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Kyiv and Moscow agreed to receive representatives of Pope Francis to discuss the truce, — Vatican information portal Il Sismografo with reference to sources. The head of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, may go to Kyiv. Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the decastery for the affairs of the Eastern Churches, may visit to Moscow.
❗️British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed that Ukraine has started using Storm Shadow long-range missiles, which London handed over to Kyiv.
📷 The German camera manufacturer Leica, despite the announcement of withdrawal from the Russian market, supplies night vision scopes and binoculars with a laser rangefinder to the Russian Federation, which can be used to adjust artillery fire, — The Insider [fucking hell]
NATO develops secret war plan about Russia for the first time since Cold War, — Reuters
The plan should be approved at the Alliance's July summit in Vilnius. The documents will specify how NATO should respond to an attack by the Russian Federation
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Alliance did not have a comprehensive defense plan in case of an attack by the Russian army.
"We must be prepared for the fact that a conflict can happen at any moment," said Admiral and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Rob Bauer.
During the Cold War, Germany was considered a key area of hostilities, but now the potential conflict is shifting east.
In addition, the number of member countries of the Alliance changed from 16 to 31, and with the accession of Finland, NATO's border with Russia doubled to 2,500 km.
In addition, if during the existence of the USSR, the Alliance was preparing for a large-scale nuclear war, now NATO is counting on a different type of military action.
Italy will train Armed Forces soldiers based on schools and military facilities, — ANSA agency.
Official Rome stated that in addition to providing training platforms, Italy is ready to send its instructors to Belgium, Poland, and Germany to provide training programs for Ukrainian fighters on the territory of these countries.
First Lady Olena Zelenska in South Korea appeared in a vyshyvanka dress
Ukrainian soldiers are returning from training in Poland. The instructors this time were representatives of Canada, the UK, Latvia, and Poland. We really appreciate this support!
The US can train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 in four months, — Yahoo News citing an internal US Air Force document
The document contains a detailed assessment of two Ukrainian pilots who passed a check-up at an air base in Arizona at the end of February.
According to the assessment, the Ukrainian pilots could perform several "relatively technical" maneuvers in simulated conditions." [does that include -fighting- with them though?]
🇬🇧 The UK announced new sanctions against Russia. The sanctions list included, in particular:
▫️ Organizations related to the Russian "Rosatom", in particular, UMATEX and TRINITI;
▫️Oleg Romanenko, 13 members of the board of directors of Gazprom-Neft, and five members of the board of directors of Transneft were appointed by the Russian "director" of the Zaporizhzhia NPP;
▫️billionaire Igor Altushkin and his "Russian Copper Company", as well as eight companies related to the production of metals;
▫️The State Grain Corporation and its director Nikita Busela, involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products;
▫️20 leaders of the defense sector and companies that support Russia's military activities, in particular, directors of the Kalashnikov Concern;
▫️Five financial institutions, in particular, "Dom.RF", which acts on behalf of the Russian government, and the Metallurgical Investment Bank, which supports Russian industrial exports.
Russia initiated the meeting of the UN Security Council meeting to complain about how Ukraine shoots down Russian missiles, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya said.