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In Russia, a Crimean girl has been held in a pre-trial detention center for more than four months
The girl committed a terrible "crime" β she refused the passport of the murderous country.
Kyiv will launch a counteroffensive in readiness, possibly in the summer, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with The Hill.
"We do not feel pressure from our friends and partners to launch an offensive. They all clearly understand that in order to go on a counterattack, you need to be 100 percent ready for it, or even more. We need more artillery, ammunition, more medium- and long-range missiles, we need tanks, we will need fighter jets," Shmyhal said.
The United States will send several thousand additional troops to Poland, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said after meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris.
βοΈThe Russian occupiers are preparing to evacuate from the Zaporizhzhia NPP, β Center of National Resistance.
Employees imported by the Russians and employees of Rosatom were warned that forced evacuation might begin soon.
The French government has blocked the EU's unanimous decision to finance the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, β PAP publication.
According to the agency, France wants to refinance to become possible not only in the case of supplying ammunition for artillery but also missiles. However, some countries, in particular Poland, oppose this.
The producer of Absolut vodka and Beefeater gin has resumed deliveries to Russia, β Paula Eriksson, vice president of Pernod Ricard (owns the Absolut vodka brand).
πΊπΈ The USA introduced additional sanctions against the Russian Federation, in particular the structures of Usmanov and Rosatom. In total, the package covers more than 80 individuals and legal entities.
The Netherlands intends to completely stop importing Russian LNG, reports Bloomberg
In South Africa, they complain that the ICC warrant for Putin's arrest puts sticks in the wheels of holding the BRICS summit
In August, South Africa will host a summit of the leaders of 5 countries β Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Putin was supposed to come to him.
South Africa, as a member of the Rome Statute, should have arrested him as required by the ICC warrant.
The UN is discussing the functioning of Russian banks in the international SWIFT system with the responsible parties, β the representative of the Secretary General of the organization Stefan Djujarryk.
More than 77,000 alleged facts of Russian war crimes have been registered in Ukraine, Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said in an interview with The Washington Post.
A Russian mine exploded near the engine room of the 4th power unit of the ZNNP, β Enregoatom
The agency reports that the Russians continue to mine the perimeter around the station, as a result of which one of their mines exploded, which was confirmed by the Russians themselves.
Nuclear workers working at the station heard the explosion, but the invaders tried to quickly cover their tracks and calm down the workers so that the IAEA employees would not find out about it.
The Russian show business keeps making billions of dollars on the main streaming platforms.
β‘οΈPoland has asked Germany for permission to re-export MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, which were once in service with the GDR, β dpa reports citing sources.
In 2002, Germany sold 23 such aircraft to Poland
Cherry blossoms are blooming in Sloviansk (Donetsk region). The trees were donated to the city by the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine in 2017. They were landed in honor of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries