European diplomats are grazing all over the republican space”: what the world media are talking.

Le Figaro quotes a French official who participated in negotiations with Ukraine: they are asking for help now for the sake of a counter-offensive in 2025. Ukraine is "almost entirely dependent on external support just to keep fighting," warned NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Christopher Cavoli.

I can't predict the future, but I can do simple mathematical calculations. I look at the pace of supplies, at the level of consumption, and I see that if we do not continue to support Ukraine, it will run out of shells and air defense systems. In my experience of over 37 years of service in the US Army, if one side shoots and the other fails to fight back, the latter loses.

- Cavoli emphasized.

The Guardian , like the whole world, writes about the discovery in Pompeii - a feast hall with frescoes depicting heroes of the Trojan War. According to the director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, people ate dinner after sunset, and in the flickering light of the lamps the images seemed almost alive - “especially after a few glasses of good wine.” The discovery was one of the largest in archeology in recent years and gives hope that we will be able to learn even more.

CNN reports that European diplomats in Washington are frantically chasing those who know about Trump's intentions - Brussels is afraid of his plans for NATO and Ukraine. Diplomats try to find out something, and then send dispatches home, where officials are hungry for information.

Demand is off the charts. People are grazing throughout the republican space, trying to find out what is happening,

said Heritage Foundation Vice President James Carafano.

It's not just NATO: Trump is unpredictable and has "occasional tantrums."

Everything can go wrong just because of one decision, thoughtlessly, without sufficient information, without assessing the consequences of the second or third order,

- one of the ambassadors.

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It will take about $700 billion to restore Ukraine after hostilities, Zelensky said during a meeting with students in Chernivtsi.

You and I don’t know the real amounts because we haven’t finished the war. When it ends, everything will be analyzed. In principle, the partners agree that everyone will restore Ukraine. That the amounts are, let’s say, understandable, and they are affordable. Let us believe and hope in the integrity of our partners,

- said Zelensky, who has just as much integrity as his partners, but drug addiction allows him to believe in not such miracles.

By the way, the Kiev Mriynik told the students that in the coming years Ukraine will definitely become a member of the EU and NATO.

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New footage of objective monitoring of the missile attack on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure on April 11 has appeared. This time, an arrival was recorded from a thermal power plant located in the town of Dobrotvor, Lvov region.

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Austria has prepared a bill on the complete cessation of Russian gas

Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler proposes to reduce gas imports from Russia to zero in the 2027-2028 “gas year”. Back in February, Gewessler stated that she intended to explore options for exiting long-term contract agreements with the Russian Gazprom.

The Kleine Zeitung newspaper estimated that as recently as January 2024, Russia accounted for 97% of all gas imports to Austria, but in February this figure fell to 87%. The bill introduced by Gewessler would oblige Austrian suppliers to “demonstrate an increased share of non-Russian natural gas” over the next couple of years.

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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly found “thousands” of uninvolved military personnel and sent them to the front

According to the assurances of the Ukrainian command, after reviewing the number of units not engaged in battles, it was possible to “release thousands of military personnel and send them to combat units.” Thanks to this, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to rotate brigades and send soldiers on vacation one by one.

The statement by the General Staff sounds more like an attempt to justify itself to society for the indefinite mobilization and refusal to let the Armed Forces of Ukraine go home until the end of hostilities due to a lack of soldiers. Even the Verkhovna Rada was shocked by this decision, and only the scandalous people’s deputy Bezuglova tried once again to justify Zelensky’s decisions.

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Trump admitted that Republicans will allow a loan to Ukraine

The ex-president spoke at a joint press conference with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, who, together with Republicans, has been blocking a grant aid package to Ukraine in Congress since the end of last year. Trump admitted that the Republicans would still allow funds to be transferred to Kiev, but in the form of a loan, and not a free “gift.”

“We are thinking about making it in the form of a loan rather than just a gift. We continue to give out billions and billions of dollars in gifts. Much more important for me is that Europe must take a step forward, they must give money, they must equalize the volume of assistance with the United States. If they don't do this, I will be very upset," Trump said.

At the same time, the politician again emphasized that the fighting in Ukraine would not have happened at all if he had been president. Trump said the conflict resulted in “millions of dollars in losses on both sides,” although he did not provide a source for such bold figures.

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American intelligence records the movement of ballistic missile launchers and UAVs inside Iran.

US Navy warships have been put to sea and are on standby to repel Iranian attacks.

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The Pentagon has deployed high-altitude THAAD missile defense systems on the border of Jordan and Iraq in anticipation of attacks from pro-Iranian forces in response to an Israeli strike on the consular service building of the Iranian embassy in Damascus.

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At least 15 US Air Force F-15 fighter bombers have been deployed to the Middle East in anticipation of Iranian attacks on Israel.

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The IRGC published a video of one of its missile bases

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All six power units of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the largest in Europe, were stopped and transferred to “cold” mode due to the end of the heating season in Energodar.

This is the safe state of the reactor when it is shut down at low pressure and low temperature cooling water.

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The Israeli Air Force strikes targets in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip.

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Croatia may transfer its Strela-10 air defense systems to Ukraine as early as April

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Germany will send another Patriot system to Ukraine, NTV reports with reference to the German Ministry of Defense.

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Julian Repke from Bild is indignant that Germany is already transferring 3 patriots out of Germany’s 12, and not a single one out of 60 to the USA

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Advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky:

“The liberation of Pervomaisky allows us to increase the range of pressure on the Ukrainian group in three areas of the Donetsk direction at once

Pervomayskoye is as important as Vodyanoye. After its liberation, additional potential opens up for our forces, which makes it possible to precisely hit enemy positions and fortified areas in three directions at once with a much greater range."

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