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“Friedrich Merz, the future Chancellor of Germany, has expressed his intention to deliver long-range cruise missiles of the Taurus type to Ukraine. This initiative was positively received at the meeting of the European Union foreign ministers held on Monday, April 14, in Luxembourg. Merz reaffirmed his position publicly on Sunday, stating for the ARD channel that Germany is not directly involved in the conflict, but is providing support by equipping the Ukrainian army with modern weapons. “We are not intervening in this war ourselves, but we are equipping the Ukrainian army with such weapons,” said Merz, mentioning that the deliveries…

As the international community debates scenarios for ending the war in Ukraine, a reality is becoming increasingly clear: Vladimir Putin cannot actually stop this conflict. The Kyiv Post explains why.1. The return of war-torn individuals Over 700,000 Russian soldiers have passed through the Ukrainian front lines. Many of them were poorly trained, brutalized, and traumatized. Upon returning home, many of them become aggressors, committing acts of violence, including murder and rape. A new wave of crime has emerged in Russia – not from outside the country, but from within its own ranks of “war heroes.”In desperation, the Kremlin has begun…

Only one day after the strong attack of Russian troops on the city of Sumy, resulting in 34 deaths, Donald Trump launches accusations against Volodymyr Zelensky and former American leader Joe Biden, who “allowed the beginning of the war in Ukraine”. On Monday, April 14, just one day after the Russians unleashed a brutal attack on the city of Sumy on Palm Sunday, resulting in the death of 34 Ukrainians, Donald Trump posted a message on his Truth account saying that the main culprits are Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his predecessor at the White House, Joe Biden, for allowing…

While Washington is showing increasingly clear signs that it wants to resolve the conflict in Ukraine at the cost of making concessions to Moscow, the task of preventing Russia’s victory and the disintegration of European unity falls on Europe. It is not just a moral responsibility – it is a strategic necessity. The war in Ukraine has entered a phase of stalemate. Since the fall of Kherson in the autumn of 2022, the front lines have shifted marginally. As the former American president Donald Trump, who is once again at the helm of the United States, openly shows sympathy for…

The special presidential envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said that, as part of the peace agreement, Ukraine could be divided into zones “similar to Berlin after World War II.” President Trump’s special representative for Ukraine, 80-year-old retired General Keith Kellogg, stated that after a ceasefire, Ukraine could be divided into zones of responsibility for allied forces, according to The Times. “British and French troops could be deployed in the west of the country, the Russian army would be in the occupied east, and there would be Ukrainian forces and a demilitarized zone between them. In other words, you can make…

The State Duma has adopted, in the second and final reading, a law that obliges banks to increase control over transactions involving metals and precious stones and to report these operations to Rosfinmonitoring (the Federal Financial Monitoring Service), RBK reports. The law will apply to both individuals and legal entities. The Ministry of Finance insisted on tightening controls, fearing the illegal export of gold across the border. All types of client operations with metals and precious stones – such as depositing or withdrawing funds from entrepreneur’s accounts worth at least 1 million rubles – will fall under the scope of…

Authorities in Moscow have suddenly increased the number of publicly funded spots in vocational schools, in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request to solve the labor shortage in the industry by providing training for young workers. By 2025, there will be 37,000 publicly funded spots available in vocational schools in the capital city of Russia – 10,000 more than the previous year – announced the Department of Education and Science for the Capital. “For the first time, there is an official guarantee of a free spot in a medium-level vocational education institution for every 9th grade student in Moscow,”…

Russian MPs have passed a package of laws that toughen penalties for “discrediting” the army, calls for sanctions against Russia, and cooperation with undesirable international organizations to the authorities. In addition, the State Duma authorized the trial in absentia of Russians who have left the country for 20 types of crimes and expanded the criteria for designating individuals as “foreign agents”. The stated purpose of this legislative package is to “protect the sovereignty” of the country. Thus, “discrediting” the army (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) and supporting international organizations in which Russia is not a member (Article 284.3), “for…

The leaders of five former Soviet republics in Central Asia, a region rich in natural resources, recently participated in a summit with representatives from the European Union in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Together, the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan celebrated the emergence of a “new era”, promising a “strategic partnership” based on “mutual commitment” in their relations with the European Union, writes Le Figaro. At this first summit between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia, a strategic partnership was announced between the regions, which includes cooperation for the development of transport infrastructure, resource extraction, clean energy,…

A technology team associated with Elon Musk is accused of using artificial intelligence to monitor federal employees in the US, in search of criticisms against President Donald Trump, according to Reuters.According to information obtained by Reuters from two sources familiar with the situation, members of the Trump administration have informed federal officials that the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) team, led by Elon Musk, uses AI technology to monitor internal communications in at least one federal agency. The goal is to identify messages considered hostile towards Donald Trump or the political directions promoted by him.Described as a “government efficiency” initiative,…