Prologue Journal – Page 38678 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Susan Stroman Tells Stories Through Music

Wall Street Journal The Tony-winning director and choreographer returns to Broadway with the new musical ‘New York, New York.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/susan-stroman-tells-stories-through-music-411de9d6

Pentagon Aid Package to Ukraine Includes Old M21 Anti-Tank Mines

New York Times The M21 mines do not run afoul of international treaties. But unlike other mines the United States has given to Kyiv, they can be lethal indefinitely. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/politics/ukraine-weapons-land-mines.html

Pentagon Aid Package to Ukraine Includes Decades-Old Anti-Tank Land Mines

Zelenskyy awaits report of Ukraine’s Defence Minister on Ramstein-format meeting

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken about the details of the meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and said he was waiting for Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov to report on the results of the Ramstein-format meeting. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398918/

Army officer in Ukraine faces charges for failed recruitment of Russian pilots

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that the plan for the special operation had not been approved by the SBU or the Main Department of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense https://tass.com/defense/1607951

Canadian academic convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing

Washington Post A Paris court has convicted a Lebanese-Canadian academic in absentia on terrorism charges over a bombing outside a Paris synagogue in 1980 that killed four and wounded 46 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/paris-synagogue-bombing-1980-diab/d72c4520-e05d-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Belarus Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Jail Term for Activist

Moscow Times Prosecutor Natalia Sokolova demanded Roman Protasevich be jailed for ten years and sought lengthy prison terms for two other exiled Nexta contributors. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/21/belarus-prosecutors-seek-10-year-jail-term-for-activist-a80906

EU 27 foreign ministers to convene on April 24 to discuss military support to Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, it was reported that EU countries were split about whether contracts to buy ammunition for Ukraine should be concluded only with EU companies, or whether they will also be open to producers from outside the bloc https://tass.com/world/1607949

Ukraine’s defence forces repel 30 Russian attacks, Bakhmut remains in epicentre of hostilities – General Staff report

Pravda Ukraine Since the beginning of the day on 21 April, Russian occupation forces have launched 2 missile and 28 air strikes; Ukraine’s defence forces repelled 30 Russian attacks. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 18:00 on 21 April Details: Over the course of the past 24 hours, Russian…

Kremlin wants to build anti-Ukrainian coalition of far-leftists and far-rightists in Germany – WP

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7160309/