Notices by Hanse Mina (hanse_mina@mastodon.social)

Russia will raise the issue of the resumption of direct flights with the U.S. and the return of diplomatic property at Russian-U.S. talks on Thursday in Istanbul, Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Alexander Darchiev, was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-raise-resumption-direct-flights-talks-with-us-istanbul-tass-says-2025-04-09/

#Ukraine #Russia #US

Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance.

https://apnews.com/article/japan-defense-nato-rutte-china-15de39e226c57a893fbf9755f600dcdb

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #NATO #Japan

Russian sensors suspected of attempting to spy on the UK’s nuclear submarines have been found hidden in the seas around Britain.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/russia-secret-war-uk-waters-submarines-dpbzphfx5

#Ukraine #Russia #UK #NATO

Russia's only fiber optic plan in #Saransk was hit.

https://t.me/operativnoZSU/177216

#Ukraine #Russia

Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the visit of the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev to the United States had “additional reasons,” and they were to discuss the withdrawal of frozen Russian assets.

https://meduza.io/news/2025/04/04/zelenskiy-zayavil-chto-glavnym-voprosom-poezdki-kirilla-dmitrieva-v-ssha-byl-vyvod-zamorozhennyh-rossiyskih-aktivov

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Zelensky

Worlds 2nd best army. 😂

#Ukraine #Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron wants EU businesses to stop investing in America in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tariffs.

https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-eu-companies-should-freeze-investment-in-the-u-s-until-trump-calms-down/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #EU #France #Macron

Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century with a new baseline 10%.

But Russia was not on Trump's tariff list, despite running a $2.5 billion goods trade surplus with the U.S. in 2024 according to the U.S. Trade Representative's office.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/whats-trumps-sweeping-new-reciprocal-tariff-regime-2025-04-03/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #EU #UK #China

The White House is preparing an estimate of what it would cost the federal government to control Greenland as a territory, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/01/trump-greenland-us-territory-cost/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #EU #Denmark #Greenland #NATO

Zelenskiy called on Monday for Russia to be punished for more than 183,000 alleged war crimes (excludes most occupied areas) documented by Ukraine since Moscow's 2022 invasion, saying justice was needed to prevent "evil from proliferating."

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-russia-has-committed-over-183000-war-crimes-ukraine-2025-03-31/

#Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky

China's military on Tuesday said it had begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to "serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence", calling Taiwan's President Lai Ching-Te a "parasite".

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-military-says-it-is-conducting-exercises-around-taiwan-2025-03-31/

#Ukraine #Russia #Taiwan #China

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered another 160,000 Russian citizens be called up to serve in the military, Russian news agency Interfax reported Monday.

https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-ordered-conscript-160000-more-russians-army-spring/

#Ukraine #Russia

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office requested Monday that the Supreme Court ends a ban on the Taliban’s activities in the country.

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-moves-to-legalize-the-taliban-terrorist-group/

#Ukraine #Russia #Taliban

Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into possible espionage and terrorism after a drone flew several times over an EU research centre in northwestern Italy, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-investigates-drone-flyovers-eu-facility-spying-suspicions-2025-03-31/

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Italy

Trump’s threats to impose punitive tariffs on Europe, seize territories and pull military support in the region — including his handling of the war in Ukraine — have irked European consumers, fueling campaigns to boycott US products.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-30/anti-american-sentiment-rises-in-europe-as-trump-fuels-anger

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #UK #US #Trump

A rocket built by German startup Isar Aerospace flew for half a minute before the flight was terminated in its first attempt to reach orbit on Sunday, part of an endeavor to make Europe less reliant on the US for private satellite launches.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-30/german-rocket-hits-setback-as-europe-seeks-spacex-alternatives

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Germany #SpaceX #US #Trump #Musk

The new draft deal, one senior official said, looks like “Ukraine was in the war with U.S., lost, [was] captured and now has to pay lifetime reparations.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/28/ukraine-us-mineral-deal-russia-war/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed his real intentions in Ukraine by bombing civilian energy infrastructure after telling Donald Trump that Moscow would stop such attacks, said Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimi-putin-ceasefire-finnish-president-alexander-stubb-helsinki-energy-ukraine/

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Finland #Stubb #Putin #Trump

The European Union plans to supply Ukraine with at least 2 million shells annually, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

https://kyivindependent.com/eu-plans-to-supply-at-least-2-million-shells-annually-to-ukraine/

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Kallas

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on March 17 in his evening address that a Ukrainian long-range drone has successfully completed testing, demonstrating its ability to fly 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles).

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drone-with-3-000-kilometer-range-has-passed-tests-zelensky-says/

#Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky