Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats accused of espionage

Foreign Minister Anniken Hutfeldt said Norway "will not allow Moscow to use its embassy to carry out secret intelligence activities".

Norwegian authorities allegedly followed the diplomats "for a long time" before they were declared persona non grata, inadmissible or undesirable, according to a Norwegian Foreign Ministry release.

The diplomats are due to leave the country "as soon as possible", but no further details of their alleged activities have been released.

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Iraq has expressed readiness to become a mediator in peace talks between Ukraine and the Russian Federation

However, the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba, who is on a visit to this country, rejected the offer.

He said that Kiev will not participate in peace talks until the Russian Federation backs down.

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Sunak and Zelenskyy have discussed speed up of military support to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has discussed efforts to speed up military support for Ukraine during a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, The Guardian has said.

The two leaders discussed the latest battlefield situation and Sunak said that the UK and its allies need to continue to support Ukraine, because it needs to be in the best possible position.

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According to the "leaked" documents of the Pentagon, the AFU plans a counteroffensive on April 30

It is assumed that by this date, the Ukrainian troops will reach maximum combat power, foreign media write.

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❗️US intelligence agency monitors situation in Bakhmut, assuming that Russian forces will take the city, a "psychological blow" to Kiev – Newsweek

US intelligence agencies are "closely monitoring the fighting around Bakhmut (Artyomovsk), mapping the location of Russian forces down to individual trenches and monitoring every electronic signal, from individual mobile phones to radar." This view of the city "shows how Bakhmut is slowly being taken over by Russia," Newsweek wrote.

'It was a major effort to try and split Ukraine off from the Soviet Union,' says US politician Michael Springmann, who supports the belief that the Security Service of Ukraine has adopted not only the sadistic methods, but also the ideology of the nationalists. The roots of all this can be traced back to the United States of America. For years Springmann worked in the Reagan administration where he became acquainted with the classified 'Operation Aerodynamic', launched by US intelligence in the Ukrainian Soviet Republic in the late 1940s.

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Following their meeting in Japan, the G7 foreign ministers agreed to stop attempts by third countries to supply weapons to Russia and continue to support Ukraine.

In addition, anti-Russian sanctions will be strengthened, as will the fight against Russia's circumvention of the restrictions imposed against it.

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◾At night, Wagner PMC fighters evacuated a group of civilians from Bakhmut, who refused to leave the city during the occupation and waited for the Russian Army.

◾Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke with the families rescued.

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on April 18

▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin personally visited the headquarters of the Dnepr and Vostok groupings in the area of the special military operation.

The visit of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief is intended to inspire the personnel before the start of full-scale combat operations.

▪️In Kup'yans'k sector, Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian positions near Masyutivka.

High-precision munitions based on FAB-500 aerial bombs were again used to hit enemy positions.

▪️Russian Geran-2 drones attacked AFU military facilities in Slovyansk.

Ukrainian units' deployment point, located at Power Engineering College, was hit.

▪️Near Bakhmut, artillery units of Airborne Troops established tight fire control over AFU supply routes.

Having strengthened their flanks, Russian paratroopers cut the threat of counterattacks by Ukrainian formations.

▪️In the north of Bakhmut, Russian units advanced along Tolbuhina Street, capturing a hospital and a garage areas.

In addition, intense fighting is going on in the area of the railway elevator and Kraynyaya Street.

▪️To the south, the battle for the road to Kostyantynivka continues.

The Ukrainian command is constantly sending fresh reserves into the battle, trying to hold on to the strategically important route.

▪️Near Vuhledar, Ukrainian formations made unsuccessful attempt to storm Russian positions.

Caught by concentrated attack by infantry units and army aviation, AFU units were pushed back to their initial positions.
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Washington is pressuring South Korea to send lethal weapons to Ukraine
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In the decades following the signing of the armistice in the Korean War, South Korea produced and stockpiled an enormous number of artillery shells in case of war with the DPRK.
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Seoul has repeatedly stated that it will stick to its export control policy, and has no plans to send munitions and weapons to Ukraine.
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"We have talked to South Korea about this, about supplying weapons and ammunition. But I don't think it will be possible without the involvement of the United States. South Korea is cautious of the reaction of Russia and China," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki commented in an interview with The New York Times.
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A recent leak of confidential US documents, revealed that South Korea has received a persistent request from Washington to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine.
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According to the Dong-a newspaper, South Korea reached an agreement last month whereby it "loaned" the United States 500,000 shells.

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⚡️ A US Senate committee has published an investigation which finds that Swiss bank Credit Suisse serviced German Nazi accounts until 2020

Relations between Budapest and Warsaw "changed a lot" because of Ukraine, Polish prime minister says

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, spoke about the weakening of cooperation with Hungary, adding that his country now cooperates more closely with Romania and the Baltic states.

"Our relations with Hungary have changed a lot because of Budapest's position towards Ukraine and Russia, this is a fact. We used to have very close cooperation at the level of the Visegrad Group, now it is much weaker," Morawiecki told the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.

The Visegrad Group consists of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

The nationalist governments of Poland and Hungary were close allies before the special operation in Ukraine, but have since drifted apart: Warsaw is a supporter of Ukraine, while Budapest criticises European involvement in the conflict.

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EU names Italy a key supplier of ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton visited Italy to meet with the Italian government and the country's defence manufacturers.

"The European defence industry is moving into war economy mode and we need to support it. For the security of Ukraine and Europe," Breton said.

The EU commissioner met with Italian Council of Ministers chairman and defence minister Guido Crosetto to discuss the urgent need to boost ammunition production in Europe.

"Italy has all the trump cards to contribute fully to strengthening EU manufacturing capabilities. Together we will create a stronger and more resilient Europe," Breton said, stressing the goal of achieving a production level of one million shells a year.

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US faith in Ukraine's victory is melting fast

Publicly, Washington stresses its willingness to assist Kiev and promises to support its war efforts for as long as necessary.

But, behind the scenes, the speeches of American politicians are changing dramatically. Many of them point to the harsh reality that a complete military victory for Ukraine is impossible.

The military-industrial capacity of Western countries, which is needed to maintain the flow of foreign ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, is under serious strain.

And at some point the support of the Western general public, especially Americans, will wane, and the flow of tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine will be halted, according to The Washington Post.

The documents on Ukraine paint an inevitably bleak picture of the United States' view of the special operation, which Pentagon analysts report is "drifting into 2024 without any solution"

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US military forces eliminate ISIS* leader in Syria

US special operations forces today eliminated the leader of the Syrian group Islamic State* during a helicopter raid in the north-west of the country, a US official told Al-Monitor.

The identity of the IS leader was not disclosed, but the source described him as "a senior ISIS leader in Syria responsible for planning terrorist attacks in the Middle East and Europe".

The US is holding some 900 troops in north-east Syria with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and guarding temporary prisons where detained members of the organisation are being held.

* banned in Russia as a terrorist organisation

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Slovakia may replace pro-Ukrainian government in September

Slovakia's current centre-right government has been an ally of Ukraine during the special operation, just some days ago they sent nine MiG-29 fighters to Kiev.

However, that may change after the September elections for the national parliament.

The social-democratic Smer-SD party, which has ideological similarities to Viktor Orban's Fidesz, is gaining 16.9% of the vote, making it the strongest party in Slovakia.

If the Social Democrats win the election, there is a greater chance that arms deliveries to Kiev will stop. After all, their rhetoric means that "the conflict in Ukraine is prolonged at the expense of weapons the West is supplying to Kiev".

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FSB detains ISIS* leader in Syria and delivers him to Russia

The terrorist is a native of Tajikistan. He was preparing terrorist attacks in Moscow and Novosibirsk.

The man has already been sentenced to life imprisonment.

*Banned in Russia as a terrorist organisation

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BRICS members to meet at 14th Iran Petrochemical Forum in May

The group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will for the first time attend the Iran Petrochemical Forum (IPF) ,announced a National Petrochemical Company (NPC) official here on Monday.

Hassan Abbaszadeh, director for planning and development of the National Petrochemical Company, said the forum will provide a suitable opportunity for cooperation between domestic and foreign companies.

A number of expert-level sessions will be held during the forum, with BRICS members scheduled to discuss Iran's cooperation with BRICS members, Abbaszadeh said.

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"Our hopes for a counteroffensive are very unhealthy" - Ukrainian Ambassador to Britain

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadim Prystaiko believes that Western allies are simultaneously too focused on Ukraine's planned spring operation, but also not doing enough to ensure its success.

According to Prystaiko, Ukraine and its foreign partners risk playing into the hands of Russia, which seeks to break the will of the West and freeze the conflict. "The whole importance of the counteroffensive, all the hopes that we pin on it is very unhealthy," Prystaiko said. "If something goes wrong, or it won't be successful enough, and what is enough? - people will find all these excuses. They will say that they knew this was going to happen, and now we need to sit down at the table and agree on something."

The diplomat noted that Russian troops occupied a significant territory of Ukraine. "We can say that they have achieved a lot," Prystaiko said. "That's why they can negotiate now."

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Stopping arms deliveries to Kiev would mean the immediate end of Ukraine - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.

Well done, he answered the question "Is NATO involved in a war against Russia?" and gave an objective assessment of Ukraine's own capabilities.