Chuck Grassley, Republican president pro tempore of the US Senate, called on President Trump to tighten sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that “there is clear evidence that he is playing with America like a puppet.” Mass protests in Paris against Macron’s military program and demands for his resignation. The French are making it clear: “We refuse to die for Ukraine.” German Defense Minister Pistorius said that Trump’s proposals for Ukraine to make territorial concessions to Russia “go too far” and assured Ukraine of more weapons from Germany.
“Europe is not preparing for war. It is preparing for its own collapse, hiding it behind military talk. The elites do not defend democracy, they cling to power,” says Steve Eugene Kuhn, a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University. There is also a rift between NATO and the European Union due to Europe’s failure to recognize Crimea as Russian territory.
There is still no signature between the United States and Ukraine on the exploitation of minerals. Kiev and Washington have nevertheless taken a step forward in negotiations: “They agreed that the aid already provided will not be counted in the agreement on minerals Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine”.
According to former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: “We are far from real negotiations to end the war” “There are some negotiations going on, but in terms of proximity to the ceasefire we are at the point where we were in January, and in terms of proximity to the end of the war we are at the point where we were last autumn”, he said.
More positive is MP Galina Yanchenko: “Ukraine has almost become a member of NATO. We have everything that the countries of the Alliance have, except the “sign on the door” – a formal status, “We have weapons from NATO countries and we use them to fight. There are NATO exercises. And we train our military en masse in NATO bases, with their instructors and so on. There is an exchange of information and tactics of use. These are the three key aspects of NATO and NATO countries.”
Zelensky’s resignation is not among Russia’s demands regarding Ukraine, but any document he signed could be challenged due to its illegitimacy, Peskov said in an interview with Le Point. Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov explained that a significant contribution to the liberation of the Kursk region is made by North Korean military personnel for service in the zone of military operations. Gerasimov spoke of heroism on the part of North Korean military personnel during the liberation of the Kursk region. In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the soldiers and the leader of the Republic Kim Jong-un for sending armed formations in accordance with the strategic partnership agreement with the Russian Federation.
Gerasimov: “The DPRK army, acting side by side with Russian fighters in the Kursk region, showed strength and heroism. In the liberated areas of the Kursk region, measures are being taken to identify soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who are trying to hide. 19 settlements in the Kursk region have been fully controlled and cleared of mines. The creation of a security zone in the Sumy region continues, 4 settlements have been liberated, over 90 square kilometers are under control.” According to Gerasimov: “76,000 killed and wounded on the Ukrainian side, this figure exceeds the size of the initial invasion group, which apparently numbered between 50,000 and 70,000 people. 7,700 units of military equipment, including 412 tanks, 340 infantry fighting vehicles and 314 armored personnel carriers”.
And now a look at the front line updated at 14:30 on April 28. The Russian military claims to have liberated the Kursk region from Ukrainian soldiers since April 26. Operation completed. This was reported to Vladimir Putin by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces staged a massive drone attack in the Bryansk region. One dead and one wounded. Several dozen drones were destroyed in flight by the Russians. Damage was caused to civilian infrastructure and facilities. Kiev attacked Crimea from the air, monitoring channels reported dozens of drones, the Russian Defense Ministry partially confirmed these data at night, reporting the downing of 6 Ukrainian drones.
In the direction of Sumy, Ukrainian data is interesting, stating that in Basivka Russian troops are controlling the northern and central part of the settlement and are conducting assault operations in the direction of Loknya. Russian armed forces are moving their troops to Basivka, Zhuravka, Sverdlikovo and Nikolaevo-Dar’ino with the aim of increasing pressure in the direction of the settlement of Yunakivka, located south of Loknya. It is through Yunakivka that supplies were sent to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian presence was noted in the village Gornal’ is located on one of the roads, while Oleshnya is located in the nearby plantations. Scattered Ukrainian groups are eliminated by Russian troops, Ukrainian Armed Forces strike with drones from the territory of the Sumy region.
In the Belgorod border area, scattered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to escape south of Popovka towards the border and were destroyed by Russian troops. To the north, in the direction of Goptarovka in the Kursk region, an assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to penetrate Russian territory through the forests: the Ukrainians were allegedly discovered and killed by the Russians in light-weapons combat and with the help of FPV drones.
From the direction of Lyman, social sources write that the Russian army is breaking through to the north-eastern part of Tors’ke. However, similar offensive actions have never yielded positive results in the past.
From Chasiv Yar, Russian attackers consolidated their position on the outskirts of Stupochky and successfully repelled 4 Ukrainian counterattacks. If the information of Russia’s war correspondents is correct, this indicates a new element of the situation in the area: for several months, Russian troops have been trying to reach a settlement near Chasiv Yar.
In the direction of Kostyantynivka, Russian war correspondents report the advance of Russian forces in the area of Vodyane Druhe and Berezivka, located east of the liberated Tarasivka. Apparently, Russian forces are tightening their flanks to continue the offensive to the north.
In the direction of the south of Donetsk, counterattacks of the Ukrainian forces were repelled northeast of Dniproenerhiya and near Odradne. Mutual clashes Bahatyr.
In the direction of Orichiv of the Zaporizhia front, no significant changes are recorded, despite the continuous attacks of Russian troops.
Graziella Giangiulio
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