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President Macron proposes a European defence initiative
In a speech at the Sorbonne on 25 April, President Emmanuel Macron called on France’s European allies to develop a credible strategic concept over the coming months for defending the continent based ...
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Russia: Arctic LNG 2’s capacity is reduced due to sanctions
According to a report from Reuters at the beginning of April, the Russian LNG giant Novatek intends to reduce the target production capacity of the Arctic LNG 2 facility. This project, which was ...
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The American support package for Ukraine. Day 789 of the war
On 19 April, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal unveiled plans for the use of US financial aid. Of a total of $60.8bn, $49.9bn will ...
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Moldova opens an investigation against Gagauzia’s pro-Russian leader
Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office brought an indictment to court against Evghenia Guțul, the başkan (head) of the pro-Russian Gagauz Autonomy, a region in southern Moldova. Guțul has close ...
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The propagandist congress of Lukashenka’s supporters: putting the formal finishing touches to the new system
On 24–25 April, the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly (ABPA) convened in Minsk for its seventh congress since the establishment of the independent Republic of Belarus, and the first since the ABPA was ...
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The new US supplemental bill on Ukraine and the threat to confiscate Russian assets
On 23 April, the US Senate adopted a set of bills that had already been passed by the House of Representatives, which ...
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The Kremlin’s march through the Sahel: Russian forces in Niger
On 10 April, an around 100-strong contingent of the Africa Corps arrived in Niger. This para-military formation is supervised by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, and it has replaced ...
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Germany makes it easier to change gender
On 12 April, the Bundestag enacted a law which facilitates the procedure for modifying one’s gender in official registers. Starting from 1 November, transgender and intersex individuals, as well as ...
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Chinese and Russian spies in the crosshairs of Germany’s secret services
Jian Guo, a long-term assistant to Maximilian Krah, who tops the list of the AfD’s candidates in the European Parliament (EP) elections, was arrested in Dresden on a charge of spying for China. During ...
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Russia’s new large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure: losses and challenges
Russia has employed a new tactic: targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure facilities by aiming to destroy its power ...
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The West’s sanction pressure on Russia is rising
On 12 April, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive according to which circumventing the sanctions imposed on Russia shall be considered a crime and prosecuted. The document commits all ...
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Russia is withdrawing its forces from Nagorno-Karabakh
On 17 April, the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia has begun the complete withdrawal of its peace-keeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh (now part of the ...