The Moscow court has sentenced dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison. The opponent was accused of high treason and sentenced to imprisonment in a high-security prison because of his criticism of the war in Ukraine, among other things, said the Judicial Commission chaired by Judge Sergei Podoprigorov in a statement published by Interfax. The charge of treason relates to “spreading knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian armed forces and cooperation with an organization undesirable in Russia”. The dissident’s defense has said it intends to appeal the verdict. “Russia will be free, tell everyone”, shouted the dissident after the reading of his verdict in the courtroom. The UN is demanding his “immediate” release. And a similar request came from Foreign Office spokeswoman Andrea Sasse.
After the meeting between Putin and Defense Minister Li Shangfu, the report on the talks arrives from Beijing. China, Li said, “is ready to work with Russia to fully implement the consensus reached by the two leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to “further strengthen.” strategic communication between the two armies, multilateral coordination and cooperation and make new contributions to safeguarding global and regional security and stability,” he said. Li said in the report provided by Beijing, the two leaders have “set the direction for the development of Sino-Russian relations,” while maintaining the comprehensive strategic coordination partnership in the new era was continuously deepened”. Aside from that, mutual military trust “has been increasingly consolidated, and cooperation has yielded fruitful results“. Putin “asked to convey the most sincere greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping”, recalling his visit to Russia in March “with fruitful results. President Xi and I have made plans and agreements for the development of Russian-Chinese relations into the new era, and agreed to further strengthen bilateral strategic coordination and deepen practical cooperation in the fields of economy, culture and education,” added Putin added from the Chinese Defense Ministry. Military cooperation between Russia and China “occupies an important position in relations between the two countries.”with the hope that the parties will “encourage cooperation in areas such as common exercises and professional exchanges.” Li is on the list of Chinese officials sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for his recent role in military purchases from Russia.
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The European Commission is working on a new aid package that could reach €75 million from the CAP crisis reserve to ease pressure on grain prices in countries bordering Ukraine. Brussels trusts that the proposal will be presented in the next few days (ANSA)
On the spot, Putin reiterated from the Kremlin that Russia has clear priorities in deploying its armed forces, “first of all in Ukraine and protecting our people in the Donbass, in other new territories,” after the Russian Defense Ministry announced the killing of seven British mercenaries. “Troops killed a group of seven British mercenaries with numerous F-1 shells and small arms and captured a stronghold of Ukrainian forces,” the ministry said.
In addition to the fighting, another drama is taking place in Ukraine. Since the invasion of Ukraine began, more than 750 civilians have died or been injured by landmine blasts, according to the UK Ministry of Defense, including more than 90 children. (1 of 8): It will probably take at least a decade before the entire country is mined. According to the report published on the Internet, civilians are killed by mines every day in Ukraine: the Kherson and Kharkiv regions are hardest hit, especially the areas previously occupied by Russia. With the arrival of spring and the increase in people working in agriculture, the London experts conclude the risk of civilian accidents from landmines will also increase.
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Pro-Russian, missiles on Donetsk near the cathedral, one dead and one wounded. The Orthodox Easter vigil was underway. Russian missiles destroy a Ukrainian Orthodox church in the Zaporizhia region. Two injured by the bombs on the Nikopol church in front of the nuclear power plant. Two teenagers have been killed in a Russian bomb attack in the Mykolaiv region. The Pope’s prayer: “May Easter contribute to peace in Russia and Ukraine”. Wagner militia frees 130 Ukrainian prisoners of war
Taking stock of yesterday’s fighting, Ukrainian forces repelled 60 Russian attacks yesterday in the direction of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, according to Kiev. Russian forces have launched 25 rocket attacks on the cities of Zaporizhia, Kamyshevahka (Zaporizhia region) and Snigirevka (Mykolayiv) in the last 24 hours, as well as 42 airstrikes. In addition, the Russians carried out 46 multiple-missile system attacks against Ukrainian military positions and civilian infrastructure, resulting in fatalities and injuries.
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A similar step has been taken by Poland and Hungary (ANSA) in recent days.