The victim of the stabbing attack at the Hamifratz Central Bus Station near Haifa is Hassan Dahamsha (Karim), 62, a Muslim resident of Kfar Kana. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Israel
In Syria, it is claimed that Israel plans to expand the area currently controlled by the IDF (pink) and establish a new zone of influence (purple), only 19 km from Damascus.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised Russian Asset Donald Trump's "common sense" aim to end the war in Ukraine, but accused the European powers which have rallied around Kyiv of seeking to prolong the conflict. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#EU#NATO#Zelensky#war
On Feb. 24, the third anniversary of Putin’s brutal illegal invasion of Ukraine, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa spoke on the Senate floor to renounce Putin’s dream of re-establishing the Soviet empire. He directly called out Putin’s institutionalized corruption, murder of political opponents, imprisonment of his own citizens who criticize him and American citizens, and senseless deaths of hundreds of thousands of his own citizens in this war. #AureFreePress#News#iowa
◾️"Everything's on the table" - regarding Canadian peacekeeping forces in Ukraine. "We’re not going to get ahead of the discussions on how to keep a peace that isn’t yet in place, but Canada will be there and is open to doing what is necessary." ◾️Canada has been "one of the strongest countries in support of Ukraine from the beginning," and trained up to 40,000 Ukrainian troops. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#EU#NATO#Canada
Statements after the summit of European leaders on the situation in Ukraine:
▫️ Britain will help Ukraine buy 5,000 missiles for air defense. Keir Starmer announced a deal for 1.6 billion pounds, with the missiles to be purchased through export financing.
▫️ A number of European countries have expressed their desire to be part of a coalition working with Ukraine on a plan to end hostilities. Starmer did not specify which ones. Cont'd... #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine
▫️ Ukraine must have a strong army after the war, which will be the main task of the allies, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
▫️ The summit participants expressed their readiness to increase defense spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. According to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, some European leaders have already privately outlined new plans for defense spending. Europe urgently needs rearmament, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. #AureFreePress
Russia and China have ordered their intelligence services to become more active in drafting US federal employees who work in the area of national security, CNN reports. According to them, they should especially look for those who have been fired recently or think they might get fired soon.
It is also reported that Russia and China are concentrating their efforts on recently fired employees who had access to classified information and those still on probation who risk being fired. #AureFreePress
"Good meeting with the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Maloni to develop a joint action plan to end the war with a just and sustainable peace.
No one is interested in the continuation and rapid return of the war, except for Putin, so it is important to maintain unity and strengthen the positions of our state in interaction with allies - European countries and the USA.
Ukraine needs peace, supported by reliable security guarantees." - President Zelensky #AureFreePress
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