The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Mike Johnson, hinted that a vote on funds for Ukraine may be inevitable in the House, even with the threat of him losing the position of Speaker of the Parliament, writes The Guardian. In an interview with Fox News, Johnson mentioned “important innovations” in a possible package of measures for Ukraine and suggested that a vote on such a bill could take place as soon as Congress returns from recess on Easter, April 9.

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07:23The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported in Telegram that its air defense units intercepted six Ukrainian drones that were trying to carry out a “terrorist attack”.

Also, the governor of the Russian border region of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, wrote in Telegram that the defense units shot down 19 aerial targets, and Ukrainian shelling of the region injured 10 people. (Reuters)

00:52 Russia plans to revoke the recognition of the Taliban as a terrorist organization.

The information appeared on the same day when the Russian state agency TASS wrote that the Taliban had been invited to participate in the event “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum” scheduled for May.

A brief summary of recent events:

• The Russians launched their biggest mechanized attack since October 2023, but it appears to have ended in disaster. The first shots of the large-scale assault of the Russians near Tonenka also appeared on social networks.
• Another blow to the Kremlin’s version of the attack on Moscow: Iran warned Russia days before the massacre after questioning an ISIS-K commander.
• The Russian army’s new robotic mini-tanks, armed with grenades, last week joined the assault on Ukrainian positions in the area of ​​the town of Berdychi, west of the destroyed city of Avdiyivka.
• The Croatian president claims that his country, which is celebrating the 15th anniversary of NATO membership, has no say in the decision-making process in the alliance and that all important decisions in this regard are made in Washington.
• Jonathan Pockett, an American sniper who volunteers for the Ukrainian army, says that Kyiv forces lack even basic ammunition, such as bullets and grenades, which they desperately need.
• A group of anti-Kremlin hackers has hijacked a Russian prisoner database, hoping it can be used to obtain more information about how Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died.
• Russia’s attacks “almost completely” destroyed Kharkiv’s energy infrastructure. The latest strikes destroyed a significant part of the city’s energy network, Mayor Ihor Tereyov admitted.
• Dmytro Lyubynskyi, Russia’s ambassador to Vienna, accused in an extended interview with TASS that Austria took a “particularly hypocritical” position after the terrorist attack in “Crocus City Hall” in Moscow and is part of the “hated circle” of countries.
• On Sunday night, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia appealed to Ukraine to arrest the head of the SBU in Kyiv and extradite him to Moscow.
• “Guys, it’s war!” The Ukrainian political scientist reveals Kyiv’s biggest mistake, assesses the decline in Zelenskyi’s popularity and what the West should do now.

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