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US Congress passes $40 billion package for Ukraine
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a staggering nearly $40 billion for the Ukraine crisis after Joe Biden expressed his unwavering support for Kyiv. The text, which elected representatives of both sides will vote on in the evening, contains an economic and humanitarian component, but also weapons and ammunition. It now has to be voted on in the Senate before it can be enacted by the US President.
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‘A Spy Novel’: Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina fled Russia disguised as a delivery girl
Maria Alyokhina, Pussy Riot member, escaped Moscow police in April by disguising herself as a delivery girl. The Russian activist should have been detained for 21 days, she decided to leave her country before the authorities picked her up, says the New York Times.
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The Quai d’Orsay assures that Emmanuel Macron “has not ruled out going to Kyiv”
Anne-Claire Legendre, spokeswoman for the Quai d’Orsay, estimated that Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine was not yet planned.
“The situation has not changed, the President of the Republic has not ruled out a trip to Kyiv. At this stage, we believe there are no useful elements that could trigger this visit,” she said through our antenna.
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Zelenskyi says Ukrainian army is regaining ground in Kharkiv
“The armed forces of our state brought us all good news from the Kharkiv region. The occupiers are gradually being expelled from Kharkiv,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening address
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US intelligence believes Putin has no intention of stopping in Donbass
Vladimir Putin does not want to limit his will to occupy the Donbass region of Ukraine alone, but wants to take the conflict to Transnistria, a region of Moldova that split off in 1990, said the head of the US secret service, April Haines, on Tuesday.
“We believe that President Putin is preparing for a protracted conflict in Ukraine, in which he still intends to achieve goals beyond Donbass,” he told a congressional hearing.
US intelligence believes that the Russian military “wants to extend the land bridge (in southern Ukraine) to Transnistria,” she added.