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Scholz: Ukraine may receive six more Patriot systems from NATO partners
Ukraine may receive additional air defense systems from NATO partners.

This was announced at a briefing by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Censor.NET reports citing RBC-Ukraine.

The German Chancellor said that NATO partners could supply Ukraine with six Patriot systems, in addition to the one already transferred by Germany.

"We have already provided two systems, and now we have provided a third, and we are the country that is making the most significant contribution to this cause. The last, third system that we have announced, which will be transferred to Ukraine and will be used there, is also our call to other countries to make similar decisions," Scholz said.

According to the Chancellor, the Alliance has made it clear that systems available in NATO countries can be transferred to enable Ukraine to better defend itself against numerous Russian attacks.

"And I would like to repeat this call and deepen it once again. We have heard about seven additional systems. One of them is ours. We are still hoping to find six more in the NATO context, and I have again used this opportunity in many talks to convey this message," he emphasized.

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Polish agent who offered Russia to kill Zelensky exposed
Agent who offered Russian security services an attempt on Zelensky’s life has been unmasked. The Daily Mail reports this.

The Security Service of Ukraine has said that together with Polish law enforcers they have unmasked a Pole who offered Russian special services an attempt on Vladimir Zelensky’s life.

So far, it is known that we are talking about a Polish citizen who collected information about the security of the airport Rzeszow-Jasienko.

This should have helped the Russian security services to plan an assassination attempt on the President of Ukraine during his stay in Poland.

The Russian agent has already been detained, the Polish prosecutor’s office has charged him with “willingness to act in favor of a foreign intelligence service.”

Message in the Telegram channel of the Security Service of Ukraine.


The charge of willingness to act in favor of a foreign intelligence service qualified under Article 130 �3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Poland.

VIDEO. Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky said that he had survived six assassination attempts since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Zelensky reveals he's survived SIX assassination attempts since Russian invasion of Ukraine

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‘Enough Already!’ Don Jr. Turns Against Speaker Johnson With Damning Montage About Border Security
His father may be waffling, but Donald Trump Jr. appears to have made up his mind about House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

In a post to X/Twitter on Thursday, Don Jr. laced into Johnson by sharing a minute-long montage of the speaker talking about the importance of the House addressing the southern border. On Wednesday, after long insisting that any aid package for Ukraine and Israel must be tied to a new border security bill, Johnson decided to split up the legislation and move a separate border security bill.

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73rd Maritime Special Operations Center Strikes Ammunition Depot in Southern Sector

The operators of the 73rd Maritime Special Operations Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located the position of Russian troops and an ammunition depot in southern Ukraine.

This information was provided by the press service of the Special Operations Forces.

The Special Operations Forces struck the targets using FPV drones, drones equipped with a payload drop system, and 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

As a result of the fire damage, the caponiers with ammunition and the location of enemy personnel were destroyed.

Ураження особового складу та об'єктів противника

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Ukrainian-born Republican Spartz proposes reducing military aid for Ukraine
Republican Congressional Representative Victoria Spartz, the only U.S. lawmaker born in Ukraine, has submitted amendments calling for reductions to the proposed Ukrainian aid package that is set to be voted on this Saturday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

One of Spartz's amendments suggests removing provisions from the proposed law regarding the PDA program, which allows the White House to supply weapons directly from U.S. military stockpiles to Ukraine.

Additionally, Spartz's amendments target economic aid included in Johnson's proposal. She proposes eliminating a clause of over $7.8 billion in loan assistance, as well as preventing the U.S. president from forgiving Ukraine's debt under specific conditions.

The fourth amendment eliminates $481 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designated for refugees. Lastly, the fifth proposes barring countries affected by the war in Ukraine from utilizing funds within the FMF program, which allows for the direct purchase of weapons from manufacturers to support a U.S. ally's needs.

Spartz was born in a small city in Chernihiv Oblast, and moved to the U.S. in 2000. She became the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress in 2021 and has been known for her staunch support of former President Donald Trump.

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Takeaways from the day a jury was selected to decide Donald Trump’s fate in the hush money trial
Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money business fraud case began Thursday looking like the task of finding 12 jurors had run aground.

Two of the seven initial jurors who were seated Tuesday were excused. Judge Juan Merchan’s hopes to begin the trial on Monday with opening arguments appeared to be dwindling fast.

By the end of the day, the jury in the first criminal trial of a former president in US history had been seated. Only five alternates are left to be selected on Friday.

It’s also clear the trial will be a bumpy one. The Manhattan district attorney’s office, for instance, said it won’t let the defense know who its first witnesses are to prevent Trump from posting on social media about them.

A hearing over what prosecutors can say about Trump’s legal history is also likely on Friday.

Here are the takeaways from Thursday’s topsy turvy jury selection in Trump’s criminal trial:

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People in Slovakia buy bullets for Ukraine in defiance of Russia-friendly PM
BRATISLAVA - Slovaks have raised hundreds of thousands of euros for ammunition for Ukraine in a few days as part of a crowdfunding campaign, the organisers said on April 17, in defiance of a government that has refused to send military aid to Kyiv.

Thousands of people have already contributed �750,000 (S$1 million) since April 15, when the Peace For Ukraine group launched the initiative, organisers said.

Since coming to power in 2023, populist Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stopped military aid to Ukraine and advocated peace talks with Russia.

“We, the residents of Slovakia, want to and can help,” said Ms Zuzana Izsakova, a representative of the fund-raising initiative.

“We want to show that it is not only the government and Robert Fico who decide on this matter,” she told AFP.

The organisation hopes to raise �1 million, and plans to funnel all of the money to an international initiative spearheaded by the Czech Republic to buy ammunition for Ukraine.

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