Prologue Journal – Page 40170 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Wagner Group’s Prigozhin tells Putin to end fighting in Ukraine

Jerusalem Post Yevgeny Prigozhin, who also functions as one of the leaders of the private militia Wagner Group, called on the Russian president to declare “the end of the special military operation in Ukraine.” https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739323

Russian president Putin, Patriarch Kirill exchange Easter gifts

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Just like in the previous years, the president and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church exchanged Easter egg decorations https://tass.com/russia/1604925

Car convoy carrying Holy Fire departs to Christ the Savior Cathedral

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In the airport, the Holy Fire was greeted by delegations from various eparchies of the Russian Orthodox Church, who will take it with them to dozens of Russian cities https://tass.com/russia/1604923

China unveils electromagnetic gun for riot control

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The device, showcased on state television, fires coin-shaped bullets that are designed to minimise the risk of causing fatal injuries. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3217198/china-unveils-electromagnetic-gun-riot-control?utm_source=rss_feed

Tim Scott Sets a Positive Tone for 2024. Will His Party Come Along?

New York Times The all-but-declared 2024 candidate hosted supporters and donors in his home state of South Carolina with a kill-them-with-kindness message. But will it resonate with the Republican base? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/us/politics/tim-scott-president-2024.html

Chinese Embassy emails House Republican staff expressing ‘grave concern’ with COVID-19 origins hearing

Fox News An official with the Chinese Embassy in the United States emailed a staff member of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, expressing China’s “grave concern” with an upcoming hearing on the origins of COVID-19. In an email sent on Friday at 2:15 a.m., Li Xiang, the…

Clashes in Sudan leave 25 people dead, 183 injured — TV

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Al Arabiya TV channel said earlier that five civilians were killed and dozens injured in the hostilities https://tass.com/world/1604909

Putin attends Easter service at Christ the Savior Cathedral

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The service is conducted by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill https://tass.com/russia/1604911

Hungary imposes temporary ban on grain supplies from Ukraine — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Poland announced a similar move on Saturday https://tass.com/world/1604907

Easter: church head laments conflict in ‘historical’ Russia

Washington Post Worshipers including President Vladimir Putin crowded into Moscow’s vast Christ the Savior Cathedral for Easter services led by Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill, a supporter of Russia’s military actions in Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/russia-easter-ukraine-putin/e9c4c4f0-dbd5-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world