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5/30/2024 — Belgium to deliver first F-16s to Ukraine this year — with strings attached

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Alexander De Croo sign new security pact. From: Politico BY ŠEJLA AHMATOVIĆ AND STUART LAU BRUSSELS — Belgium’s pledge on Tuesday to send the first batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this year comes with a clear warning to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Don’t fly them in Russian territory. Ukraine and Belgium have signed…

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5/30/2024 — Kremlin aims to open new front in the north — Defense Minister Umerov

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Russia is planning to launch new offensives, opening a new front in Ukraine’s north, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on May 28. In an interview with Reuters, Umerov stated that the Kremlin is preparing for a new push in Ukraine. “Their goal is to open a new front in…

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5/30:2024 — Lord, give us strength and show your mercy!

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 826) ‭There he broke the flashing arrows,the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Psalm 76:3 My students wrote their final exams today. I really wanted them to do their best, so one of my main concerns was getting an air raid in the middle of the test. Thankfully,…

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5/29/2024 — Putin signals he’s open to peace talks, but Ukraine is right to be wary

Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh Eastern Ukraine CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signaling this week that he is open to peace talks should be viewed with vast, overshadowing caveats, and the weight of Ukraine’s – and the West’s – past experience of Russian diplomacy. Friday saw a wealth of noise about negotiation, in the same month Moscow launched a third…

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5/29/2024 — Why NATO matters

From: Atlantic Council By Richard D. Hooker, Jr. The 2024 US presidential election will be, among other things, a referendum on the United States’ continued role in NATO. With a combined population of more than nine hundred million people and $1.3 trillion dollars in defense spending, NATO is by far the largest, oldest, and most capable defensive alliance in…

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5/29/2024 — Russia is bombing book publishers as Putin wages war on Ukrainian identity

From: Atlantic Council By Maria Avdeeva On May 23, Russia launched a missile strike against Ukraine’s largest printing house, killing seven employees and leaving the facility in ruins. The attack on Kharkiv’s Factor Druk printing plant is the latest indication that Russia is deliberately targeting the Ukrainian book publishing industry. Factor Druk owner Serhiy Polituchy said…

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5/29/2024 — There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine

Europe lacks TNT and other propellants for shells and missiles From: The Economist — As Ukrainian comes under mounting pressure on the battlefield, Europe is desperately scrambling to boost its puny production of artillery shells and missiles. In January the EU admitted that it had fallen well short of its pledge to provide Ukraine with one…

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5/29/2024 — ‘The time has come’: Calls grow to allow Ukrainian strikes inside Russia

From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion more than two years ago, most of Ukraine’s international allies have insisted that any weapons they provide be used exclusively within Ukrainian territory. These restrictions were initially imposed to prevent a broadening of the conflict, but a growing chorus of critics now say…

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5/29/2024 — Who should represent Russia at the Peace Summit in Switzerland – opinion

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Putin’s visit to Belarus went as expected. He didn’t just suggest, but directly said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s legitimacy ended on May 21. Moreover, [Belarusian dictator Alexander] Lukashenko supported this idea, saying there are some legal inconsistencies, which should be “verified.” This is a manifestation of the information warfare…

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