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CNN: Offensive operations by Russia’s army have increased across the front line, according to social media posts by Ukrainian officers, an analysis of information from the General Staff in Kyiv and soldiers speaking to CNN.
France 24: The EU's plans to impose tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia in a bid to increase pressure on Moscow over the Ukraine war have alarmed European farmers worried about possible price hikes.
ISW: Russian forces have spent the last 13 months and lost over five divisions' worth of tanks and thousands of troops attacking towards Pokrovsk and trying to seize the town.
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Reuters: Russian forces staged massive drone attacks on the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv late on Tuesday, triggering fires and injuring at least 17 people, regional officials said.
Pew Research: More Americans view President Trump as favoring Russia too much in negotiations to end the war with Ukraine, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center and published on Tuesday.
Reuters: The United States "will have no patience for bad faith negotiation or violation of commitments" as it seeks to end the war in Ukraine, acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea told the Security Council on Tuesday.
AFP: The United States said Tuesday it was alarmed that two Chinese nationals were caught allegedly fighting Ukraine, saying it showed Beijing's level of support for Russia.
Reuters: The Russian economy has slowed sharply in recent months, according to the latest economic data, and may be at further risk if a fall in oil prices and global market turmoil persist.
The Telegraph: Hungary could back Western sanctions against Russia, if Trump uses them to punish Putin for failing to accept his Ukraine ceasefire deal (archive).
Reuters: More than two dozen Ukrainian-American and Ukrainian-Canadian groups called on the NHL to reject any collaboration with the Russian Kontinental Hockey League, after talks between Trump and Putin.
Politico: Republican lawmakers — and the commander of U.S. forces in Europe — argued Tuesday against withdrawing troops from the continent, clashing with a potential Trump administration plan.
BBC: German security officials say they are carefully examining possible indications of foreign finance or influence in a series of attacks in German cities in the past year.
Reuters: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said on Tuesday his government had decided to grant Ukraine a new bilateral aid package of one billion euros in 2025, adding that he had the ambition to deliver the war-torn country at least that same amount every year during his term.
Politico: The United States' military will withdraw troops and equipment from Jasionka, a logistics hub in southeastern Poland that supplies most weapons being sent to Ukraine, a move it said would save "tens of millions of dollars."
The Moscow Times: Russia’s Central Bank has not received any requests from Western businesses to return to the Russian market, despite media speculation of renewed interest in the country, Governor Elvira Nabiullina said Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the U.K., described the joint Ukrainian-U.S. headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, as a "secret weapon" for planning military operations during the war.
Ukrainska Pravda: The situation on the Lyman front has worsened over the past month, with Russian forces deploying large numbers of infantry and using many drones, including those with fibre-optic control.
AFP: The United States and Russia will hold talks Thursday in Istanbul on restoring some of their embassy operations that have been drastically scaled back following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the US State Department said.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has hit back at remarks from a Ukrainian-born U.S. lawmaker who said Kyiv should cede territory to Russia, and President Volodymyr Zelensky should resign.
AFP: Russia's lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to ratify a treaty to deepen political, military and economic ties with Iran, as Moscow moves closer to its key ally.
The Moscow Times: Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa has family ties to Russia through his brother and top cabinet appointee, who is married to a Russian businesswoman, the investigative news outlet Agentstvo reported Monday.
worth mentioning
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ISW Russian Occupation Update, April 8, 2025
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