Russia bombards Zelensky's hometown with missiles

 Russian troops carried out a missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in central Ukraine .

Medvedev : they only understand the language of force

 A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest, saying that such action would amount to a declaration of war and trigger a Russian strike on Germany.

Josep Borrell : It is so important that China understands that what is happening in Ukraine is an existential threat for us

 

‘We expect that China will use its role and its responsibilities’ to resolve ‘existential threat for us’, says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell

Beijing practising ‘pro-Russian neutrality’, Borrell tells Post on eve of foreign ministers’ debate focused on China

A new CIA video aims to recruit Russians to spy for the United States

 "Is this the life you dreamed of?" Which path have you chosen", Questions posed, in Russian, in a dramatic new CIA video released to try to recruit more Russian spies by gaining access to the patriotism of Russians, their discomfort, and the persecution they face under the Putin regime.

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And finally .. The arrival of US Patriot missile systems to Ukraine

 After a long wait, Ukraine has received the American-made Patriot surface-to-air missile systems that it has long craved and that Kyiv hopes will help protect it from Russian strikes during the war.

Concern in Washington and Tel Aviv about the flow of Western weapons used in Ukraine to the Middle East

 

With the influx of weapons into the conflict in the Russian-Ukrainian war and the presence of various military forces on both sides of the border, analysts specializing in this issue support the hypothesis that the war in Ukraine has most likely led to an increase in illegal arms transfers to the Middle East.

Conflicting narratives between Russia and Ukraine after the new attack on Crimea

 

After an attack on a Russian cruise missile while being transported by train in the Crimea, conflicting accounts between Russia and Ukraine .

Finland starts deforestation to build a fence along the border with Russia

 

Finland is one of the few Nato countries that shares borders with Russia, and following the Russian-Ukrainian war, Finland began to build barrier walls on its eastern border with Russia. The border guard said in a statement that the pilot phase of the eastern border fence project began on Tuesday.

France : there are no French troops participating in operations in Ukraine

 After the leaked documents indicated the presence of French soldiers on the ground in Ukraine, Le Monde newspaper reported, the French government denied this, and the team of the minister of the armed forces sverbastein licorno said "there are no French troops participating in operations in Ukraine".

How Ukraine is preparing for a counterattack in the spring?

 Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War II is poised to enter a key new phase in the coming weeks. With no suggestion of a negotiated end to the 13 months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine, a counteroffensive by Kyiv’s

Prigozhin: spring weather helps heavy equipment enter Ukraine

 The head of the Russian private military Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the high temperature with the entry of spring weather creates ideal conditions for Russia to start rolling heavy military equipment through Ukraine.

Russia intensifies its attacks after issuing an arrest warrant for Putin

 In a precedent that occurs for the first time in the world, the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for the leader of one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, the International Criminal Court said it had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine.

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The exchange of accusations between Putin and Zelensky continues

 Since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war in February 2022, both Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky have been exchanging attacks and accusations, with the latest accusation coming on Wednesday, with Russia claiming that Ukraine attacked the Kremlin in Moscow with drones aimed at assassinating Putin, and on the other hand when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence in Vladimir Putin's conviction for war crimes.

The leak of secret US documents, who is the beneficiary ?

 

In the latest information to emerge from the leaked secret US documents on the Ukraine war, which previously published photos of at least 10 pages of highly classified documents, most likely printed on February 28 and March 2, on Discord, a chat platform frequented by electronic game players, before being circulated on Twitter and Telegram platforms.

Ukraine is building Soviet-era bunkers for the front lines of war

 The Ukrainian mining and Metallurgical Company Metinvest has launched a project, to contribute to the resistance to the Russian invasion

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Ukrainian officials .. Ukrainian attacks are increasing on Russian military bases in Mariupol

 

After hearing explosions in the city of Mariupol, the exiled City Council said in a telegram publication, that the number of attacks on Russian bases in and around the city is increasing.

Xi Jinping : the war in Ukraine is not a conflict between China and Europe and Beijing's "top priority" is to put pressure to end the war

 during his meeting with European Union Commission Chief Ursula Von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron,  Chinese President Xi Jinping told: Beijing's "top priority" is to push for a ceasefire and end the war in Ukraine.

Zelensky's European Tour is aimed at "arms shopping" and building political support

 During the three-day visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which included Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, which sought to replenish Ukraine's depleted weapons supplies before the long-awaited counteroffensive aimed at turning the tide of the war, European leaders promised Zelensky an arsenal of missiles, tanks and drones.

Zelenskyy is ‘ready’ for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, to visit

Ukraine’s president invited his  Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to visit his nation, saying they haven’t been in contact since the war began and he is “ready to see him here.”

US assistance to Ukraine support softens the critical condition after a year of Russian invasion

Support among the American public for providing Ukraine weaponry and direct economic assistance has softened as the Russian invasion nears a grim one-year milestone, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.