Militarization of Ukrainian children must be recognized as a crime against humanity – Ombudsman #children #crimeagainsthumanity #Lubinets #ombudsman #propaganda #russia #Ukraine #war uatribune.com/en/militariz...

Egypt has received its fourth shipment of stolen Ukrainian grain since April - MFA #AbuQir #Asomatos #Egypt #looting #MFA #russia #Ukraine #war uatribune.com/en/egypt-has...

#russia's second-largest #oil #refinery, #Kirishi, halted processing on Tuesday after #Ukrainian #drone #attacks damaged three of its four crude distillation units. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

As #Washington moves to reduce its #military presence in #Europe, the continent needs to look to #Ukraine and learn from its #defense-tech revolution, #German Foreign Minister Johann #Wadephul said. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

#Narva Museum in #Estonia will display a poster declaring #russian leader #putin a #war #criminal again on the wall of Narva Castle on May 9. news.err.ee/1610013928/w...

russia returned 375 bodies of tortured Ukrainian POWs #civilians #POW #russia #torture #Ukraine #war #warcrimes uatribune.com/en/russia-re...

The #Chinese captain of a seized #oil #tanker with suspected #russian links has been ​placed under arrest on suspicion of carrying #false #documents and of violating #laws on #seaworthiness, a #Swedish prosecutor said on Monday. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

#Austria declared three #russian ​diplomats personae non ‌gratae over an "antenna forest" on the ​roofs of diplomatic ​buildings that could be ⁠used for ​#spying, the government said ​on Monday. www.reuters.com/world/austri...

The #US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from #NATO #ally #Germany, the #Pentagon announced on Friday, as ​a rift over the #Iran #war widens between President Donald #Trump and #Europe. www.reuters.com/world/us-wit...

Khartiia Brigade conducted a fully robotized operation in Kupiansk [video] #grounddrone #Khartiia #Kupiansk #Lava #russia #UGV #Ukraine #war uatribune.com/en/without-a...

A #russian national pleaded guilty to charges that carry as many as 27 years in #prison for breaking into and damaging critical #oil and #gas #infrastructure in the #US, #Ukraine, #Germany, #France and #Latvia. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#Ukraine’s attacks on #russian #oil infrastructure climbed to the highest monthly level since December, cutting #russia’s #refinery runs to multi-year lows. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#Estonia’s domestic #intelligence agency has one piece of advice for #European peers unsure about how to handle #saboteurs hired by #russia: prosecute them as publicly as possible. www.ft.com/content/3415...

Insurgents recaptured a #Malian town that had come to symbolize #russia’s promise of delivering on #security where #Western forces had failed. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#russian #culture in the hands of the #Chekists is not art, but merely another tool for dismantling #Europe’s #independence from #kremlin pensioners. uatribune.com/en/russian-c...

Another vessel carrying grain linked to #Ukraine’s #occupied territories has reportedly entered the #Israeli port of #Haifa, raising renewed concerns over the ongoing trade in what #Kyiv considers #looted #agricultural products. www.kyivpost.com/post/74925

#Ukraine struck #russia’s #oil infrastructure in the Black Sea port city of #Tuapse for the third time in a month. The #Ukrainian Army General Staff confirmed the attack, claiming the refinery is involved in #russia’s #army supply chain. www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

The acting #US ambassador to #Ukraine, Julie #Davis, will depart #Kyiv in the coming weeks. She has grown frustrated with her role amid differences with #Trump over his dwindling support for Ukraine, said three people familiar with her decision. www.ft.com/content/33d5...

#NKorean leader Kim Jong #Un has praised soldiers who committed #suicide while fighting against #Ukrainian forces ​in #russia's #Kursk region, confirming an extreme battle policy. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

#moscow's relentless strikes on Chornobyl's ‘New Safe Confinement' undermine decades of international efforts and investment – European Commission #Chornobyl #EU #EuropeanCommission #russia #Ukraine #war uatribune.com/en/moscow-s-...

The #German government believes that #russia ​could be responsible for #phishing #attacks targeting high-profile politicians, diplomats, military officers and ​journalists www.reuters.com/world/german...

“Increasingly, the #Europeans understand that there is a fundamental incompatibility of interests and objectives between #Ukraine and #russia, and the only sensible course is to continue to stand with Ukraine.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/w...

#Europeans have to step up and defend their own interests because the #US, #China and #russia are now all “dead against” them, #French President Emmanuel #Macron warned. #EU www.politico.eu/article/emma...

#Poland’s prime minister questioned whether the #US would be “loyal” to its #NATO commitment to #defend #Europe in the event of a #russian #attack, and urged the #EU to become a “real alliance” in protecting the continent. www.ft.com/content/1a5a...

The #US has burned through so many munitions in #Iran that some administration officials increasingly assess that #America couldn’t fully execute contingency plans to defend #Taiwan from a #Chinese #invasion. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

#Pentagon email outlines options for the #US to punish #NATO #allies it believes failed to support the #war with #Iran, including suspending #Spain from the alliance and reviewing the US position on #Britain's claim to ‌the #Falkland Islands. www.reuters.com/world/pentag...

The #US #military has introduced #Ukrainian counter-#drone technology in recent weeks at a key US #air #base in Saudi Arabia, according to five people with ​knowledge of the matter. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

The #oil windfall triggered by the #Trump's #war on #Iran is unlikely to help #putin revive #russia’s sluggish #economy that’s teetering on the edge of #recession. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The White House has developed something akin to a “naughty and nice” list of #NATO countries, as the #Trump administration looks for ways to punish #allies who refused to back the #Iran #war. #US #EU www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

The #US #military has significantly depleted its #stockpile of key #missiles during the #war with #Iran and created a “near-term risk” of running out of ammunition in a future conflict should one arise in the next few years edition.cnn.com/2026/04/21/p...

russia and China undermine international arms control - NATO #China #NATO #NPT #nuclearweapons #russia uatribune.com/en/russia-an...

#Ukrainian officials have suggested that the slice of the country’s #Donbas region that #russia is still fighting for could be named “Donnyland.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

#russia was forced to reduce ​#oil output in April due to #Ukrainian #drone #attacks on ports and refineries, as well as a halt to crude ‌supplies via the only remaining #russian oil #pipeline to #Europe. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

#Germany and #France have called for #Ukraine to be granted “symbolic” benefits in a pre-accession phase that excludes #EU #farming subsidies and #voting rights www.ft.com/content/d44b...

russians struck a passenger train in Kherson with a drone and cynically boasted about it [video] #Kherson #russia #Ukraine #war #warcrimes uatribune.com/en/russians-...

The #EU is to game out how the bloc's mutual assistance clause, Article 42.7, would work in practice. The clause states that if a member of the EU is faced by "armed #aggression," other members have an obligation to come to its aid. www.politico.eu/article/eu-d...

#Sweden's #military chief believes the #kremlin may launch an attack in the #Baltic #Sea to expose divisions within #NATO www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

A cargo ​of liquefied natural gas from #russia's Portovaya plant on the Baltic Sea that ‌is under #US #sanctions is on its way to #India www.reuters.com/business/ene...

#russia has delivered a second post-sanctions #LNG cargo from the #Baltic ​Sea's Portovaya plant to #China. In the early stages of its ⁠operations, ​most cargoes were delivered ​to #Turkey and #Greece. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

According to a recent poll, the #AfD received 27 percent of the vote in #Germany – an increase of one percentage point compared to the previous month. The #CDU/#CSU fell by three percentage points to 23 percent. www.welt.de/politik/deut...

The #Hungarian Defense Forces began withdrawing soldiers from critical facilities designated for defense due to the "threat" of a #Ukrainian #attack hvg.hu/itthon/20260...

#russia’s #intelligence services are now seeking to damage #European #infrastructure with #cyber #attacks rather than merely overwhelm websites with excess traffic, #Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar #Bohlin said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#Iran secretly acquired a #Chinese #spy #satellite that gave the Islamic republic a powerful new capability to target #US military bases across the Middle East during the recent #war - FT www.ft.com/content/1fdd...

Iceland and Poland to join the special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine #aggression #Iceland #Poland #russia #specialtribunal #Ukraine #war uatribune.com/en/iceland-a...

A fallback plan to ensure #Europe can #defend itself using #NATO’s existing #military structures if the #US departs is gaining traction www.wsj.com/world/europe...

The #UK is providing 120,000 #drones to #Ukraine in what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said is the largest delivery of its kind. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thousands of #protesters in #Slovakia ’s capital and elsewhere in the country rallied on Tuesday against a controversial plan by populist Prime Minister Robert #Fico to scrap #mail #voting for Slovaks living abroad. apnews.com/article/slov...

#Oil prices dropped on Tuesday on hopes #Iran will resume talks with the #US and #Israel to ​end the conflict that has shut the Strait of #Hormuz www.reuters.com/business/ene...

#Estonia apprehended a record number of #russian #collaborators in 2025, the country’s Internal Security Service (KAPO) revealed www.politico.eu/article/esto...

The #AfD parliamentary group wants to reactivate the #Nord #Stream #pipeline. #Germany #war #russia #Europe #EU www.welt.de/politik/deut...