$50 billion fund for #Ukraine backed by loans v. profits from frozen #Russia assets

#Kyiv signs security agreements w US & Japan, bringing total to 16

UK joins US in sanctions on Russia which are sparking run on foreign currency in Moscow

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Netherlands Defense: Int'l coalition will send #Ukraine €350m of 152mm artillery shells.

"Ukraine has so far received mainly 155mm shells for howitzers donated by the west. However, country also has many 152mm guns. With new delivery, these weapons can also be better utilized"

#Ukraine air defenses down all 17 #Iran-type attack drones and 7 of 14 missiles launched by #Russia overnight

Drones and missiles intercepted over Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Kirovohrad regions

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#SouthKorea Defense Minister: #NorthKorea sends #Russia up to 4.8m artillery shells for #UkraineWar

Movement of 10,000+ shipping containers

#Putin expected to seek even closer security cooperation, requesting more military supplies, in Pyongyanig next week

#Zelenskiy: #Putin latest ultimatum is "revival of Nazism", similar to Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938-1939

Putin --- trying to steal news cycle from #GlobalPeaceSummit and facing tougher sanctions --- #Ukraine must give 4 occupied regions & intention to join #NATO

#Zelenskiy in Switzerland for #GlobalPeaceSummit

"As responsible global majority, we must make every effort to ensure wars, aggressions & colonial occupation can be ended & will never repeat. I am certain everyone in world is interested in just peace & respect for every nation"

#Zelenskiy meets Pope to discuss just and lasting peace for #Ukraine and return of Ukrainian children abducted by #Russia

"Informed the Pope about the consequences of Russian aggression, its air terror, and the difficult energy situation"

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#Germany's new military aid package for #Ukraine includes 3 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 10 Leopard main battle tanks

Also sending 2 IRIS-T air defense systems, 21,000 rounds of 155 mm ammunition, and two Beaver bridge-laying vehicles