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The Kyiv Independent: A Czech-led initiative had concluded contracts for 1 million artillery shells for Ukraine, with shipments expected already in April, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on March 28. The claim cannot be independently verified, as Prague made no public announcement.

Reuters: The spokesperson for Islamic State praised the group's attack that killed more than 140 people in a Russian concert hall near Moscow. Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari was speaking in a recorded message posted on Thursday on the militant group's Telegram channel.

AP News: Authorities in Russia have detained six journalists across the country this month, including a journalist who covered the trials of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny for several years, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders said Thursday.

Meduza: Russian police have been arresting people across Russia for comments they’ve made online about Friday’s terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow.

AFP: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that members of the G20 would have to agree before Putin is invited to attend the G20 summit in Brazil in November.

The Kyiv Independent: Berlin handed over a new defense aid delivery to Ukraine, containing armored vehicles, ammunition, and drones, among supplies, the German government said on March 28.

The Moscow Times: A company based in the West African nation of Gabon exported nearly $1.5 billion worth of aircraft parts to Russia last year despite Western sanctions in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

POLITICO: EU lawmakers have been paid to disseminate Russian propaganda, according to Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. De Croo said Thursday there “has been a close collaboration” this week between Belgian and Czech intelligence services toward smashing a Russian propaganda network.

Reuters: Poland's Internal Security Agency has carried out searches as part of an investigation with other European security services into alleged Russian espionage, it said on Thursday.

Bloomberg: The US and UK are reviewing more than $20 billion of cryptocurrency transactions that passed through a Russia-based virtual exchange, as part of allied efforts to crack down on the sanctions evasion that’s supporting Putin’s war in Ukraine (archive).

Yahoo News: Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.

Euronews: Most of the respondents of an exclusive poll for Euronews by IPSOS say support to Ukraine should continue. But they are in two minds about whether it should be a priority for the next mandate.

Reuters: White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that the United States passed to Russian security services a written warning of an extremist attack on large gatherings in Moscow, one of many provided in advance. "It is abundantly clear that ISIS (Islamic State) was solely responsible for the horrific attack in Moscow last week," Kirby said. "In fact, the United States tried to help prevent this terrorist attack and the Kremlin knows this."

AFP: Russian aerial attacks killed three people in frontline Ukrainian regions on Thursday, local officials said, while Kyiv arrested two people it claimed were collaborating with Russia's intelligence services.

Reuters: A Russian military aircraft crashed into the sea on Thursday off the Crimean port of Sevastopol, the Russian-installed 'governor' of the region said.

Euronews: EU Liberals leader Valérie Hayer reasserted her centrist party’s unwavering support to Ukraine during a two-day visit to the war-torn country, as security takes centre stage in the campaign for June’s European elections.

Reuters: The head of Estonia's military said on Thursday that his country needs to double defence spending over the next two years to stockpile enough munitions to inflict a decisive defeat on any Russian invasion force.

WSJ: Russian trolls farms linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin remain active months after the mercenary chief died in a plane crash and are likely to continue peddling disinformation aimed at influencing opinions on the war in Ukraine and the 2024 U.S. elections, according to new cybersecurity research (archive).

Reuters: Russia's Kuibyshev mid-sized oil refinery near the city of Samara on the Volga river has halted all production following damage from a Ukrainian drone attack last week, two industry sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters: The Kremlin told Telegram owner Pavel Durov to be more attentive after the messaging application was allegedly used to help recruit the gunmen who attacked a concert hall outside Moscow.

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