“The development of military drones is important to give Kyiv an advantage over “numerically superior” Russian forces, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday evening, Reuters reports. “The development of the use of unmanned systems on board is my priority.” Sirskyi wrote about this in Telegram after a meeting with his deputy Vadym Sukharevskyi. “We are looking for asymmetric solutions to gain a qualitative advantage over a numerically superior opponent,” he added.

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07:51 The EU is preparing to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus to reassure farmers and ease concerns among some member states, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plans.

In the coming days, the European Commission will introduce a tax of €95 per tonne on grain crops from Russia and Belarus, the FT reports, adding that a 50% duty will also be imposed on oilseeds and oilseed products.

The measure comes as EU farmers demand changes to restrictions introduced by the bloc’s Green Deal plan to tackle climate change, as well as the reinstatement of customs duties on agricultural imports from Ukraine, which were scrapped after the Russian invasion in 2022.

07:18 What “Russian formula” does Moscow demand to end the war in Ukraine and establish a “peace agreement”

Solutions to end the conflict are not easy, as neither country is giving in. And above all, because the Kremlin believes that “Ukraine is Russia” and the country, which has been independent for more than thirty years, should be under the orders of Moscow.

The American senator suggests that aid to Ukraine should be in the form of a loan

05:51Why can’t Ukraine afford to buy weapons? Weapons manufacturers in Ukraine have greatly increased production to help in the war against Russia, but are trying to sell their equipment to Kiev to help the war effort, according to a story published in “Newsweek”.

01:32Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who is in Kyiv, proposes providing American aid to Ukraine in the form of a loan.

Graham said on Monday after meeting with the president of Ukraine that he was confident that the financial package for Kyiv, currently stalled in the US Congress, would be approved soon, but called for the aid to take the form of a low-interest loan to make it easier for American taxpayers must accept.

00:33 To have peace, Europe must prepare for war, says Charles Michel.

Europe should strengthen its defense capabilities and switch to a “war economy” regime in response to the threat from Russia, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday.

A brief retelling of the last events of the war:

• War, family and repression. Putin’s plans after the election with the expected result in Russia. Putin’s predicted victory in Sunday’s election gives him a free hand to continue the war in Ukraine, despite the loss of life, and perhaps to further test the West, analysts cited by international media say. In Russia, the head of the election commission assessed Putin’s “record” victory as unprecedented in the country’s history.
• Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky calls not to recognize Putin’s victory. “Now it’s about finally publicly recognizing Putin’s illegitimacy,” Khodorkovsky said Monday in Berlin. Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s far-right League party, who is also deputy prime minister in the government in Rome, says the election results in Russia must be accepted.
• Fourteen EU countries, including Romania, are asking the European Investment Bank to finance the defense industry. They call on the EIB, the main financial institution of the European Union, to increase its investment in the defense sector “in line with the new priorities of the EU”.
• Asked on Monday about the idea of ​​creating a buffer zone on the border with Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesman said Moscow must ensure that its own territory is out of range of Ukrainian fire.
• EU foreign ministers have agreed to introduce sanctions against persons considered guilty of the death of Oleksii Navalny, the head of the EU foreign policy department, Josep Borrell, said. Donald Trump said that he does not know the reasons for Navalny’s death, but believes that it is “possible” that Vladimir Putin is involved.
• Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder appreciated the decision of current Chancellor Scholz not to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine
• Vladimir Putin, who was just re-elected to a new six-year term, hailed the “return to the homeland” of Ukrainian territories claimed by Moscow to a crowd in Red Square on Monday.
• The United States will not welcome Putin’s re-election as president. “This was an incredibly undemocratic process,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
• In a new video, the Ukrainian military showed how they destroyed a Russian armored column, which they say entered the “Bermuda Triangle” in the Donetsk region.

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