The Moscow court sentenced dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison. The adversary was prosecuted for, among other things, charged with treason for criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced to imprisonment in a maximum security prison, the judicial committee chaired by judge Sergei Podobrigorov said in a statement released by Interfax. The charge of treason relates to “knowingly disseminating false information about the actions of the Russian armed forces and cooperation with an organization not wanted in Russia”. The dissident’s defense announced that it intended to appeal the verdict. Russia will be free, I tell everyone. the dissident shouted in the courtroom after his verdict was read. The United Nations called for his “immediate” release. A similar request came from German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sassi.
In the wake of the meeting between Putin and Defense Minister Li Changfu, a report of the talks arrived from Beijing. Li said China is “ready to work with Russia to fully implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state,” Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, to “further promote Strategic communication between the two armies, coordination and multilateral cooperation And make new contributions to maintain security and stability at the global and regional levels. “Li said, in the account provided by Beijing, the two heads of state set the ‘direction for the development of Sino-Russian relations’, while the overall strategy and partnership of coordination in the new era has been constantly deepening.” In addition to, Military mutual trust “was increasingly strengthened, and cooperation yielded fruitful resultsPutin asked to convey sincere greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping, recalling his visit to Russia that took place last March with fruitful results. President Xi and I have drawn up plans and agreements for the development of Russian-Chinese relations in the new era, and agreed to further strengthen bilateral strategic coordination and deepen practical cooperation in the fields of economy, culture and education. Russian-Chinese military cooperation “occupies an important place in relations between the two countries”hoping that “the two sides will enhance cooperation in areas such as joint exercises and professional exchanges. Li is on a list of Chinese officials sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for his recent role in military procurement from Russia.
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The European Commission is working on a new aid package that could amount to €75 million from CAP crisis reserves to ease pressure on grain prices in countries bordering Ukraine. Brussels is confident that the proposal will be presented in the next few days (ANSA)
On the ground, while Putin reiterated from the Kremlin that Russia has clear priorities in the use of its armed forces, “first of all, in Ukraine and in protecting our people in the Donbass, in other new regions,” the Russian Defense Ministry announced the deaths of seven British mercenaries. “The forces killed a group of seven British mercenaries with several F-1 bombs and small arms and captured a stronghold of the Ukrainian armed forces,” the ministry said.
Besides the fighting, another tragedy is affecting Ukraine. The British Ministry of Defense revealed that, since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, more than 750 civilians have been killed or injured in landmine explosions, including more than 90 children. (1 of 8): It will probably take at least a decade to mine the entire country. Every day civilians are killed in Ukraine by mines, according to the report published online: The most affected areas are the Kherson and Kharkiv regions, more specifically the areas formerly occupied by Russia. London experts concluded that as spring comes and more people are engaged in agricultural activities, the risk of civilian accidents due to landmines will also increase.
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Pro-Russian, missiles on Donetsk near the cathedral, dead and wounded. The vigil of the Orthodox Easter was in progress. Russian missiles destroy a Ukrainian Orthodox church in the Zaporozhye region. Two people were injured in an explosive device explosion targeting the Nikopol church in front of the nuclear power plant. Two teenagers were killed in a Russian bombing in the Mykolaiv region. Pope’s prayer: “Easter helps peace in Russia and Ukraine.” Wagner militia releases 130 Ukrainian prisoners of war
And in the balance of yesterday’s fighting, the Ukrainian forces repelled, yesterday, 60 Russian attacks in the directions of Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, according to Kiev. Russian forces launched 25 missile attacks on the cities of Zaporizhia, Kamyshevakha (Zaporizhia region) and Snegirivka (Mykolaiv) in the past 24 hours, as well as 42 air strikes. In addition, the Russians carried out 46 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems against Ukrainian military sites and civilian infrastructure, resulting in deaths and injuries.
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A similar step has been taken in recent days by Poland and Hungary (ANSA)
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