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European Union Set To Greenlight €90 Billion Funding Package for Ukraine This Week The EU is set to approve a €90 billion Ukraine funding package this week, finalizing technical requirements for the loan agreement and support mechanism.

⚡️ The European Union is set to greenlight a massive €90 billion funding package for Ukraine this Wednesday.

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Your regular reminder that Uniserve Ltd got over £1.4 billion in VIP lane COVID contracts without tender.

Their profits increased 500% overnight, and they didn't deliver almost £180m of contracted goods.

They just happened to share an address with Julia Lopez.

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Russia’s shadow fleet is moving $10 billion in oil right now — that’s budget for next week’s attacks on Ukraine Easing sanctions on Russia fuels the illusion the war can continue, says Zelenskyy.

Over 110 Russian shadow fleet vessels are at sea right now, carrying $10 billion of oil, said Zelenskyy

Last week, Russia launched 2,360 strike drones, 1,320 guided bombs, and nearly 60 missiles at Ukraine, purchased on this money euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/19/r...

A private company's air defense crew in Kharkiv Oblast just downed a jet-powered Shahed — the first time Ukraine's new business-based defense network intercepted the faster variant.

"A new level of difficulty," Defense Minister Fedorov said.

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Bullied for speaking Ukrainian, taken to camps, threatened with conscription: 19 children evacuated from Russian occupation Bring Kids Back UA describe what the children endured before reaching safety – and how many more remain behind.

Nineteen Ukrainian children were evacuated from Russian-occupied territories last week – among them a teenager threatened with conscription and a girl harassed by a soldier for speaking Ukrainian in public.

Thousands more remain under occupation.

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US delays weapons to NATO’s eastern flank – Iran war drains stockpiles Europe was counting on Countries bordering Russia are warned shipments won't arrive on schedule, adding uncertainty for Ukraine's air defense supply chain too.

The US has reportedly warned European allies that previously contracted weapons deliveries will be delayed as the war against Iran continues to drain American stockpiles.

The affected systems include air defense – which Ukraine depends on to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks.

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Ukraine depends on Western air defense. Zelenskyy says that has to change – and partners are on board Speaking after Lviv meetings, Zelenskyy outlined a push for domestic production of missiles and systems as part of long-term security guarantees.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine must produce its own air defense systems and interceptor missiles – and says partners are on board with licensing arrangements and joint production facilities.

The push comes as the war against Iran adds new pressure on the Western supply chains Ukraine depends on.

Winners announced for PEN Presents x SALT - English PEN

We’re thrilled to announce the winning titles for PEN Presents x SALT, an iteration of English PEN's ongoing #PENPresents award for sample translations in partnership with @saltatchicago.bsky.social.

Discover the winners and read the samples ⤵️
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Controversial Chadian Law Risks Increased Rural Violence | African Arguments A silent conflict between herders and farmers, competing for access to insufficient resources, has been plaguing Chad for decades. But the Chadian government's recent plan to pass a pastoral law that ...

In einigen Sub-Sahara-Staaten kommt es regelmäßig zu gewaltsamen Konflikten zwischen Ackerbauern und Hirten. Hintergrund sind Bevölkerungswachstum und #Klimakrise. Im #Tschad droht ein Gesetzentwurf die Situation noch zu verschlimmern, da er einseitig die Viehzüchter bevorzugt.

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In Russia, Botox booming. But economic situation "worse than forecast," Russian papers warn. YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

Today’s Russian papers on Russia’s economic problems: “Managed cooling has turned into accelerating decline”; “economic situation worse than forecast”; “in a few months the IT industry may be in ruins.” But Botox foot injections are booming. #ReadingRussia

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5/5. For Vance, the task of a pope should be to stick to "morality," in the special propagandistic sense of trotting out religious-sounding clichés to justify the status quo on behalf of the powerful and wealthy.

4/5. From this perspective an actual Christian such as Leo who actually believes in God and in preaching the ethics of Jesus is intolerable.

3/5. The whole point of Vance’s notion of God is to justify fascist oligarchy — consider his grotesque invocation of God just the other day in Budapest as a reason why Hungarians must vote for Orbán.

2/5. What he means by the word "morality" is propaganda from some religious institution that justifies the world the way it is, including his own personal power and corruption.

1/5. I want to try to amplify this point — Vance does not believe that morality is an autonomous sphere of life at all; only fools think that, in his world.

Trump: "Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World. Tragic!!! Aberdeen should be booming. Norway sells its North Sea Oil to the U.K. at double the price. They are making a fortune. U.K., which is better situated on the North Sea for purposes of energy than Norway, should, DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! It is absolutely crazy that they don’t… AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS! President DJT"

Trump: "Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet UK refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World. Tragic!!! ... UK, which is better situated on North Sea for purposes of energy than Norway, should, DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! It is crazy that they don’t… AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS!"

JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’ Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the Iran war

One might argue that threatening war crimes and violating human rights of migrants are matters of morality as well as politics. Questions of aggression and just war have occupied the church for centuries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Progressive" is a relative term. It will not surprise you to learn that Americans for Tax Fairness calculated at tax rate of 0.98% for Bezos. americansfortaxfairness.org/wp-content/u...

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