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QUICK READ April 14: Ukraine announces a new round of prisoner exchange with Russia

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The Ukrainian army blew up the bridge leading to the city of Izyum to stop the advance of the Russian army, on April 14 – Photo: TWITTER

* Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk on April 14 announced reached a new agreement with Russia on prisoner exchangewhereby a total of 30 Ukrainians – including 5 officers, 17 soldiers and 8 civilians – will be able to return home the same day, AFP reported.

* On April 14, Indonesia, holding the G20 presidency in 2022, said: Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov confirmed to attend the G20 meeting next week between finance ministers and central bank governors, according to Reuters news agency.

* On April 14, Vice Chairman of the Security Council of Russia and a close ally of President Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, warned that if Sweden and Finland join NATO, Moscow will have to strengthen its defense capabilities. in the area, including the deployment of nuclear weapons.

In response, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said Russia had deployed nuclear weapons in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on the Baltic Sea coast before the Ukraine crisis, according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said threatening to increase military capabilities, including nuclear, in Russia’s Baltic region “is nothing new”.

* Russian energy corporation Gazprom announced that it had delivered 81.1 million cubic meters of natural gas to Europe through Ukraine on April 14, up from 66.3 million cubic meters the previous day, according to the report. Reuters.

* Austria’s APA news agency on April 14 quoted Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehammer as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin told Mr. Nehammer during a meeting between the two leaders earlier this week that Vienna can continue to pay for Russian gas supplies in euros.

* Mr. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the President of Ukraine, said that one of the obstacles in the peace negotiation process is that Kiev wants as many countries to guarantee its security as possible, but the Russian side does not want to increase the number of children. This number is up, according to Reuters news agency.

* Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk announced that there will be 9 humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from areas attacked by Russia in Ukraine on April 14, including routes from Mariupol, Berdyansk, Tokmak and Enerhodar, according to Reuters news agency.

On the same day, the head of the Russian Federation’s Center for Defense Control, Colonel Mikhail Mizintsev, said that the country had opened humanitarian corridors from Kharkov and Mariupol in Ukraine.

* According to the Guardian newspaper on April 14, Ukraine’s military said that its soldiers blew up the bridge on which Russian forces were moving to the city of Izyum, eastern Ukraine. Accordingly, all Russian soldiers were destroyed in this operation using unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Ukrainian soldiers with damaged Russian T-72 BV tanks in the Donetsk region – Photo: REUTERS

* April 14, Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says the government has imposed additional economic sanctions on 14 Russian companies and organisations.. According to TASS news agency, among the sanctioned companies are a group of fuel and energy companies including Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Transneft, truck manufacturers Kamaz, Alrosa, Ruselectronics, Rostelecom, RusHydro…

So far, Australia has sanctioned more than 500 Russians and Belarusians. Economic sanctions include a ban on the export of weapons and components, oil and gas production materials and equipment, and a ban on the import of Russian energy, weapons and components.

* On April 13, the White House held a meeting with leaders of the eight largest US military contractors to find ways to provide weapons to Ukraine faster, “accelerate production” of weapons, quickly supply and help Ukraine use them effectively with minimal training. Earlier, CNN reported that major US arms manufacturers are facing serious supply chain problems and a lack of affordable labor.

* The Russian Ministry of Defense on April 13 warned Russian military can target high-ranking Ukrainian figures if Kiev continues to try to carry out acts of sabotage or attacks inside Russia, according to Russia Today TV.

Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov confirmed that Russia is aware of several acts of sabotage and attacks by the Ukrainian military against facilities on Russian territory.

* White House said The US is in initial discussions about sending senior officials to Ukraine. According to CNN, the person who will probably represent the US in this special visit is Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin or Secretary of State Antony Blinken. However, the final decision may be long and even the visit may not materialize.

* Interviewed by CNN, Colombia’s president says the country is ready to play a major role in helping to provide energy to Western countries to replace Russian energy.

Mr. Duque listed three areas where Colombia is willing to increase production: conventional oil and gas extraction, renewable energy extraction such as when clean hydrogen and coal.

“Today, Colombia can immediately increase coal production. We have the largest mines in the world,” Mr. Duque said.

* According to Reuters news agency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden discussed additional defense and financial aid to Kievas well as sanctions against Russia.

The Ukrainian president announced that both sides “agreed to strengthen sanctions” against Russia.

Shortly after, Washington announced additional military aid of $800 million to Ukraine, bringing the total amount since the Russian invasion to more than $2.4 billion.

President Biden said the latest aid package will include artillery systems, artillery shells, armored vehicles, unmanned ships at sea and helicopters.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Ukrainian forces would need training to use some of the military equipment sent by the United States.

The Ukrainian military has used the weapons we have provided to increase its combat effectiveness… the United States will continue to provide Ukraine with the ability to defend itself.”

US President Joe Biden

* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that poor countries are simultaneously facing food, energy and financial crises due to disruptions in supply chains caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

According to Guterres, Russia is the leading exporter of oil and gas in the world, and both Russia and Ukraine are major grain producers, accounting for a third of total global grain exports. Therefore, when commodity prices skyrocketed to record levels, the countries that relied on imports suffered the most.

* According to Reuters, a total of 1,567 people were evacuated out of Ukrainian cities through humanitarian corridors on April 13. Deputy Chief of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko said the number had dropped to 2,671 people from a day earlier.

* The Interfax news agency quoted a source from the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying Moscow is in the process of imposing sanctions against 398 members of the US House of Representatives and 87 Canadian senators, in response to previous sanctions of these two countries.

Last month, Washington announced sanctions against 328 members of the Russian Duma.

“There will be new announcements of Russian countermeasures in the near future, regarding the increase in the number of people on the ‘banned list’ and other retaliatory options,” Russia’s Interfax news agency said. know.

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The Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and the Prime Minister of Ukraine visit the village of Dmytrivka, Ukraine, April 13 – Photo: REUTERS

* On April 13, President Zelensky said: grandfather not yet approved by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier or his office grandfather Steinmeier officially reached out to talk about his visit to Ukraine.

Earlier, Mr. Steinmeier said that the Ukrainian side did not welcome him. A Ukrainian official denied that President Zelensky turned down an invitation to visit from Mr. Steinmeier.

* Mayor of Kharkov, Mr. Ihor Terekhov, said Russian bombing of this city has increased dramatically from April 13. He said there have been casualties in the past days, including children killed.

Kharkov has come under several Russian attacks since Moscow launched its military operation in February.

* On April 13, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that if attacks on Russian territory continue, their forces will attack locations in Ukraineincluding Kiev.

The Russian Defense Ministry also said that it had taken full control of the commercial seaport of the city of Mariupol and freed all “hostages” from ships at the port.

* The High Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Russian forces are fully ready for a new offensive in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine and the southern Kherson region.

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