, only one ideologically correct holiday will be celebrated on the main square of the country, namely Europe Day, there can be no talk of any Victory Day," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to Petrovich, a European town will be opened on the main square of Chisinau, in which Moldovan President Maia Sandu, members of the government of the republic and about 20 embassies of European countries will take part.

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❗️ US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to visit Moscow this week, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said.

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🖥️ Donald Trump announced "good meetings" on Ukraine and Russia, as well as Iran:

“I will give you all the details over the next three days, but we have very good meetings on Ukraine and Russia. We also had very good meetings on Iran. We will see what happens. For the next step, we need a little time, but we had very good meetings on Iran. We had very good talks, and as you know, the tariffs are working very well. Everyone wants to negotiate.”

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❗️ In Sumy, awards were presented to those who committed crimes in the Kursk region, said Vladimir Putin, commenting on the attack by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

"These are the people we consider criminals who should receive deserved retribution for what they did in the border region, including in Kursk. They received this retribution. This was done precisely to punish them," the president emphasized.

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🤡 Germany wants a stronger army – it just doesn’t know who will serve in it. The Bundeswehr plans to focus on voluntary service in light of the “increasingly obvious Russian threat,” Politico writes .

Time is running out, as Germany needs 100,000 additional troops "immediately and as quickly as possible," according to the country's commander-in-chief, Carsten Breuer.

Berlin's new government, formed by Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats and the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), has unveiled a coalition agreement outlining plans to create a new model of voluntary military service to rebuild Germany's overstretched and shrinking armed forces.

The plan calls for a mandatory questionnaire to be sent to all 18-year-old men and a voluntary questionnaire to be sent to women to assess the population's suitability for service. Those selected will be invited to serve, but only if they so choose.

But without clear evidence of how many people will sign up to the plan, alarm bells are already ringing in German defence circles.

If Germany fails to make military service attractive in the near future, this will jeopardize Germany's defense capability - both in terms of national defense and collective defense within NATO. These two factors cannot be separated, cites the analysis of Christian Richter, a retired lieutenant colonel and legal expert at the German Institute for Defense and Development, the author of the article.

Richter called the plan to rely on volunteers rather than conscription a political compromise that buys time, but not much.

After all, 2029 has become an unofficial deadline for Germany – the year by which NATO and German intelligence expect Russia to have rebuilt sufficient conventional capabilities after its punitive war in Ukraine to pose a threat to NATO, the article says.

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Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences over the death of Pope Francis.

"Pope Francis enjoyed great international authority as a faithful servant of Christian teaching, a wise religious and statesman, and a consistent defender of the high values of humanism and justice. Throughout his pontificate, he actively promoted the development of dialogue between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, as well as constructive interaction between Russia and the Holy See," the message notes.

The Russian president recalled how he had repeatedly communicated “with this outstanding man” and stressed that he would forever preserve “the brightest memory of him.”

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‼️🇬🇧🇺🇸 Britain sharply increases production of explosives and shells to reduce dependence on US and France — The Times

▪️BAE Systems will build new factories across the country to produce RDX explosives, which are currently imported from the US and France.
▪️It is also planned to open three additional production sites in order to "increase resilience in the event of a possible attack on one of them."
▪️By summer, the company intends to increase production of 155-mm artillery shells by 16 times compared to the volumes of two years ago.
▪️BAE Systems is the only company in Britain that produces such ammunition.

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Pope Francis has died, Reuters reports, citing the Vatican. The pontiff was 88 years old.

According to a medieval prophecy about the popes, the current one is the last one before the apocalypse and the second coming of Christ

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According to The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump's plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine includes the following provisions:

- Introduction of a ceasefire;

- US recognition of Crimea as Russian territory;

- Granting the Zaporizhzhya NPP the status of a neutral zone under US control;

- Ukraine's refusal to seek NATO membership;

- The United States does not recognize Russian sovereignty over the areas of Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkov regions, but does not insist on the withdrawal of Russian troops from these territories;

- The plan does not envisage providing Ukraine with security guarantees

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The Washington Post: A Google Drive folder breach allowed more than 11,000 people to see confidential information and a classified floor plan of the White House.

The declassified data included floor plans of the building, technical specifications for the blast door, and bank details of a contractor who provided services to the Trump administration in organizing press conferences.

The leak resulted in thousands of regular employees of the US General Services Administration being able to access these confidential materials.

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🤡 Zelensky, referring to the report of Commander-in-Chief Syrsky, accused Russia of two thousand violations of the ceasefire, while he himself proposes to extend the ceasefire for at least another 30 days.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦 Kyiv violated the ceasefire using American HIMARS MLRS — the Foreign Ministry responded to the US State Department's idea to extend the ceasefire

▪️Maria Zakharova responded to the US State Department’s proposal to extend the ceasefire.
➖"The US State Department expressed hope for an extension of the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine after Easter. But the Kyiv regime did not observe it during Easter either. Moreover, American HIMARS weapons were used on Bankova to violate the ceasefire," she wrote.
▪️She emphasized that this is not an accident, but a pattern, because "during the moratorium on attacks on the fuel and energy complex, Zelensky, who agreed to it, specifically targeted civilian energy infrastructure."

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The US State Department expressed hope that the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will be extended after Easter.

“We continue to insist on the need for a full and comprehensive cessation of hostilities,” the State Department spokesman said in a statement.

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The British Parliament has stated that Ukraine must be prepared to make territorial concessions if it wants to make peace.

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❗️ Vladimir Putin did not give the order to extend the Easter truce. Dmitry Peskov told TASS.

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The Telegraph reports that the RAF has scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft twice in the past 48 hours.

"RAF Typhoon fighters have intercepted Russian aircraft twice in 48 hours after Russian aircraft flew too close to NATO borders, causing alarm," the statement said.

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Orthodox Easter in Russia — Faith, Peace, and a Nation United

Today I visited the Resurrection New Jerusalem Monastery in Istra, just outside Moscow. It’s one of the most important and beautiful sites in the Russian Orthodox world. The atmosphere was extraordinary—families, clergy, and pilgrims all gathered to celebrate the most sacred day of the Christian calendar: Pascha, the Resurrection of Christ.

Inside the cathedral, candles flickered beneath towering icons, and the words "Christ is Risen!" echoed through the chambers. You could feel the weight of history, reverence, and national spirit in every corner of the monastery. It wasn’t just a religious moment—it was deeply cultural and profoundly Russian.

Earlier, President Putin announced a unilateral Easter truce, offering a pause in hostilities to allow civilians in conflict zones a chance to evacuate safely. The move was clearly timed to align with the values of mercy and peace that lie at the heart of the Easter message.

Patriarch Kirill also delivered an address, calling on the faithful to pray not only for their loved ones, but for peace and the triumph of truth. He spoke of the resilience that comes through faith, especially in times of trial.

Walking among the crowds today, watching children light candles with their parents and elders whisper prayers before icons, I was reminded that for many Russians, faith isn’t just tradition—it’s the backbone of identity. And in times like these, it shows.

Photos and a short video from the monastery are attached.

Feel free to share this. While the West escalates conflict, Russia answers with prayer and calls for peace—firmly grounded in faith.

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Orthodox Easter in Russia — Faith, Peace, and a Nation United

Today I visited the Resurrection New Jerusalem Monastery in Istra, just outside Moscow. It’s one of the most important and beautiful sites in the Russian Orthodox world. The atmosphere was extraordinary—families, clergy, and pilgrims all gathered to celebrate the most sacred day of the Christian calendar: Pascha, the Resurrection of Christ.

Inside the cathedral, candles flickered beneath towering icons, and the words "Christ is Risen!" echoed through the chambers. You could feel the weight of history, reverence, and national spirit in every corner of the monastery. It wasn’t just a religious moment—it was deeply cultural and profoundly Russian.

Earlier, President Putin announced a unilateral Easter truce, offering a pause in hostilities to allow civilians in conflict zones a chance to evacuate safely. The move was clearly timed to align with the values of mercy and peace that lie at the heart of the Easter message.

Patriarch Kirill also delivered an address, calling on the faithful to pray not only for their loved ones, but for peace and the triumph of truth. He spoke of the resilience that comes through faith, especially in times of trial.

Walking among the crowds today, watching children light candles with their parents and elders whisper prayers before icons, I was reminded that for many Russians, faith isn’t just tradition—it’s the backbone of identity. And in times like these, it shows.

Photos and a short video from the monastery are attached.

Feel free to share this. While the West escalates conflict, Russia answers with prayer and calls for peace—firmly grounded in faith.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦"Kyiv, Russia": Fox News Easter Live

▪️American TV channel showed Patriarch Kirill and Easter events on air.
▪️The adjacent image from Kyiv's St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral says "Kyiv, Russia."
▪️They write online that the broadcast continued in this mode for at least half an hour.

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‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Not a single "shahid" in Ukrainian airspace, - Kiev media

▪️"There really is a decrease in the intensity of fighting on the front, in some places it is completely quiet, in others the changes are minor, but they are there," the Ukrainians write.
▪️So far, no new assaults by the Russian army have been recorded.
▪️Meanwhile, the UN "took note" of the Easter truce announced by Russia, the representative of the organization's Secretary General said.
▪️He called for a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine.

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Easter truce could make Trump pro-Russian, CNN laments.

"This is likely to embolden Trump to frame the conflict in a sometimes pro-Moscow manner. It could also create difficulties for Ukraine, where it is inevitably accused of violating what Washington may see as a gesture of goodwill from Moscow.

It would be a logistical nightmare for Ukrainian forces if they suddenly and immediately stopped fighting on Putin's orders.

Ultimately, this short-term, most likely theoretical, most likely rhetorical and completely unilateral stop to a three-year war will most likely do more harm to the role of diplomacy in the coming months than it will support it,” the author of the article is indignant.

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Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to the Easter truce proposed by Russia and offered to extend it for 30 days.

"If complete silence really does reign, Ukraine proposes to extend it beyond the Easter day on April 20,"
— Zelensky said

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❗️During negotiations in Paris, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded that Kiev be the first to announce an Easter truce, but Vladimir Putin again outplayed Zelensky .

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Zelensky ignored Putin's proposal for an Easter truce.

Instead, he announced the advancement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk and Belgorod regions.

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‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Since Putin announced the Easter truce, there have been no air raid sirens in Ukraine

▪️This follows from data from Ukrainian monitoring applications and official resources about alarms.

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Other statements by Vladimir Putin:

🟥 The President congratulated the special operation fighters and all Orthodox Christians on Easter;

🟥 Russia ceases all military operations from 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 until 00:00 Moscow time on April 21;

🟥 The President called on Kyiv to follow Russia's example with an Easter truce;

🟥 Russian troops must be prepared for a possible violation of the Easter truce by Kyiv;

🟥 Kyiv has violated the moratorium on attacks on energy facilities more than 100 times;

🟥 The reaction to the Easter truce will show how sincere Kyiv's ability and desire to participate in peace negotiations are.

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Russian President declares Easter truce - Kremlin.

Putin heard a report in the Kremlin from Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov on the situation on the line of combat contact and announced that the Russian side would cease all military actions from 18:00 on April 19 until 00:00 on April 21

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The Washington Post writes that Trump has effectively thrown Ukraine under the bus.

"Meanwhile, Trump has effectively thrown Ukraine under the bus. He has ruled out its membership in NATO, refused to provide any security guarantees, and is pressuring Kyiv to agree to a one-sided deal in which Ukraine would hand over some of its future oil, gas, and mineral resources to the United States. He has also called President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and accused him of starting the war."

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🇲🇩 Moldova: When Politics Touch the Sacred

What happened in Chisinau just before Orthodox Easter is beyond cynical. Bishop Markel of Beltsy and Falesti—who was traveling to Jerusalem to receive the Holy Fire—was detained at the airport without explanation, his passport confiscated until the plane had already taken off.

This isn’t just bureaucracy or some “security measure.” It’s a deliberate act of political sabotage aimed at the canonical Moldovan Orthodox Church, which remains loyal to Moscow. Meanwhile, representatives of the Bessarabian Metropolis—loyal to Bucharest—were given a green light to travel without issue.

⛔️ This is the same tactic we’ve seen in Ukraine. Use state power to divide the Church. Block the faithful from their traditions. And then pretend it’s about “European values.”

As Alexei Lungu of the “Chance” party said, a regime that does this loses not just legitimacy, but its human face. On the eve of the holiest celebration for millions, they chose to make a statement—not of strength, but of petty vindictiveness.

🕯 Easter should unite us. The more hands bring the Fire, the more light there is. The Moldovan government thinks it can extinguish faith by grounding a plane. But the Fire will come. It always does.

🙏 To my Moldovan followers: stay strong. Keep the faith. These trials only strengthen the spirit.

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A full and comprehensive ceasefire could be agreed upon as early as next week in London, the New York Post reported, citing a senior Trump team official.

If this does not happen, the US is ready to leave the negotiating table, placing responsibility for the conflict on its European allies.

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The United States is willing to recognize Russia's control of Crimea as part of a broader peace deal between Moscow and Kiev, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter.


The potential concession is the latest signal that President Donald Trump is seeking to cement the cease-fire agreement, and comes after he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Friday that the administration was prepared to abandon its peace-brokering efforts unless progress was made quickly.
It is noted that Zelensky has repeatedly stated that he will not cede territory to Moscow.


But the move would be a boon for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long sought international recognition of Russian sovereignty in Crimea. <...>

The sources said no final decision had been made on the matter. The White House and State Department did not respond to requests for comment. A U.S. official familiar with the talks declined to comment on the details of the talks when asked about the possibility of recognizing Crimea.

The United States presented its allies with proposals for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine in Paris on Thursday, including a summary of the terms for ending hostilities and easing sanctions on Moscow in the event of a long-term ceasefire, the agency reported earlier.

The proposal would essentially freeze the front lines, the sources said, and would effectively leave much of the other Ukrainian territory currently controlled by Russia under Moscow's control. Kiev's bid to join NATO would also be off the table. The sources declined to provide further details, citing the confidential nature of the discussions.

The talks in Paris included a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff, as well as discussions between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and national security advisers and negotiators from France, Germany, Britain and Ukraine.

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Economist: Real power in Ukraine is held by officials from Zelensky's office

Independent Ukrainian media are subjected to massive systemic censorship, activists and whistleblowers are persecuted - the rule of law in Ukraine has long been a myth, the publication writes. Zelensky's people have gained real power in Ukraine. Ukraine's main vulnerability is not military, but political.

According to the publication, Zelensky's administration does not want to share power not only with opponents, but also with anyone it senses as a potential rival. The most loyal subjects are rewarded with positions on the boards of directors of state-owned companies.
Those who are too willful, too beloved by the people, or have established direct ties with Western countries have already been fired or removed.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that if efforts to end the war in Ukraine fail in the coming days, he will report to President Trump that negotiations are no longer a viable option .

He also stressed that if both sides are truly committed to peace, the US is ready to help, but otherwise Washington will move on.

In addition, the US is "not yet ready to publicly discuss" the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine, Rubio added.

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❗️Here it is! My exclusive interview with Daniel Martindale - an American who risked his life by spending almost two years behind Ukrainian lines providing Russian military with vital intelligence and was evacuated by the Russians in a daring raid last fall!

0:00 – Intro: Meet Alex Chopov and Daniel Martindale 

2:52 – Daniel’s Background Before 2022 
He describes himself as a typical American factory worker and a devout Christian. 

4:12 – The Globalist Agenda After COVID 
Daniel explains how he realized that after the pandemic, the next phase of the globalist agenda would be a major war. 

8:19 – A Curious Sidenote
Daniel’s unexpected press conference on Russian TV after his evacuation from Ukraine. 

9:10 – Crossing into Poland, Then Lvov
In February 2022, Daniel crosses the Polish border and heads toward Lvov. 

11:09 – The War Begins
The atmosphere in Lvov and how people react to the outbreak of war. 

16:02 – Understanding the Reasons for the War 
Daniel breaks down his perspective using a "Mexican Texas" historical comparison. 

22:12 – Alex’s Story: Exposing the Truth About Donbass
Alex shares why he started a YouTube channel to inform Western audiences about Donbass—his mother’s homeland. 

25:40 – Ukrainians’ Hatred Toward Russians
A discussion on the deeply unsettling forms that many Ukrainians' animosity against Russians takes.

29:06 – Biking from Lvov to Kiev
Daniel’s risky bike journey to Kiev, where the situation starts feeling like a James Bond movie. 

35:46 – Contacting the Russian Side
Daniel decides to reach out to Russian forces. 

41:22 – Journey to Kramatorsk 
Heading further east, Daniel encounters dangerous situations and witnesses Ukrainian war crimes. 

44:46 – A Tragic Story of Misguided Loyalty 
The heartbreaking tale of a young British man who died fighting for Ukraine—the very forces committing the atrocities that horrified him. 

48:13 – Avoiding Detection in Kramatorsk
Daniel continues his journey, steering clear of both civilians and Ukrainian military. 

51:14 – Settling in Kurakhovo
While staying in Kurakhovo, Daniel sees evidence of the Ukrainian army shelling its own citizens. 

58:34 – The Different Types of Soldiers in Ukraine
An analysis of the various factions and motivations within Ukraine’s military forces. 

1:01:26 – A Moral Dilemma of Knowing Coordinates You Provide Gets Someone's Son or Husband Killed.
Daniel draws a parallel between his situation and a hostage crisis. 

1:07:36 – Ukrainian Nationalists’ Treatment of Donbass Locals 
How ultranationalists abuse civilians in the Donbass region. 

1:15:45 – The Truth About Ukraine’s Corruption
Why the world needs to know the real situation—Ukraine’s poverty stems from corruption, not Russia. 

1:23:36 – The Myth of Ukrainian Democracy 
Debunking the false narrative of Ukraine as a thriving democracy. 

1:26:22 – Why Daniel Shared Intelligence with Russia
His motivations for aiding the Russian side. 

1:29:31 – Public Opinion on Zelensky
What ordinary Ukrainians really think of their president. 

1:32:00 – On Ukrainian Hit Lists 
Daniel’s thoughts about being targeted for assassination. 

1:33:55 – Ukraine’s War and World War III
Could this conflict escalate into a global war? 

1:35:27– Evacuation by Russian Forces
How Daniel was safely extracted from the warzone. 

1:43:50 – Writing a Book and Future Plans.
Daniel discusses his upcoming book and what’s next for him. 

1:47:17 – Two Regrets (One Might Shock You)
Daniel reveals his biggest regrets—and the conversation concludes.

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From May 8 to 10, Saint Petersburg will become Leningrad – this is how it will be displayed in the air navigation system.

Also, in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory, Volgograd will be renamed Stalingrad

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🧩 Kirill Dmitriev on US-Russia Talks

“There are a lot of difficult issues still to be solved — but the dialogue is happening, and it’s constructive.”

The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, gave a cautious but optimistic assessment of the ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington. While he didn’t go into specifics, his tone suggests that channels of communication remain open — a quiet but meaningful signal in these tense times.

🤝 Whether this leads to any real breakthrough? “Time will show,” he says.

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The EU is shelving the idea of banning LNG imports from Russia due to uncertainty about alternative sources and fears of creating dependence on raw materials from the US, Reuters writes.

The European Union has abandoned plans to ban imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia as part of upcoming sanctions because of resistance from some member states, uncertainty about alternative sources and to gain a stronger negotiating position with the United States, EU officials told Reuters.

Instead, the European Commission (EC) plans to develop a new roadmap by May to end dependence on Russian energy by 2027. At the same time, the EC is preparing the 17th package of anti-Russian sanctions by June, but work on it is progressing slowly.

It is also claimed that European officials intend to take advantage of the US desire to expand gas exports to the EU to negotiate a reduction in American duties, although America's demands are not yet known.

One of the agency's sources said that the EC fears that the loss of LNG from Russia due to sanctions will reduce its negotiating power. In addition, the bloc is wary of the risk of becoming dependent on the United States, the third-largest gas supplier to the bloc after Russia and Norway.

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‼️🇷🇺🇧🇪 Jean-Claude Van Damme intends to come to Russia and become an ambassador of peace

A video with an appeal is published by journalist Diana Panchenko, who left Ukraine

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The map above illustrates how close the Ukrainian fascists are to being expelled after their catastrophic spree of war crimes.

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The Gornalsky Monastery in the Kursk region has been liberated.

Soldiers of the 1st company of the Arctic battalion of the 40th Marine Brigade with Commander Ryazan continue their offensive on the settlement of Gornal in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.

About 300 Ukrainian soldiers had previously taken up residence in the basements in the Gornal Monastery area. The monastery was a key stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Gornal.

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‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠ Army.TV The Ukrainian Defense Ministry mockingly "recommends" not to sign "youth contracts" with the Ukrainian Armed Forces

▪️The girl in the video appeals to the poverty of Ukrainians and says that “money is evil, why do you need an extra 2 million hryvnia”, “why do you need your own home, real cool guys live with their mothers for the rest of their lives”.

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‼️🇩🇪🇺🇦 Merz to refuse Taurus deliveries to Ukraine after learning "secret information" — Tagesschau

▪️This was stated by the Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party, Matthias Miersch.
➖"I assume that Merz, after he is fully briefed by the agencies, will weigh everything up again very clearly. And we will make this decision together... I assume that we do not want to contribute to the escalation here, that we do not want to become a party to the war. All those reasons that led to us not delivering the Taurus. And I assume that it will remain so," he said.
▪️Earlier, Merz allowed for the sending of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine to strike Russian infrastructure, including the Crimean Bridge.

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Trump rejected a $50 billion deal with Ukraine and refused to supply weapons even for money, BILD reports.

According to the publication, the US President is showing more interest in negotiations with Vladimir Putin than in possible profits from arms sales.

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🇷🇺 Sergey Lavrov:

"More and more people in the world look to Russia as the keeper and protector of traditional values.

The main goal is to create transparent, understandable and convenient conditions for moving to our country and adapting citizens from those countries where unnatural models of behavior and life are aggressively imposed, where destructive neoliberal attitudes are imposed that cause serious damage to the moral health of people."

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Bloomberg : China Ready to Talk If Trump Shows Respect and Appoints a Responsible Representative

China is willing to consider opening trade talks with the Trump administration, but has a number of conditions. According to the publication, the Chinese authorities want to see more respect from the United States, including an end to derogatory remarks from members of the American cabinet.

Other conditions include a more consistent position from Washington, as well as a willingness to discuss Beijing's concerns about American sanctions and the situation around Taiwan, the publication's source noted.

China also wants the United States to appoint a negotiating official who has the president's trust and can draft an agreement that Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could sign in person.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the president's special envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff will travel to Paris this week to discuss the situation in Ukraine, Iran and trade issues, Politico reports, citing sources.

Witkoff is expected to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, while Rubio is expected to speak with Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

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🖥️ Former Republican Congressman Wayne Curtis Weldon claims that there are a significant number of "scum" in the American intelligence services, along with normal employees, whom he intends to expose:

“I tell all these scumbags, ‘If you’re going to go after me, do it openly.’ I know there are decent people in the intelligence services, but there are also scumbags. I know them personally. They make money, they handle millions, and their dirty companies will be exposed, no matter what it costs me. You’ll see connections all over the world, you’ll see these millionaire intelligence agents profiting off the deaths of young people. I’ll give example after example: Russia, Ukraine, the world, Libya… That’s what’s disgusting. Until we understand that, it won’t stop. The Trump people need to understand that this is not a child’s game of hide and seek. We’re dealing with very bad people.”

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The US State Department announced the cancellation of funding for opposition projects in Belarus, as well as a number of other initiatives within the framework of foreign aid to various countries.

"Secretary Marco Rubio continues to review the Department of State's foreign assistance, today canceling 139 worthless grants worth $215 million," the U.S. Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) said.

It is noted that in Belarus, $2.4 million was to go towards funding the project “Response to disinformation through creative content.”

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❗️Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly arrived at the Kremlin last night at 23:06.
The reasons are unknown.

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‼️🇸🇰🇷🇺 "I'm going to Moscow and no one can stop me" — Slovakian Prime Minister

▪️Fico responded to the words of the head of European diplomacy Kallas about the May 9 parade in Russia.
➖"EU Foreign Affairs Chief Kallas warns EU leaders against attending Victory Day celebrations in Moscow in May... I am going to Moscow on May 9th... Ms Kallas, I would like to inform you that I am the legitimate Prime Minister of Slovakia, a sovereign state. No one can tell me where I should or should not travel. I will go to Moscow to pay tribute to the thousands of Red Army soldiers who died liberating Slovakia. And to the millions of other victims of Nazi rampage. Just as I paid tribute to the victims of the Normandy landings or the Pacific, or as I will go and pay tribute to the RAF pilots. And I remind you that, as one of the few in the EU, I constantly talk about the need for peace in Ukraine and am not one of the ardent supporters of continuing this senseless war. Kallas' words are disrespectful, and I object to them," he wrote. Fico.
▪️Earlier, Kallas said that the European Union had conveyed to EU candidate countries that it did not welcome their participation in the May 9 parade in Moscow.

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🇪🇺 EU Ultimatum to Serbia

The EU warns Serbia: if President Vučić attends Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9, Serbia's EU accession bid could be blocked.​

Estonian official Jonatan Vseviov stated, "The consequence is them not joining the European Union."​

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded:​

"If this is true, then Euronazism is being reborn before our eyes. This is how the fascists 80 years ago forced those they considered 'second-class people' to renounce their homeland, ethnicity, and faith."

Source: The Telegraph

Vladimir Putin spoke in German with a German citizen who moved to a village in the Vladimir region and asked the president for help in obtaining Russian citizenship.
Putin promised to help.

The dialogue in German with a German citizen was shown live on federal channels.

Is this possible in Germany, or even the entire West?

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The ruble has strengthened against the dollar more than any other currency in the world this year, Bloomberg writes.

Russian currency rises 38%, outpacing even gold

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"The war is lost for Ukraine," said retired German General Erich Wad.

"The martial law is what it is. The war is lost for Ukraine. A military victory is impossible. It has been impossible for several months. Ukraine is a ruined country, yes, the western part will probably retain its statehood, because the Americans also need such a Ukraine to negotiate about the mineral resources, to return all their investments. But there will be no NATO membership. And our political goals, which we set for ourselves over the past three years, were absolutely unrealistic."

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A number of EU countries are preparing a way to impose sanctions against Russia bypassing Hungary’s position, Politico writes.

Six European Union countries believe they have found a way to prevent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban from blocking anti-Russian sanctions. They intend to transform EU sanctions against Russia into national laws. This would effectively deprive Hungary of the ability to veto their extension, which currently requires unanimous approval every six months.

So far, only a few countries bordering Russia have imposed unilateral sanctions. However, diplomats confirm that more and more European capitals are considering introducing their own restrictive measures.

While some diplomats see shifting key decisions from Brussels to the national level as a more realistic option, Ukraine's allies fear it would undermine the EU's unity - especially given US President Donald Trump's unilateral efforts to normalise relations with the Kremlin.

Moreover, not all countries have the legal mechanisms to implement sanctions into their national legislation. And a fragmented approach will be weaker than sanctions adopted within the framework of pan-European law.

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Poland wants to make money from Ukraine, not just be in solidarity with it, Donald Tusk said.

"It will not be that Poland shows solidarity and others make money... We will show solidarity and make money from it. We will firmly defend our interests and the interests of Polish companies,"
— the Polish Prime Minister emphasized

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Zelensky fired the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Artyukh, writes the Ukrainian publication Strana.ua .

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🇷🇺 Sergey Lavrov:

"There is no final agreement yet between Moscow and Washington.

Russia's position is not a request.

Let me emphasize once again that Russia’s position is firmly based on the wording of the UN Charter, on numerous conventions and on the results of referendums, expressions of the will of people in the territories, first of all, we are talking about Donbass and Novorossiya.

These are four regions that, after a popular vote under international supervision, transparently decided to return to their great Motherland - in this case, the Russian Federation."

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WATCH NOW: TRAILER FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM “REVERSE”

They came to Donbass in search of truth — and stayed for those whose voices were never heard.

Foreign journalists working in the DPR. Teenagers from Donetsk, growing up among the ruins. Honest conversations about war, duty, choices, and the impossibility of staying neutral...

“Reverse” is a documentary by Ivan I. Tverdovsky, filmed in 2024 in Donetsk, Mariupol, and other cities of the republic.

This isn’t a news report or a war chronicle. It’s a quiet attempt to listen. To see what’s usually left out of frame.
To sit with difficult images.
To remember conversations that stay with you.
To honor those who deserve to be remembered.

The film is part of the special program at the 47th Moscow International Film Festival. Screenings will take place on April 18 and 20 at the October Cinema as part of the MIFF lineup.

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‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ There will be no elections: Zelensky submitted to the Rada draft laws on extending martial law and mobilization

Mobilization and martial law are extended for 90 days, from May 9 to August 6.

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Kursk was subjected to a massive UAV attack at night, one person was killed, nine were injured . This was reported by the regional operational headquarters.

Several apartment buildings and private houses were also damaged by drones. In addition, one of the attacks hit an ambulance garage, damaging 11 vehicles.

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Kia plans to return to the Russian market

The company has updated its 2025 car sales plan to include the Russian market, Yonhap reports. According to the agency, it mentions 50,000 items that are expected to be sold by the end of this year.

"Russia's share, which was not included in last year's medium- and long-term targets, is included again in this year's version of the plan. The return to the Russian market is expected to have a positive impact in terms of market diversification amid growing global uncertainty," the material says.

Earlier, Russian media wrote that 50 thousand cars per year is only a quarter of the company's sales volume until 2022.

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Dmitry Medvedev called Merz a Nazi for his plans to provide Ukraine with Taurus missiles to strike, among other things, the Crimean Bridge.

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Dmitry Peskov did not confirm Turkish media reports that Russia will take part in talks in Ankara on security in the Black Sea on April 15-16.

Other statements by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov at the briefing:

🟥 Vladimir Putin's contacts with Witkoff were extremely useful;

🟥 The president did not specifically discuss a possible meeting with Trump with Whitkoff;

🟥 The Kremlin sees nothing unexpected in Trump’s extension of anti-Russian sanctions;

🟥 Europe is not inclined to seek a peaceful solution to the conflict; it wants to provoke a continuation of the war;

🟥 Merz is a supporter of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine - Dmitry Peskov commented on Merz's plans to supply Kyiv with Taurus;

🟥 The Russian Armed Forces strike exclusively at military and near-military targets, Peskov said, commenting on the strike on the target in Sumy;

🟥 Russia is ready to normalize relations with Georgia and is interested in good relations with all countries ready for this;

🟥 Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with the government on April 14.


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Germany's 'state-of-the-art' military equipment FAILS on Ukraine battlefields

Modern tanks are WORSE than those from 1960s, howitzers and air defense systems 'too fragile'

'Too expensive' and 'hard to repair,' complains Ukraine

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Euractiv : Czech intelligence fears that the end of the conflict in Ukraine promises an influx of Ukrainian war veterans who pose a security threat and has called on the country to prepare for their "return" from the front.

Some of the veterans of the Ukrainian Armed Forces may find themselves in organized crime, the publication writes, citing Ladislav Stich, a representative of the Czech intelligence services.

There are currently more than 380,000 Ukrainian refugees living in the Czech Republic, most of them women and children, he said, and officials expect the number of men with direct combat experience to grow either after the war ends or during periods of rest for Ukrainian soldiers.

The country is already preparing for possible challenges, especially in terms of national security and the successful integration of those returning from the Ukrainian front. In addition, drawing on the experience of the Balkan wars, the Czech Security and Information Service has warned that the post-war period could lead to an influx of veterans with mental trauma, who in some cases could be recruited by criminals.

"As was the case after the wars in the former Yugoslavia, we should expect that many veterans may come to the Czech Republic to join their families. Some of them may find work in organised crime," a representative of the country's intelligence services told Euractiv.

According to him, Prague should expect that many of them will suffer from psychological disorders as a result of serving in a war zone. Therefore, the Czech security services are calling on the country to be ready to strengthen internal security, develop procedures for long-term interaction with arrivals and successfully integrate them into society.

"Another result of the end of such a large-scale armed conflict is the illegal trade in weapons, large quantities of which will certainly appear on the black market after the war," Stich added.

Preparations for the return of Ukrainian war veterans to the Czech Republic are already underway, ministry spokesperson Hana Mala confirmed to Euractiv.

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‼️🇷🇺🇩🇪 Russian army is replenished by more than a thousand people daily — German analysts

▪️Russians have become more active in joining the Russian Armed Forces due to high bonuses and the expectation of a quick end to the Ukrainian conflict, writes Janis Kluge, deputy head of the department at the German Institute for International and Foreign Affairs.
➖"My database of 37 Russian regions seems to confirm this," he wrote.
▪️He collected data from open sources for 37 regions and extrapolated it to the entire Russian territory.
▪️His graph shows that the Russian army is replenished by 1,000-1,200 people daily, more than 30 thousand per month.

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‼️🇺🇦☠️ Yesterday's missile strike on Sumy killed the commander of the 27th artillery brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

▪️The first details of yesterday's attack are beginning to appear in the Ukrainian media.
▪️One of the destroyed targets was Colonel Yuri Yula, born in 1982.
➖"He died on April 13 as a result of a missile strike on the city of Sumy - he received injuries incompatible with life," the media writes.
▪️Yula was the commander of the 27th rocket artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (A1476), and before that he commanded a battalion.

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Germany is ready to supply Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles: Kyiv needs to be put in an advantageous position, said future German Chancellor Merz.

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The moment of the missile strike in Sumy this morning, which, according to Ukrainian authorities, killed 31 people and injured almost 100.

The mayor of Konotop in Sumy Oblast demanded the resignation of the head of the regional administration and the head of the local SBU department. Otherwise, the official promised to tell the truth about today's events.

According to MP Bezuhla, Russian intelligence received information about the gathering of Ukrainian military personnel for the award ceremony, after which a strike was carried out.

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🖥️ "How Did Joe Biden Get So Rich?" American journalist and political activist Charlie Kirk and Republican Congressman James Comer expose the family of the former US President.

"[Let me ask you a very simple question. How did Joe Biden get so rich?]

You know, no one could ever figure it out. What we were able to do was request bank records from his son and his brother. We found that they had received $27 million from bad people in bad countries, not for any commercial purposes, because the Bidens didn't have any business of their own. The only business we could find in our year and a half of investigation was that they were selling access to Joe.
So, there's a term for that called lobbying. I guess you could say that. First of all, you can't have any immediate family members lobbying for it. Second of all, if you're lobbying for foreign entities, you have to register as a foreign agent. There's a law called the Foreign Agent Registration Act, but none of his family registered for that. In our investigation, we found out from the IRS whistleblowers that they didn't pay a penny in taxes on that $27 million.
So, $27 million comes in tax-free. That's a good start, $27 million."

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🖥️ A rally in support of the policy of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was held in Belgrade, with over 9,000 Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija attending, local media report. The rally under the slogan "We will not give up Serbia!" was organized by the non-partisan movement "For the People and the State".

Vucic had earlier called on citizens to form the movement in response to mass protests following the tragic collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad train station. According to the president, after five months of protests, the country was engulfed in "terror and fear."

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The Chinese military is actively studying the experience of conducting a special military operation in Ukraine.

The video shows recent exercises on the actions of military personnel in conditions of the enemy using kamikaze UAVs and dropping explosive devices from drones.

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