The negotiations
Sources: Starmer discusses air patrols over Ukraine
British fighter jets could patrol the airspace over Ukraine if a future peace agreement includes Western troops on the ground, The Telegraph reports.
According to the newspaper, the issue has been discussed as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's proposal that a "coalition of the willing" should constitute peacekeeping troops. Starmer has previously promised to station British troops in Ukraine if such a peace deal is negotiated.
– We would never send British troops on the ground without giving them air cover, says a source within the British Air Force.
Sources: Starmer discusses air patrols over Ukraine
British fighter jets could patrol the airspace over Ukraine if a future peace agreement includes Western troops on the ground, The Telegraph reports.
According to the newspaper, the issue has been discussed as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's proposal that a "coalition of the willing" should constitute peacekeeping troops. Starmer has previously promised to station British troops in Ukraine if such a peace deal is negotiated.
– We would never send British troops on the ground without giving them air cover, says a source within the British Air Force.
Ukraine and Russia in different rooms during US talks
When the US holds talks with Ukraine and Russia in Saudi Arabia these days, the parties will not be sitting in the same room. This is according to US special envoy Keith Kellogg, according to Meduza.
– We will have one group in one room and one group in another. They will sit down, talk, go back and forth. A bit like shuttle diplomacy in a hotel, says Kellogg in an interview with ABC News.
The US delegation is led by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Mike Rubio and Pentagon policy director Michael Anton.
Exactly when the talks in Jeddah will take place is unclear – the White House says Sunday and the Kremlin says Monday.
When the US holds talks with Ukraine and Russia in Saudi Arabia these days, the parties will not be sitting in the same room. This is according to US special envoy Keith Kellogg, according to Meduza.
– We will have one group in one room and one group in another. They will sit down, talk, go back and forth. A bit like shuttle diplomacy in a hotel, says Kellogg in an interview with ABC News.
The US delegation is led by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Mike Rubio and Pentagon policy director Michael Anton.
Exactly when the talks in Jeddah will take place is unclear – the White House says Sunday and the Kremlin says Monday.
The world's response
Germany provides 35 billion in military aid to Ukraine
Germany has approved a military aid package for Ukraine worth 3.25 billion euros, equivalent to just over 35 billion kronor, reports AFP.
The announcement comes just a couple of days before the US is expected to meet representatives from Russia and Ukraine to continue talks on a ceasefire.
The money is earmarked for defense equipment, including artillery ammunition and air defense systems.
Germany has seized oil tankers from the shadow fleet
German authorities have seized a tanker in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of being part of the Russian shadow fleet, sources report to Der Spiegel. The Panama-flagged ship "Eventin" has been anchored off the coast of the holiday island of Rügen since January.
The seizure means that the cargo of around 100,000 tons of oil, worth the equivalent of just under half a billion kronor, will go to the German state.
The fact that German authorities are going all the way and seizing the ship is seen as an unusually harsh signal against Russia, which is using the shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions against the country.
Germany provides 35 billion in military aid to Ukraine
Germany has approved a military aid package for Ukraine worth 3.25 billion euros, equivalent to just over 35 billion kronor, reports AFP.
The announcement comes just a couple of days before the US is expected to meet representatives from Russia and Ukraine to continue talks on a ceasefire.
The money is earmarked for defense equipment, including artillery ammunition and air defense systems.
Germany has seized oil tankers from the shadow fleet
German authorities have seized a tanker in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of being part of the Russian shadow fleet, sources report to Der Spiegel. The Panama-flagged ship "Eventin" has been anchored off the coast of the holiday island of Rügen since January.
The seizure means that the cargo of around 100,000 tons of oil, worth the equivalent of just under half a billion kronor, will go to the German state.
The fact that German authorities are going all the way and seizing the ship is seen as an unusually harsh signal against Russia, which is using the shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions against the country.
Tyskland har beslagtagit oljetanker ur skuggflottan
Tyska myndigheter har beslagtagit ett tankfartyg i Östersjön som misstänks vara en del av den ryska skuggflottan, rapporterar källor till Der Spiegel. Det Panamaflaggade fartyget ”Eventin” har legat förankrat vid kusten utanför semesterön Rügens kust sedan i januari.
Konfiskeringen innebär att lasten på omkring 100 000 ton olja, värt motsvarande knappt en halv miljard kronor, tillfaller den tyska staten.
Att tyska myndigheter går hela vägen och beslagtar fartyget ses som en ovanligt hård markering mot Ryssland, som använder skuggflottan för att kringgå sanktionerna mot landet.
Shoigu visits North Korea – to meet Kim Jong-Un
Russia's former defense minister Sergei Shoigu is visiting North Korea, reports TT, citing the state-controlled Tass news agency.
Shoigu is expected to meet dictator Kim Jong-Un during the day. The subject of the meeting has not been made public.
The last time the two met in Pyongyang was in September last year. Expanded cooperation between the countries is being discussed.
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