from Christoph Gurk and Stefan Kornelius and Lea Sahay, Buenos Aires/MunichOn the anniversary of the Russian invasion, there are increasing signals that political mediation between Russia and Ukraine and a credible person to prepare political talks are being considered. The announcement from Moscow that China's head of state and party leader Xi Jinping was expected to visit Russia attracted particular attention. Brazil's President Lula da Silva also offered to act as a mediator, although the advance was given few chances....
A total of 30,000 armed forces are to be trained. The National Security Council of Ukraine expects a new Russian offensive. source site
Ukrainian troops have been fighting back against the Russian attack since February 2022. Much of the information about the course of the war, such as the number of casualties or details of battles, comes from the Ukrainian or Russian governments and often cannot be independently verified immediately. In addition to our own research, we use material from the news agencies dpa, Reuters, epd, KNA and Bloomberg for our live blog. source site
Germany is supplying Ukraine with the Leopard 2 main battle tank. Expert Ralf Raths explains the importance - and why Russia's T-14 Armata tank may be less of a threat.For a long time, Ukraine had been demanding western main battle tanks, now it is getting the German Leopard 2. However, it has not yet been used in a conflict such as Russia's war against Ukraine. Ralf Raths, historian and head of the German Tank Museum, explains how the Leopard 2...
Serious accusation from the USA: Russia is not fulfilling its obligations under the "New Start" disarmament agreement, inspections are not possible. Human rights activists complain about the use of banned mines by the Ukrainian military. source site
Ein nach Norwegen geflohenes früheres Mitglied der russischen Söldnertruppe Wagner hat die Menschen in der Ukraine um Entschuldigung gebeten. „Für euch bin ich ein Schuft, und ich möchte euch nur bitten zu berücksichtigen, dass ich das erkannt habe, wenn auch verspätet, und dass ich mich gegen all das gewandt habe“, sagte Andrej Medwedew in einem Interview des norwegischen Senders NRK. „Ich bitte euch, mich nicht zu verdammen, und bitte auf jeden Fall um Entschuldigung.“ Medwedew ist in diesem Monat nach...
The Ukrainian military has scattered thousands of PFM anti-personnel mines near Izyum, Human Rights Watch writes. Russia also endangers civilians with such weapons. Brazil refuses to supply ammunition to Ukraine. source site
According to President Lula, his country "has no interest in transferring the ammunition to be used in the Ukraine-Russia war." source site
The discussion about the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine has been going on since last week. China blames the US for the war. source site
