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The Guardian: The US and Japan are sponsoring a UN security council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space, the US ambassador has announced.
Sky News: Ganesh, 35, told Sky News that Nepali soldiers were treated as cannon fodder by Russia and that "once we were sent to Ukraine, we didn't have enough food and were beaten by the Russians".
ISW: Putin is likely continuing efforts to set informational conditions to justify a protracted conflict and long-term occupation of Ukraine under the guise of “protecting” civilians in occupied Ukraine who are only in danger because of the Russian invasion.
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POLITICO: France has joined Poland in calling for further restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, threatening to derail negotiations on extending Kyiv's free-trade access to the EU for another year, three European diplomats told POLITICO.
Bloomberg: Gunvor CEO Torbjörn Törnqvist estimates about 600,000 barrels of Russia’s daily oil-refining capacity has been knocked out by Ukrainian drone strikes (archive).
Reuters: The Council of the European Union on Monday ratified an agreement to increase the EU's support for Ukraine's armed forces by 5 billion euros through a dedicated assistance fund.
Bloomberg: The European Union has prepared legislation that would see Ukraine start to receive profits generated by frozen Russian sovereign assets as early as July (archive).
Reuters: European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on people and organisations that bear responsibility for the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
Ukrainska Pravda: US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham will ask President Joe Biden's administration to recognise Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
The Guardian: Western nations have widely condemned Russia’s 'presidential election', in which Putin claimed a landslide victory that will keep him in power until at least 2030 amid a crackdown on dissent and opposition.
The Atlantic: A Ukrainian military source believes that Russia’s long-range strikes are aimed using satellite imagery provided by U.S. companies (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: The consumption of artillery shells since the beginning of 2024 is seven to one in Russia's favor, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, deputy defense minister, said in an article for Ukrinform.
The Guardian: The news broke in the Russian media on Monday afternoon. King Charles III was dead. He was not, but no one really had time to check the details. The saga of the royal family finally had its latest twist: a viral Russian disinformation angle.
The Moscow Times: Independent election watchdog Golos has called Russia’s presidential election an “imitation,” with widespread reports of vote tampering, restrictions on monitors and pressure on voters, according to a report published by the organization on Monday.
Meduza: About half of the votes reported for Putin in Russia’s 'presidential vote' this weekend were falsified, according to an analysis of election data conducted by Novaya Gazeta Europe.
ABC News: North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine, South Korea’s defense minister said Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: The ammunition suppliers taking part in the Czech-led initiative to provide Ukraine with artillery shells include "some allies of Russia," the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed Czech officials.
Reuters: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini distanced himself on Monday from Western leaders' critical response to Putin's landslide victory in Russia's 'presidential election', saying the voters' verdict must be accepted.
The Kyiv Independent: China is considering taking part in talks on Ukraine's peace formula in the coming months, Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Wang Shihting told Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
Reuters: The Kremlin said on Monday that the only way to protect Russian territory from Ukrainian attacks was to create a buffer zone that would put Russian regions beyond the range of Ukrainian fire.
Bloomberg: China is on track to import a record amount of Russian crude this month, bolstered by large volumes of Sokol oil which have been shunned by India due to concerns over US sanctions, according to Kpler (archive).
worth mentioning
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