Ukraine-Russa-Russa last last: Putin avoids the Trump rate while Kiev’s soldiers resist in the monastery by Moscow forces

THE White house defended his decision not to include Russia In its expansive list of countries that will have to face new large rates starting today.
The US sanctions on Moscow already “precludes any significant trade,” the press secretary of the White House Karoline Leavitt told Axios. At the same time, hitting the war Ukraine He is facing the rates of 10 % by the American administration.
Comes like Vladimir PutinThe best negotiator, Kirill Dmitriev, held meetings in Washington with US officials. After the arrival, the correspondent born in Kyiv and instructed in the United States said that the nameless forces were trying to arouse tension between Washington and Moscow
In the meantime, Russian military bloggers have said that hundreds of Ukrainian troops have sought refuge from the advanced forces of Moscow in a monastery in Kursk.
Moscow troops continue to conduct fierce battles in the western region of Kursk against Ukrainian forces, in a push to walk from the last support point of Kyiv in the Russian territory seized last August.
Mash, a telegram channel near Russia’s security services, said that more than 300 soldiers were flocking in the monastery of Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsky, while Kyiv tries to organize his defense on the Highlands around Gornal.
Ukrainian troops withdrawn in the Kursk monastery – Russian blogger
Hundreds of Ukrainian troops sought refuge in a monastery in Kursk, said a Russian telegram channel.
Moscow troops continue to conduct fierce battles in the western region of Kursk against Ukrainian forces, in a push to walk from the last support point of Kyiv in the Russian territory seized last August, said the war bloggers.
Kyiv now holds a close fragment of Kursk, the Ukrainian map of the Deepstate battlefield.
Mash, a telegram channel near Russia’s security services, said that more than 300 soldiers were flocking in the monastery of Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsky, while Kyiv tries to organize his defense on the Highlands around Gornal.
There were no immediate comments from Ukraine and Reuters was unable to verify reports independently. The monastery Telegram channel did not mention military operations in the area.
Mash said there was an underground passage under the monastery “through which the Ukrainian armed forces are evacuating and providing long -term defense ammunition”.
The Shot Telegram channel also said that Ukraine was bringing the reservations to garna through the passage of the monastery.
Roman Alekhin, whose Telegram channel has over 180,000 subscribers, said that Ukraine will try to retain the land around gorna “with all their forces, regardless of losses”.

Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 15:47
Ukraine denies Russian accusations of energy infrastructure attacks
Ukraine denied Russian accusations of attacks on energy infrastructures, describing Moscow’s statements as false.
Ministry of Defense of Russia first. He accused Ukraine of having attacked Russian energy structures four times in the last 24 hours despite an arrest of the US broker to hit mutual energy infrastructures.
But Kyiv said that the troops have joined the ceasefire, accusing the Russian army of violating it itself.
“At the same time, numerous violations of the Russian army agreements were recorded,” said the general staff of Ukraine on Telegram.
Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 15:45
Map: Russian progress in the Donetsk region slows down while Ukrainian troops Lanciano Contractacchi
Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 15:19
Poland wants to spend 5% of GDP in defense next year, says the Foreign Minister
Poland wants to spend five percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in defense in 2026, the defense minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Thursday.
Spurred on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland now spends a higher percentage of GDP in defense than any other NATO member, including the United States. It plans to hit the GDP of 4.7 per cent of expenditure this year.
During the NATO summit, the ministers discussed a “White Paper for the readiness of the European defense 2030”, aimed at outlining a new defense strategy and providing a framework for the European wave.
“All ministers … underlined the importance of this document, the White Paper,” said Kosiniak-Kamysz to journalists.
“We must be ready for the most difficult scenarios and we must be strong enough to prevent the war from bursting … this is an action to make us so strong that it would not be profitable for any country to attack the European Union or NATO”.
Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 14:54
In the photo: the meeting of NATO Foreign Minister with the General Secretary Mark Rutte for the image in Brussels


Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 14:37
Russia-USA dialogue is essential, says Putin Envoy
The international correspondent of Vladimir Putin Kiritriev, who is currently visiting Washington, said that the dialogue between Russia and the United States is “essential” for global peace.
“Keeping the key meetings of Russia-USA in Washington, DC, from 2 to 3 April,” wrote Dmitriev on X.
“The open and productive dialogue between Russia and the United States is not optional – it is essential. Global stability and peace depend on it,” he added.
Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 14:24
Sam Kiley: Ukraine pioneering work with ketamine therapy that brings soldiers to Valhalla on earth
Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 14:12
The ammunition for Ukraine will continue until September as soon as possible, says Czech FM
The thrust led by the Czech to provide Ukraine with artillery ammunition will continue to be financed until September as soon as possible, said the country’s foreign minister.
Speaking on Thursday before a NATO meeting, Jan Lipavsky told Czech TV that the initiative had received new funding from Canada, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 13:57
The Bulgarian government defeats the pro-Russian vote of distrust
The Bulgaria government survived a parliamentary vote of distrust brought by a pro-Russian political party, on what described as a failure in the foreign policy of the nation.
The Vazrazhdane party, supported by two small nationalist groups, had led a critical motion to support the government to Ukraine, the penalties to Russia and the pro-western general position.
But the coalition to power, led by the center-right germ party, defeated the motion of a comfortable margin of 150-54 in the 240-seat parliament.
“For Vazrazhdane, the vote is a tool to amplify Russian narratives in the hybrid war against Bulgaria – a Moscow war wage with disinformation and subversive political tactics,” said the political analyst Ilianian Vassilev.
Gerbo has condemned the movement of non-concrete as an attempt to derail Bulgaria’s desire to adopt the euro currency at the beginning of 2026, which would have consolidated its European integration.
Alex CroftApril 3, 2025 13:44