AGGRESSION

At its meeting on April 28, 2022, the German Bundestag approved the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine. This was reported by "Der Spiegel". 586 of the 693 members of the German Parliament present, voted in favor of the proposal, 100 opposed and seven abstained, said Bundestag Deputy Speaker Wolfgang Kubicki. (https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/ukraine-krieg-bundestag-stim… ).

It could take years for Austria to stop gas supplies from Russia, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in an interview with OE24.TV, Trend reports citing TASS.

Denmark became the first donor to the fund set up by the European Energy Community to rebuild energy infrastructure in Ukraine. This was announced on April 25, 2022, by the press service of the Council of Ministers of Ukraine on its official website.

It is noted that the funds from the fund will be used to restore the energy infrastructure damaged or destroyed after the full-scale invasion of Russia on the territory of Ukraine.

The issue of the closure of the skies over Ukraine by NATO forces is no longer relevant, said the adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine - Alexei Arestovich in an interview with "Medusa", which was published on April 24, 2022.

The journalist asked "whether Kyiv is leading negotiations with NATO to close the skies over Ukraine or is this a thing of the past".

During the second phase of the "special operation" launched this week, as people in the Russian Federation call the war against Ukraine for fear of punishment, it is planned to establish full control over Donbass and southern Ukraine and provide a land corridor to Crimea, said the  acting commander of the Central Military District - Rustam Minnekaev  (https://www.interfax.ru/world/837353 ).

China’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers are cautiously looking to purchase additional Russian shipments that have been shunned by the market in a bid to take advantage of cheap prices.

Turkiye can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and those wounded in Mariupol, the country’s defense minister said on Saturday.

“Coordination with Russian and Ukrainian officials in this regard is continuing,” Hulusi Akar told journalists.
Akar said that Turkiye continues its diplomatic efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

The Russian-French company PowerJet (owned 50 percent each by Safran Aircraft Engines and ODK-Saturn of the state corporation Rostech), which produces engines for Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft , terminated their maintenance and repair due to the imposed sanctions. This was announced by the Russian news agency "Interfax", citing sources close to the aviation company. (https://www.interfax.ru/business/832211 ).

Physical gas flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline at Germany's Mallnow point fell to zero on Tuesday afternoon, data from operator Gascade showed, while Russian gas deliveries to Europe on the other two key pipeline routes were broadly steady.

Eastbound flows into Poland from Germany along the Yamal-Europe pipeline at the Mallnow border point last stood at 1,451,155 kWh/h by 1300 local time (1100 GMT) but since then it has fallen to zero, data from operator Gascade showed.

Russia's Deputy Security Council Secretary Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia could use nuclear weapons in four cases, according to the RBC news agency. (https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/623eaa3b9a79472660ebc278 ).

The first case was when Russia is attacked using nuclear weapons.

The second case is any other use of nuclear weapons against Russia and its allies.