US AND RUSSIA EXCHANGE PRISONERS PAGE 23
April 27 , 2022
Jailed ex-US marine Reed exchanged for Russian pilot Yaroshenko – Moscow
US national Trevor Reed, sentenced to nine years' jail in Russia in 2020, has been exchanged for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who had been serving a 20-year sentence in a US prison since 2010, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Yaroshenko’s wife Viktoria told media that her husband had been handed over to Russian officials in Turkey. Meanwhile, Reed was escorted to Vnukovo airport near Moscow and flew back to the US from there.
US President Joe Biden said that the “negotiations that allowed us to bring Trevor home required difficult decisions” which he does “not take lightly.” Russian diplomats told journalists that the swap was the result of a “lengthy negotiation process.”
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Putin vows ‘lightning response' should someone intervene in Ukraine’
The Russian president has promised a swift response against any outside party that might intervene in the military action in Ukraine, adding that Moscow would use capabilities that other nations do not possess.
Putin also commented on the recently thwarted assassination plot against a popular TV host, saying that Russia is going to protect journalists from harm and intimidation.
The president believes Russia’s ‘special operation’ in Ukraine will be a success, which will ensure the safety of Russia and the LDPR sates.
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Shots and drones from Ukraine reported near huge arms depot in Transnistria
The breakaway region’s interior ministry has said “shots were fired from Ukraine” in the direction of a huge arms depot, and two drones were sighted.
Officials said that no casualties had been reported as a result
A video shared by Transnistria press Wednesday shows alleged attackers firing RPGs at the MGB building in Tiraspol on April 25.
Vadim Krasnoselsky, the president of what is officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, claimed Tuesday that the latest spate of “terrorist attacks” in the region had been traced back to Ukraine.
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Four EU buyers made gas payments in rubles – reports
Four European countries have already made gas payments to Russia using Moscow’s new ruble-based mechanism, Bloomberg reported Wednesday citing a source close to Gazprom.
At least 10 countries have set up ruble accounts with Russia’s Gazprombank, through which payments for the Russian commodity will be made from now on, Bloomberg added.
Russia’s new policy has left many EU leaders puzzled, and several countries, including Poland and Bulgaria, openly refused “to pay in rubles.” As a result, Gazprom halted gas deliveries to the two countries on Wednesday.
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US ready to accept neutral Ukraine?
Washington would not oppose Ukraine declaring itself a non-aligned, neutral country, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony in the Senate.
The US seeks to arm Ukraine to strengthen its hand at the negotiating table, but can’t be “more Ukrainian than the Ukrainians” and the ultimate decision will be up to Kiev, Blinken said.
Asked by Senator Rand Paul whether the US would accept Ukraine becoming a neutral state and not a NATO member, Blinken implied that Washington just might: “These are decisions for them to make”.
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The West has made sanctions into their primary, if not their only diplomatic tool — Lavrov
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❗️Series of Powerful Explosions Reported in Center of Ukraine's Kherson
Reports claim at least two Tochka-U missiles and several Hurricanes were fired from Ukrainian-held positions at a TV station in the city, which is south of the capital Kiev. (RIA Novosti)
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April 28 , 2022
Western states continue to supply Ukraine with range of weapons
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