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Zelenskyy: No one will understand if invitation for Ukraine to join NATO is not extended to our country at the Vilnius Summit

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects that Ukraine will be officially invited to become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance at the NATO summit in Vilnius in summer. Source: President Zelenskyy’s evening video address on 20 April Details: The President noted that he discussed with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Kyiv the protection…

Explosion thunders in Belgorod, large crater observed on city street

Pravda Ukraine An explosion occurred in the Russian city of Belgorod, a large funnel-shaped crater formed on one of the streets of the city. Source: Telegram channel Zhest Belgorod, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov Details: At first, Telegram users reported that “it’s loud in the oblast!. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398787/

Zaluzhnyi told Latvian counterpart about front and Ukraine’s current needs

Pravda Ukraine Leonīds Kalniņš, Commander of the Armed Forces of Latvia, visited Ukraine for his first time. He met with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhnyi, who told him about the situation on the Ukrainian front, the need to strengthen air defences and the supply of weapons. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398784/

Russian-German dialogue forum founded by Putin and Schröder is closed

Pravda Ukraine The Petersburg Dialogue public forum, founded in 2001 to deepen mutual understanding between Germany and Russia, has approved the liquidation procedure. Source: The forum announced this on Thursday 20 April, reports European Pravda The decision to liquidate the Petersburg Dialogue was made by its General Assembly. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398783/

Slovenia to join joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Slovenian Defense Minister Marjan Šarec will sign an agreement with the European Defence Agency (EDA) on joining the project of joint purchases of artillery ammunition for Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, referring to RTV Slovenija Details: The decision was made at a meeting of EU defence and foreign ministers as part of the plan…

If there is still the war in 2024, Russian athletes should not be at the Olympics – Paris mayor to Zelenskyy

Pravda Ukraine As part of the International Summit of Cities and Regions, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of the French city of Paris, and Vasco Cordeiro, the President of the European Committee of Regions. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398781/

S-400 missile system overturned near Tula, Russia

Pravda Ukraine In Russia, an S-400 surface-to-air missile system overturned on the M2-Crimea highway near Tula, around the village of Prudnoye. Source: Russian telegram channels Mash, Shot Details: It is reported that an air defence system worth about 13 billion Russian roubles [approximately US$159. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398777/

Ukrainian Prime Minister on the first Summit of cities and regions: Extremely productive day

Pravda Ukraine Eleven agreements were signed, during the first International Summit of Cities and Regions held on 20 April in Kyiv between Ukrainian regions, cities, hromadas [administrative units that include cities or several villages and their adjacent territories] and foreign partners. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398776/

About 20 Republican senators called on Biden to end aid to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine A group of Republican senators prepared a joint letter to US President Joe Biden, in which they call for an end to aid to Ukraine in the current format. Source: European Pravda Details: Among the senators who signed a letter are the notorious Trumpist and supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory, Marjorie Taylor…

Russia’s State Duma grants Wagner mercenaries right to status of “combat veterans”

Pravda Ukraine Russia’s State Duma has finally approved a law allowing the mercenaries of the Wagner private military company [PMC] who participate in the war in Ukraine, which the Kremlin calls a “special military operation”, to receive the statuses of veteran and disabled veteran. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398772/