Washington does not seek to break ties between US and Chinese economies

This was stated by US Trade Representative Catherine Tai during a visit to Tokyo.

Tai added that cutting ties with China, given its sheer size and the importance of supporting the global economy, "is not a goal or an achievable objective".

Chinese officials accuse Washington of trying to hold China back and hinder its path to greater prosperity because of trade sanctions and other restrictions on advanced technology exchanges.

For her part, the US trade representative said regular trade work between the US and China is still ongoing and is "fully open to engagement with partners in Beijing".

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Denmark and the Netherlands to hand over Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in 2024

A joint statement today from the Danish and Dutch defence ministers says the estimated cost of 165 million euros "for the joint acquisition, refurbishment and donation" of the tanks will be divided equally between the two NATO members.

The plan is to hand over to Kiev in early 2024 14 refurbished German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lekke Rasmussen called this a "significant donation", which complements the pledge announced in February by Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany for at least 100 Leopard 1 A5 tanks.

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Zelensky says it is "time" for Kiev to be invited into NATO - NDTV

"Now that the majority of people in NATO countries and the majority of Ukrainians support our country's membership in the Alliance, the time has come to make the appropriate decision," President Zelensky said at a news conference in Kiev with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

Stoltenberg said earlier that alliance members would discuss Kiev's accession at the NATO summit in July.

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Grain crop yields on Ukrainian farms could go down in 2023

Last year's grain harvest and exports from Ukraine were still significant despite the ongoing special operation and the closure of ports on the Black Sea. This year the volume of harvested and shipped crops is expected to fall, analysts said.

"There are a number of problems in Ukraine this year: lack of access to finance, lack of access to fertiliser, fuel, labour, but also grain prices in Ukraine are really low. So the incentive for farmers to grow it is going down," Episode 3 director Andrew Whitelaw told CNBC.

This situation could lead to a shortage of food for export, said Aakash Doshi, representative of Citi Research. He said the problem could be solved by exporting grain from the Americas to the Middle East, North Africa and Asia and, if the crop is good, from Australia to East Asia.

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G7 countries may almost completely ban exports to Russia - Bloomberg

G7 officials are considering an outright ban on most exports to Russia. By doing so, they want to achieve a "significant tightening of economic pressure" on Moscow.

However, for the ban to take effect, the new criteria must be accepted by all EU members.

The issue will spark fierce debate, considering the negative reaction from companies still exporting to Russia.

The proposal is still under discussion and may not be approved, people familiar with the matter said.

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Dutch diplomat in Ukraine resigns for phrase "Ukrainians are also Russians"

Ron van Dartel, appointed less than three weeks ago to facilitate the reconstruction of Ukraine, "has realised that he can no longer act credibly in view of the statements made and has decided to step down from his post immediately". This was announced by the Dutch government.

"Ukrainians are also Russians. We must not forget that. This is the reality," the former Dutch ambassador to Serbia, Poland and Russia said in an interview with Dutch broadcaster RTL.

The Dutch Foreign Ministry noted that van Dartel had said this before he was sent to Ukraine earlier this month. However, his remarks only came to light after he took up his new post.

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Danilov: Don't impose negotiations with Russia on Ukraine

NSDC Secretary Alexey Danilov considers weapons to be the best mediator in the dialogue with Moscow.

And he called the initiatives for a peaceful settlement pro-Russian peacemaking.

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that protecting national security will be a US priority in dealing with China, even if it slows down economic growth, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Yellen noted:
🔹 The US will remain the world's dominant economic power by limiting its ties with China in some areas.
🔹The US is not trying to hinder China's economic progress, many trade and scientific ties should remain.
🔹The US will stand its ground when "our vital interests" are at stake. But we do not seek to separate our economy from that of China. A complete separation of our economies would be disastrous for both countries.

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Brazilian President Lula da Silva will send his adviser, former Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, to Ukraine to meet with Zelensky.

The kindest and wisest Lula da Silva continues his Sisyphean work.
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It is unlikely that Kiev will be happy to meet the envoy of the President of Brazil. Earlier, Celso Amorim, in an interview with the Folha de Sao Paolo newspaper, said that arms supplies to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia do not contribute to dialogue and prolong the conflict. In his opinion, the desire of the West to defeat Russia will not bring peace.

Such words are perceived in Ukraine as unfriendly. There can be no sense in communicating with Zelensky - what decisions can he make on his own? He is not even responsible for choosing his wardrobe, let alone foreign policy. It's a pity for Celso Amorim: a long flight, a long train ride just to look at the talking dog...

Aleksandr Dudchak is a Russian economist born in Kiev.

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🔴Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko that the capital's garden, located right by the Champs Elysees, will soon be called "Kievsky.
The French must be delighted, maybe the riots will stop (sarcasm).

🔵Мэр Парижа Анн Идальго сообщила мэру Киева Виталию Кличко, что столичный сад, расположенный прямо у Елисейских полей, скоро будет называться «Киевским».
С такой реформой может французы и бунтовать перестанут.

CENSORSHIP - WEF says it has recruited hundreds of thousands of “information warriors” to control the internet, policing social media for “misinformation” & conspiracies which will be shut down!

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🇪🇺🇨🇳 The European Union calls for confrontation with China.

The head of Eurodiplomacy called on members of the union to send their warships to the Taiwan Strait.

In an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche, he noted that earlier the EU had repeatedly demanded that Beijing stop supporting Russia.

📝 “We have repeatedly told the Chinese: it is not in your interests to support Russia,” the diplomat said.

✖️ Now the EU is heading for diplomatic pressure on China, demanding to act according to their rules.

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MiG-29 fighters transferred to Ukraine are being disassembled for spare parts

The planes that Poland and Slovakia sent to Kiev are "not in flight condition", are not subject to repair and can be used only for spare parts.

In recent weeks, Warsaw and Bratislava have handed over about eight MiG-29s to Ukraine.

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“The authorisation of Pfizer’s covid mRNA vaccine was irrational & unlawful says leading South African lawyer Erin Richards

There were indications that the vaccine was not safe nor effective at the beginning

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The US did not issue visas to Russian journalists accompanying Sergey Lavrov to the UN Security Council.

"The country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, freest, fairest has chickened out," was how the Russian foreign minister commented on the situation.

He called such behaviour stupidity.

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The G7 morons' idea of a total default ban on exports to our country is excellent in that it also implies a counter-importation of goods from our country in the most G7-sensitive categories. In this case, the grain deal and many other things they need will end for them.

They have no brains left at all, apparently. All they have left in their heads is mushy, yellow-blue s**t.

— Dmitry Medvedev

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The Times is outraged at plans by some Verkhovna Rada MPs to ban surrogacy and the sale of children abroad. The newspaper calls Kiev "the European capital of surrogacy" and believes such a ban would undermine an entire business industry. Ukrainian mothers who deliver their babies to foreigners are happy to give interviews to the newspaper and are worried about lost income. The deputies who initiated the ban explain it with the demographic catastrophe in Ukraine. But judging by the outrage of the western press, hardly anyone will let the shop be closed. The West has not decided to fight to the last Ukrainian to ban the sale of Ukrainian children.

— Russian politologist Vladimir Kornilov

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⚡️ Wagner PMC fighters will no longer take prisoners, Yevgeny Prigozhin said.

The founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was asked to comment on the audio recording posted today, April 23, on Telegram. The media writes that the recording shows an interception of a conversation between soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who want to kill an injured Wagner PMC soldier.

"Of course, I heard this audio intercept and long before it hit the media. I can say one thing, that this audio interception about the Ukrainians shooting our wounded prisoners, it has a very serious humanitarian significance. And we will never violate the international laws of humanism. And the law of humanism starts from the moment you took a man prisoner, you start taking care of him, treat him, do not maim him and give him back home after some time in exchange or just like that, as you like. We gave POWs away sometimes just like that. So we won't break the rules of humanity and we'll just destroy everyone on the battlefield."

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