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Six Leopard tanks leave Spain en route to Ukraine

Six Leopard 2A4 tanks destined for Ukraine left Spain by ship on Friday, according to a naval monitoring website, part of Western military aid for Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion.

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Putin visits troops in Ukraine; Kyiv marks Orthodox Easter; Lula criticised over peace efforts

The Guardian - AU

Minister: Ukraine will win war of technologies

As Ukrainian and Russian troops fight conventional battles on the front lines, Europe’s first major war of the internet age has also sparked a war of technology as both sides vie for advantage with their drones and satellite communications

The Independent UK

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Ukrainians in US anxious about protections as war rages on

WASHINGTON — Borys Gudziak, archbishop of Philadelphia for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said Ukrainian members of his congregation who fled to the U.S. after Russia’s invasion have started to worry about their fate once their temporary immigration protections expire.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine Accuses Two Former Officials over Army Food Contracts

A Ukrainian former deputy defense minister and another ministry official have been served with "notices of suspicion" accusing them of wrongdoing over contracts for food purchases for the army, the state anti-corruption agency said on Friday. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said in a statement that their actions had resulted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US to Begin Training Ukrainian Troops on Abrams Tank

The United States will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks, as it continues to speed up its effort to get them onto the battlefield as quickly as possible, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday. The decision comes as defense…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine activist wants S.Africa to ask Putin to attend BRICS summit virtually

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Reuters

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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Ukraine accuses two former officials over army food contracts

A Ukrainian former deputy defence minister and another ministry official have been served with "notices of suspicion" accusing them of wrongdoing over contracts for food purchases for the army, the state anti-corruption agency said on Friday.

Reuters

Black Sea grain deal could start winding down next week ahead of 'expected' closure

A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain could start winding down next week after Russia said it will not approve any new vessels unless their operators guarantee the transits will be done by May 18 - "the expected date of ... closure."

Reuters

Abrams tanks will make difference in Ukraine war but no silver bullet: US general

The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with 31 advanced M1A2 Abrams tanks will make a difference in the war but is no silver bullet, U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Friday.

Reuters

How ‘Putin’s chef’ and his Wagner Group are cashing in on conflicts around the world

They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

Russia says its air force accidentally bombed its own city near Ukraine

A Russian fighter jet had an "accidental discharge" of its payload over the Russian city of Belgorod on Thursday, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, causing injuries and damaging buildings.

WEKU

'We have to re-adapt quickly to a long-term threat': Ex-Estonian president Kaljulaid

Talking Europe speaks to Kersti Kaljulaid, who was the first and only female president of Estonia, from 2016 to 2021. Her name has been linked to the top job in NATO, as Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is expected to step down this autumn. We discuss her potential interest in the…

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‘What?!’: Orban tweets frustration as NATO makes Ukraine promises

Hungary’s outspoken populist leader takes to Twitter after Stoltenberg pledged Ukraine’s eventual membership.

Daily Mirror

Russian woman, 70, fined for calling Volodymyr Zelensky 'handsome young man'

Russian woman Olga Slegina, 70, has been fined almost £400 for calling Volodymyr Zelensky a “handsome young man” during a conversation with another woman who said the Ukrainian leader was a "freak"

Reuters

Germany announces deal to repair tanks for Ukraine at hub in Poland

Germany, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on Friday for a hub to repair Leopard tanks used in Ukraine to fight Russian forces, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at a meeting of allies at the Ramstein air base.

Radio France Internationale

France's economy minister extends electricity subsidies to 2025

The French government will continue subsidising electricity bills into 2025 as prices suffer from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and part of the country's nuclear reactor fleet remaining offline, the finance minister said Friday.

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Russia downbeat on Black Sea grain deal as Kyiv tries to unblock exports

Ukraine's prospects of unblocking grain shipments to eastern Europe improved on Friday as Romania opted against a unilateral ban on food imports, but there was no progress on extending a deal on Black Sea exports.

Al Jazeera

When and how will Ukraine start counteroffensive against Russia?

Western weapons pour into Ukraine as officials in Kyiv promise new attacks will start soon.

The Guardian - UK

DeSantis to meet UK foreign secretary with eye on US presidential bid

Florida governor lines up four-nation tour in attempt to boost credentials as credible leader on world stage

The Guardian - UK

All Nato members have agreed Ukraine will eventually join, says Stoltenberg

Secretary general says countries have agreed Kyiv will join military alliance when war with Russia is over

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says Ukrainian Actions Show Need to Continue ‘Special Military Operation'

Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday that recent actions and rhetoric from Ukraine show that Russia needs to continue what it calls the "special military operation" in Ukraine. The operation will continue until its stated aims of "denazification and demilitarisation" are complete, and threats to Russian security…

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula visits Portugal amid Ukraine tensions with EU

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to arrive in Portugal amid heightened tensions with the European Union over his position on the war in Ukraine

Evening Standard

All Nato members want Ukraine to join military alliance, says chief Jens Stoltenberg

Russia has used Ukraine’s bid to join Nato as one of its justifications for going to war

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