Five missiles launched during the visit of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres .
The West is concerned about yesterday ' s Russian attack on Kiev , which damaged a 25 - story residential building and wounded at least 10 people.
Explosions hit the Podil district in the city center, two days after the face to face between the number one of the United Nations and Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. Guterres said he was "shocked", Zelensky spoke of an attempt to "humiliate the UN", Di Maio of "a new escalation that creates great concern. This war must be stopped immediately. Full support for the Ukrainian people, firm condemnation of the war of Putin ".
Meanwhile, the US House , after the Senate, has approved a measure that will allow Joe Biden to use a World War II law to deliver weapons to Ukraine more quickly. The measure invokes a 1941 law that allowed the US to arm the British army against Hitler and allows any foreign government to supply weapons if its defense "is deemed vital by the president for the defense of the United States." Biden also asked for another $ 33 billion loan for Ukraine, urging Congress to approve it "as soon as possible".
Twenty billion, says Zelensky, will be able to go to defense, 8 billion for economic support and 3 for humanitarian aid. The gas game remains open: according to Brussels, Moscow's request to pay it in rubles violates the sanctions but Orban's Hungary has already said it is ready to pay in Russian currency in order to guarantee supplies. The pressure from NATO and the United States is growing for the entry of Finland and Sweden , while a massive Allied exercise in Eastern Europe is being prepared in which Great Britain - reports the Guardian citing the British Ministry of Defense - will participate with 8,000 soldiers , in one of the largest deployments of forces since the Cold War. Dozens of tanks will be deployed between now and the summer from Finland to North Macedonia , according to plans developed for some time but strengthened after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
But the Ukrainian president again says he is "ready to talk to Putin" . He confirmed this to the Polish media. He said he wanted to meet him because "one man decides everything" in Russia. The risk of the negotiations failing, he added, is high because “after Bucha and Mariupol, people just want to kill them. And when there is such an attitude, it is difficult to talk about anything ”. At the same time, he concluded, "if there is only one possibility, we should talk".
Preparations are already being made in Moscow for the great parade on May 9 , with which Russia will celebrate the victory over the Nazis in the Second World War , an event of great symbolic value for Vladimir Putin.
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Lavrov, "Russia does not consider itself at war with NATO"
Russia does not consider itself at war with NATO, because in that case it would increase the risk of a nuclear war, which cannot be allowed. This is said by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, in an interview with Al Arabiya, according to reports from Interfax. “We don't think we are at war with NATO. This would be another step towards increasing the risks "of nuclear war, he explained. And Russia - he stressed - is not threatening anyone with nuclear war, unlike Westerners. "Unfortunately, NATO believes it is at war with Russia," Lavrov said, stating that many Western leaders "declare directly, publicly and insistently that 'Putin must lose' and 'Russia must be defeated'."
Lavrov then accused Kiev of the deadlock in the peace talks.
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London: "Putin will order mass mobilization"
Vladimir Putin could announce a "mass mobilization" of the Russians on May 9, the day in which Moscow celebrates the victory over Nazism. At least according to the hypothesis formulated on Lbc radio by Ben Wallace, defense minister of the British government of Boris Johnson. The Tsar could declare that "Russia is now again at war with Nazis around the world and that it needs mass mobilization of its people," ventured Wallace.
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Biden in Congress: "Unblocking aid to Kiev is crucial"
"Crucial is that my request for funds is approved as quickly as possible." US President Joe Biden writes on Twitter about the 33 billion loan requested by Congress to help Ukraine. "If we do not help the Ukrainians to defend we are watching their country while the Russians continue to carry out atrocities and aggressions ", underlined the president.
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Berlin considers sending tanks to Ukraine
The German government is considering delivering the Bundeswehr PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. Die Welt writes it, citing government sources. It would be an expedition to which Italy and the Netherlands could also contribute, since both have the same tank.
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London sends teams to Kiev to investigate war crimes
The UK is sending a team of experts to work with the Kiev authorities in investigating alleged war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. This was announced by the British Foreign Minister, Liz Truss, according to which Moscow "has brought barbarism and committed vile atrocities, even against women". The team will reach Poland in early May in search of evidence and will do so by collaborating with humanitarian NGOs to collect the testimonies of refugees who arrived from the country at war.
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Moscow: "A submarine used to launch missiles towards Ukraine"
A Russian submarine launched Kalibr missiles at Ukrainian military targets from the Black Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry said, according to Interfax reports. "The crew of a Black Sea Fleet submarine fired a salvo with Kalibr cruise missiles at previously identified Black Sea ground targets," the ministry said. This is the first time that the Russian Defense has announced the use of a submarine to hit Ukrainian military targets.
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Usa: "Putin should not be invited to the G20"
"Vladimir Putin should not be invited to the G20". Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said this in an interview with CNN. "Putin has isolated Russia, he must pay for the consequences of what he has done and is doing" to Ukraine, he stressed. Today, however, the Indonesian presidency announced an invitation to the Russian and Ukrainian presidents at the summit of leaders to be held in November in Bali.
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Conte: "No to sending more and more lethal weapons"
"As M5s we are absolutely opposed to a military escalation because it would mean further suffering and carnage. So we are opposed to increasingly lethal weapons. It is not a question of the type of weaponry but of the political direction: whether it is to defend oneself or to counterattack. To be clear, we are opposed to ever more lethal and heavier weapons: we don't want to send tanks ". Thus the M5s leader Giuseppe Conte on the sidelines of a Uil conference.
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Mattarella: "A senseless war, the resistance must be supported"
"At a time when the recovery seemed to be underway, even at a faster pace than many forecasts, a senseless war broke out, provoked by the Russian military aggression against the Ukrainian people, which must be supported in their resistance". The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, said today on the occasion of his visit to the Bearzi Institute in Udine.
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Indonesia invites Putin and Zelensky to the G20 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky have both been invited to attend the G20 summit under the Indonesian presidency to be held in Bali in November, the Indonesian president announced.
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US contractor killed: "He was fighting with Kiev"
An American citizen who fought as a contractor alongside Ukrainian military forces, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed this week in Ukraine. CNN reports it citing the young man's family. The 22-year-old worked for a private military company and was killed on Monday. The company had sent him to Ukraine and the young man was being paid to fight, explains his mother Rebecca Cabrera. When the war in Ukraine started, he accepted this new job: "He wanted to change because he believed in what Ukraine is fighting for and wanted to be a part of it, making sure the war stays there and doesn't spread."
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Media: "Kiev prepares for the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel mill for today"
Kiev is preparing for today an operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Reuters writes on its website, citing the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: "An operation to get civilians out of the factory is scheduled for today," said the presidential office, without providing further details.
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The IAEA investigates the missile that flew over the nuclear power plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) is examining the issue, reported by Kiev, of the missile that flew over the Zaporizhizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on April 16: "If confirmed, it would be extremely serious. if such a missile had gone astray, it could have had a serious impact on the physical integrity of the nuclear power plant, potentially leading to a nuclear accident, "said General Manager Rafael Mariano Grossi.
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Borrell: "Shocked by the missiles in Kiev"
"Shocked and upset by the Russian missile attack on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities. Russia again demonstrates its blatant disregard for international law by bombing a city while UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is present, at the same time as the prime minister Bulgarian Kiril Petkov ". The High Representative for EU Foreign Policy Josep Borrell wrote in a tweet last night.
(Unioneonline)