❗️🇫🇷French President Macron met with Rubio and Witkoff in Paris for talks on Ukraine.
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Macron had a phone conversation with President Zelensky before the meeting, Sky News reports. pic.twitter.com/msJGwSKIq5
French President Macron met with Rubio and Witkoff in Paris to discuss Ukraine. Macron had a phone conversation with President Zelensky before the meeting, Sky News reports.
Germany has updated the list of military aid delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: 4 Kinetic Defence Vehicles, 150 HF-1 loitering munitions, 10 Sonobot 5 USVs, 70 Vector UAVs, 3 Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers, 66 FFG MRAPs, 6 Bergepanzer 2 ARVs, and 2 mine-clearing systems.
Ukraine adopts UNEX UGV amphibious drone for military use This ground drone can float, clear mines, perform medevac, and withstand electronic warfare. It joins nearly 80 domestically made unmanned ground vehicles introduced since 2022.
Russian forces launched Iskander-M, S-300/400 missiles, and Shahed drones across Ukraine overnight into April 17, hitting multiple regions, the Air Force Command reported.
❗️US Secretary of State Rubio and Trump's special representative Witkoff are in Paris for talks on Ukraine and Iran. Witkoff has already met with French diplomats. pic.twitter.com/UPkvL9sBED
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US Secretary of State Rubio and Trump's special representative Witkoff are in Paris for talks on Ukraine and Iran. Witkoff has already met with French diplomats.
🕯️🇺🇦Ukraine honored 🇱🇹Lithuanian volunteer Tomas Valentėlis who fell whilst fighting for Ukraine.
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Ukraine honored Lithuanian volunteer Tomas Valente, who died while fighting for Ukraine.
The Economist: Trump’s aides fed up with Europe’s efforts to strengthen Ukraine Trump’s attempt to secure a ceasefire within 100 days is faltering, with Russia ignoring US proposals, stepping up attacks, and Trump shifting blame to Ukraine.
Russia has asked the US to allow it to purchase Boeing aircraft using funds from frozen state assets, Bloomberg reported. US lawmakers estimate about $5 billion of Russian assets are held in the US. A deal permitting jet purchases could be part of a broader sanctions relief.
This morning, Russian troops used drones to strike a production facility belonging to DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy provider, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, according to the company’s press service.
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian FPV drone destroys 🇷🇺Russian assault vehicle/buggy pic.twitter.com/JidZjd3zfo
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An Ukrainian FPV drone has destroyed a Russian assault vehicle or buggy.
