Prologue Journal – Page 35217 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Aggressive stray dogs should be put to sleep, says presidential envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ivanov’s statement followed an incident in Orenburg where a child died after being attacked by stray dogs and a criminal case was opened https://tass.com/society/1605527

Appeals court affirms conviction of Chauvin for George Floyd murder

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739483

Sudan Live Updates: Civilians Feel Strain as Blasts Rock Capital

New York Times Many Khartoum residents were trapped at home without electricity or water as the country’s two top generals battled for a third day to control the northeast African nation. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/17/world/sudan-fighting-news

French court clears Air France, Airbus over Rio-Paris plane crash

Reuters Reuters was first to report a long-awaited French court verdict that cleared Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter in the case of a jetliner crash that killed all 228 people on board while traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in 2009. Reuters reported the outcome of France’s first ever trial for such…

NATO no longer allows temporary occupation of its territory in event of Russian attack – NYT

Pravda Ukraine Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has prompted the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to restore its own military capabilities to Cold War-era levels, as well as to reconsider its approach to deterrence on its eastern borders. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398265/

State Duma committee approves Russian citizenship for foreigners who sign army contracts

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the document, foreign nationals and stateless persons who sign contracts with the Russian Armed Forces, other forces and military formations for at least one year, will be eligible to apply for Russian citizenship https://tass.com/politics/1605525

Rep. Hank Johnson accuses relatives of crime victims of being ‘props in a MAGA Broadway production’

Fox News Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., sparked an uproar during Monday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing after he slammed the family members of New York City crime victims as “props in a MAGA Broadway production.” The hearing in New York City called “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan” took aim at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg…

China’s army to conduct major exercise in Yellow Sea on April 18

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The coordinates of the area that ships not involved in the exercise should stay out of are listed https://tass.com/defense/1605523

Biden administration to advance small F-16 equipment sale to Turkey

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739482

Every time weapons supply is delayed, it cost Ukrainian soldiers their lives – Zelenskyy

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukrainian soldiers pay with their lives for the time they wait for weapons deliveries – this happens every time partners delay or hesitate on the type or certain characteristics of weapons. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398264/