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Twenty-one Ukrainian drones reached Crimea and several Russian regions, Russian media have said this morning. Sevastopol in illegally Russian-held Crimea was targeted, along with the Bryansk, Kaluga and Tula regions, according to Russian officials, who as usual claimed all drones were intercepted and/or destroyed.
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The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, warned on Monday that Ukraine’s gains over two years of fighting were in doubt without new US funding, as Nato’s chief visited to lobby Congress.
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The European parliament is investigating claims that one of its members has spied for Russia’s FSB since at least 2004. Tatjana Ždanoka, a Latvian MEP, has denied allegations published by the Insider, a Russian investigative newspaper, which put together the story along with Estonia’s Delfi, Latvia’s Re:Baltica and Sweden’s Expressen.
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Insider alleged emails between Ždanoka and Russian case officers included reports on her work as a European legislator including fostering pro-Kremlin sentiment. In March 2022, Ždanoka was one of 13 MEPs – out of 705 in the parliament – who voted against condemning Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Politico quoted a European parliament official as saying “investigations … have been opened” into the allegations, which were taken “very seriously”. In a video on Facebook, Ždanoka said: “I have never been associated with the KGB … and I have not cooperated with any other intelligence agencies.”
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Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday that its forces had taken control of the village of Tabaivka in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, but Ukraine denied this. Volodymyr Fityo, the head of communications for Ukraine’s ground forces, said: “This does not correspond to reality. There are battles taking place near this locality.”
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Representatives of the EU member states will meet on Monday evening to discuss funding for Ukraine as pressure mounts on Viktor Orbán to agree. An aide to Orbán said the Hungarian PM said he was open to a proposed €50bn ($54bn) aid package and had sent a proposal with “caveats” to Brussels. The Ukrainian foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, met his Hungarian counterpart, Péter Szijjártó, in western Ukraine on Monday.
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According to Reuters, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza Novaya Gazeta Europe newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing his lawyer, that he had been transferred to a new penal colony in Siberia’s Omsk region and placed in a penal block.
Kara Murza, who campaigned for Western sanctions against Russia, was sentenced to 25 years in prison last year on charges of treason and other crimes, which he denies, turning the case against him into a Stalinist show trial. I likened it. His wife said on Monday that he had been transferred from a previous prison in Omsk and that she was missing.
Reuters reports that EU leaders will reiterate their determination to continue providing Ukraine with “timely, predictable and sustainable military assistance” at Thursday’s summit, according to the meeting’s draft conclusions. That’s what it means.
“The European Council also reiterates the urgent need to accelerate the transport of ammunition and missiles,” the draft document seen by Reuters also reads.
summary
Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of Russia’s war with Ukraine. The development status is as follows.
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twenty one Ukrainian drones reach Crimea and some regions of RussiaRussian media reported this morning. Russian officials claimed that Sevastopol in Crimea, which Russia illegally occupied, was targeted along with the Bryansk, Kaluga and Tula regions, and that, as usual, all drones were intercepted or destroyed.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday that Ukraine had gained following two years of fighting. Doubtful without new funding from the USwhen the head of NATO visited Congress to lobby.
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European Parliament is investigating One member claims to have spied for the Russian Federal Security Service Latvian parliamentarian Tatyana Judanoka denied the allegations reported by Russian investigative newspaper Insider, which compiled the article along with Estonia’s Delphi, Latvia’s Re:Baltica and Sweden’s Expressen.
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Insider’s alleged emails between Zhudanoka and Russian case officer included report about her His activities as a member of the European Parliament include fostering pro-Kremlin sentiment. In March 2022, Jidanoka was one of 13 out of 705 members of parliament. voted against condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Politico quote A European Parliament official said: An “investigation has been launched” into the allegations, which are being taken “very seriously”. in video “I have never been involved with the KGB, nor have I cooperated with any other intelligence agency,” Zhdanoka said on Facebook.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that Russian troops had taken control of Russia. The incident occurred in the village of Tavaivka in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, but Ukraine denied this. Volodymyr Ficho, head of communications for the Ukrainian ground forces, said: “This does not correspond to reality. Fighting is taking place near this area.”
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Representatives from EU member states are scheduled to meet on Monday night to discuss funding for Ukraine. Pressure mounts on Viktor Orbán to agree. The Hungarian prime minister is open to a proposed 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package and he has sent a proposal to Brussels with “caveats,” a close aide to Orbán said.of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba On Monday, he met with Hungarian Peter Szijjártó in western Ukraine.
