A Russian missile attack on the city of Nikolaev from Wednesday to Thursday night resulted in the death of one person and the wounding of dozens, Ukrainian authorities announced. According to a classified document recently leaked online, Russia privately told 10 Norwegian diplomats that despite the burden of unprecedented sanctions, Russia would have enough funds to wage war in Ukraine for another year, according to US intelligence. , after Oslo authorities expelled 15 Russian diplomats.
Highlights of Thursday, April 27 Live:
The time is 18:24 The European Union is expected to agree to open its markets duty-free to Ukrainian grain on Friday, despite objections from central and eastern European countries hit by falling agricultural prices, The Guardian reports. Details here.
The time is 17:56 Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, joked on Thursday when his men said there would be a ceasefire in Bahmut, allowing visiting US journalists to show the town to Ukrainian forces on the other side of the front line, Reuters reported. Details here.
The time is 17:33 China has significantly expanded its anti-espionage law with an amendment published on Thursday, now aimed at protecting not only state secrets but more vaguely defined “national interests”, dpa reports. Details here.
The time is 16:34 Russia does not want to take the path of nuclear escalation in its dispute with the West over Ukraine, but allies should not test its patience, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Thursday, Reuters writes. Details here.
The time is 16:06 Russia’s Foreign Ministry has rejected a request by the US Embassy to meet with imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Ivan Gershkovic on May 11, The Guardian reported. Details here.
The time is 15:35 President Vladimir Putin will speak by phone with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, the Kremlin announced, before the two countries celebrate the inauguration of Turkey’s first nuclear reactor. Details here.
The time is 14:39 Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, said on Thursday it would suspend artillery fire in Bahmut to allow Ukrainian forces on the other side of the front line to show the town safely to visiting US journalists, Reuters reports. Details here.
The time is 14:22 China warned South Korea and the United States on Thursday not to “provoke conflict” with Pyongyang after the US and South Korean presidents warned that if North Korea uses its nuclear weapons, it could be heading towards the “end” of its regime, AFP reported. . Details here.
The time is 13:58 Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by the BBC that Moscow’s relations with Central and Western European countries are at an all-time low. Details here
The time is 13:41 Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in an interview with the RBC Ukraine news station that public expectations about the results of an expected counterattack against Russian forces are “overheated,” according to CNN. Details here
The time is 13:31 Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said the European Union has violated several international agreements, after Kosovo took a key step to join the Council of Europe on Monday, as Serbia fought to oppose international recognition of its former province, Euractiv reported. Thursday. Details here
The time is 13:16 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to use China’s influence in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, following a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time since the Russian aggression against the neighbor began 14 months ago. , TPA said on Thursday. Details here
The time is 13:05 NATO allies and partners have delivered 1,550 armored vehicles and 230 tanks to Ukraine and helped retake territory from Russian forces, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. Details here
The time is 12:45 Published by the Globecheck think tank Report It emphasizes the “difficult, expensive and almost impossible” task facing Ukraine at the end of the war – demining the country’s terrain, the BBC writes. Details here
The time is 12:36 The President of the Republic of Moldova, Mia Sandu, announced on Wednesday evening in a televised program that there are several candidates for the post of Bashkan (Regional President, ed.) of the country’s semi-autonomous region of Caucasia. Sunday’s elections are “agents of the Russian Federation rather than politicians who want to work for the citizens”. The Moldovan head of state believes that the Russian campaign in the Caucasus is successful because the citizens do not know the Romanian language, so Mia Sandu insists on implementing a Romanian language learning program so that people can integrate, News.ro reported. Details here
The time is 12:18 A fire at a Russian cultural center in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, home to thousands of Russian citizens and Ukrainian refugees, has caused heavy damage, according to multiple sympathetic sources cited by AFP. Details here
The time is 12:02 Recent satellite images analyzed by CNN show Russian forces have evacuated a key base in northern Crimea. The facility, located near the village of Medvedevka and close to the border with Kherson region, housed a significant number of Russian armored vehicles. Details here
The time is 11:37 The current Ambassador to Lithuania, Romanian Consul Cosmin Dinescu, has been appointed Head of the European Union in the Republic of Moldova (EU Partnership Mission – EUPM), according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The civilian mission deployed to Chisinau is a first for the EU and aims to support the Republic of Moldova in the face of Russian threats. Details here
The time is 11:16 Brussels believes Russia is winning a “war of words” in both Latin America and Africa and the Middle East over what is happening in Ukraine, and believes a lot of diplomacy and communication is needed to counter this trend, it said on Wednesday evening. Vera Jourova, Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, during an interview organized in Brussels by the European Newsroom for companies participating in the project, including EFE. Details here
The time is 11:05 The remains of an “airborne military object” have been found near the town of Bydgoszcz in northern Poland, the Polish defense minister and the Polish justice minister have said. Guardian. Details here
The time is 10:30 The head of the US European Command, General Christopher Cavoli, told a committee of the US Congress on Wednesday that the Ukrainians are “well positioned” for a counterattack against the Russian military, writes CNN. Details here
The time is 09:55 A new recording of a phone conversation between two members of Russia’s business elite has been leaked to the media: “This will end in hell. People will kill each other in the streets of Moscow” (details here).
The time is 09:42 Kremlin’s hostile gesture towards the Republic of Moldova: Several Moldovan officials, including Interior Minister Ana Revenko, were barred from entering Russia. What are the implications of this decision? (details here)
09:00 Telegraph: Putin has already lost Ukraine. We should focus on China’s upcoming war with Taiwan
The time is 08:53 A Russian missile attack was carried out on the town of Nicolaev from Wednesday to Thursday night, resulting in the death of one person and 23 injuries, according to the latest balance posted by President Zelenski on social networks, The Guardian reported.
The governor of southern Ukraine’s Nikolaev region said Russian missiles also hit an apartment building of the same name and a private house.
The time is 08:42 According to the US secret services, Russia, despite the burden of unprecedented sanctions, will have enough funds to wage war in Ukraine for another year, the BBC writes in a classified document recently leaked online. (details here)
The time is 08:12 Russia announced the expulsion of 10 Norwegian diplomats after authorities in Oslo expelled 15 Russian diplomats. (details here)
The time is 07:52 Bogdan Bitik, a Ukrainian journalist working with La Repubblica reporters, was shot dead by Russian snipers in southern Ukraine, while his Italian colleague was wounded, the Italian publication reported on Wednesday, according to theguardian.com. (details here)
The time is 07:24 Russian disinformation is widespread in the Republic of Moldova’s Autonomous Region of Cacaocia. Details here.
The time is 07:00 The White House welcomed news that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday for the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, but expressed caution that the conversation would “lead to no kind of meaningful peace movement or plan.” ,” CNN reported. Details here.
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