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"Ukraine expects to receive 40-50 F-16 fighters, this will allow the formation of 3-4 squadrons to protect the sky , -
said adviser to the Minister of Defense Yuri Sak

Kyiv tells Western leaders that the need for modern aircraft has become more urgent since the Russian air force began making extensive use of long-range guided glide bombs in March. According to Sack, Ukraine currently has "nothing to stop" the Russian planes that carry them.

According to Sak, Zelensky, on his European tour, received assurances from partners that the issue would be raised."

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Source: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-large-...ted/a-65632061

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Ukraine: 'Large-scale corruption' in Supreme Court reported
15 May 2023 | 19:30 ET | 23:30 UTC

Ukrainian anti-corruption bodies said they exposed large-scale corruption in the Supreme Court. Local media reported that the president of the court was arrested.

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) reported on their social media accounts late on Monday ono alleged corruption in the country's Supreme Court.

"NABU and SAP have exposed large-scale corruption in the Supreme Court, in particular a scheme to obtain undue advantages by the leadership and judges of the Supreme Court," the anti-corruption bodies said on Facebook.

Who is alleged to have bribed whom, and why, was not clear from the statement. NABU and SAP also published a photo of bundles of banknotes on a couch, promising to release details later.

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Court's president reported to be arrested

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court announced an extraordinary meeting. "In connection with the events taking place around the President of the Supreme Court Vsevolod Kniaziev, an extraordinary meeting of the Plenum of the Supreme Court will be held on May 16, 2023," the court said on Facebook.

Ukrainian media reported that Kniaziev was caught receiving $3 million (€2.76 million) in bribes, and that other judges of the top judicial body were being raided.

Kniaziev was installed as chairman of the Supreme Court in October 2021.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly promised a more determined fight against the culture of bribes that is widespread in the country. Zelenskyy's main aim is to show that Ukraine is ready to negotiate for European Union membership.

"Head of the Supreme Court Vsevolod Knyazev detained in the case of bribery in the case of Zhevago

According to the head of the NABU Semyon Krivonos, the owner of the Finance and Credit group, Konstantin Zhevago, agreed with one of the owners of the lawyer communities to bribe the judge, so that in the end a decision was made in Zhevago's favor in the case of the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant.

A few days after the conversation, on March 15, a meeting was to be held, but it was postponed so that the required amount was found by that time. At the same time, funds were transferred from the businessman to the lawyer, and after that, in early May, the human rights activist received a "go-ahead" from the court on the distribution of money among the participants in the scheme. During the second part of the bribe, Knyazev was caught red-handed.

At the briefing, they also showed a recording of the conversation between the defendants, and the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Alexander Klimenko, noted that two people had been detained in total, but Knyazev had not yet been handed a suspicion, as the investigation was ongoing."

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"The Swedish portable air defense system RBS-70 defends the sky over Kyiv region."

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Pope Francis

More on Zelenskyy's meeting with the Pope.

"Zelensky in the Vatican offered the Ukrainian formula of peace to Pope Francis

The President of Ukraine expressed gratitude for the personal attention of the Pope to the tragedy of millions of Ukrainians, including tens of thousands of children deported to Russia.

“I asked to condemn Russian crimes in Ukraine. For there can be no equality between the victim and the aggressor. He also spoke about our peace formula as the only effective algorithm for achieving a just peace. He offered to join its implementation,” Zelensky wrote.

The Vatican said the Pope's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky lasted about 40 minutes. The topics of the meeting concerned the humanitarian and political situation in Ukraine caused by the ongoing war."

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""I can confirm that 31 M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Germany for training and further training of Ukrainian tank teams," Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said.

According to Ryder, the Ukrainian military will arrive in the next few weeks"









"Hungary blocks funds for arms destined for Kyiv

Today Hungary, surprisingly, blocked the disbursement of the eighth tranche of funds from the European Peace Facility (Epf) for arms destined for Ukraine.

An informed source on the facts let ANSA know.

The tranche has a value of 500 million and was supposed to be disbursed next Monday. Budapest has allegedly demanded "guarantees" that the EPF will maintain its "global" horizon in the future and not be used solely to arm Kyiv. The EPF reimburses member states - normally at 50% but there is no fixed standard - that have donated war material to Ukraine.

As a reminder, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently questioned the need for the European Union to exist."



"If Ukraine requests it, USA is ready to deliver an Iron Dome Air Defense System to defend against Russian missiles and drones, said Lt General Daniel Karbler, the US Army’s Commanding General for Space and Missile Defense, to the Senate last week, reports the Jerusalem Post"


VIDEO:
Meanwhile on another planet...
"Meanwhile, Ramzan Kadyrov is driving around in a tank.

More "patriotic TikTok videos" to be uploaded soon?"

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"Russian parliament approved the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).

The Treaty established comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals) and mandated the destruction of excess weaponry.

Medvedev already commented that this was to "protect national interests" and promised to "increase production of weapons, military and special equipment and means of destruction to the maximum"

Russia's saber-rattling means Russia realizes its imminent loss."

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty...rces_in_Europe

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Do we know if what’s said is true about all
Six hypersonic missiles. Were shot down. Or whether or not the orcs destroyed a patriot system
Or not. Seeing lots on the news but nothing definitive really.

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2. "Russian MP Sobolev: "Russian mobilized who transfer to Wagner PMC, should face up to 15 years in prison."

So will everyone in Wagner become a criminal eventually?

The conflict between Prigozhin and Russian ministry of defense is escalating, it seems. "

Yikes.


"I posted yesterday about a Russian MP suggesting imprisonment for soldiers joining Wagner.

He has received a response by Wagner mercenaries. They have a few suggestions what the MP can do with his proposal. "

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"In case anyone wondered about the level of insanity in Russia:

Vice-speaker of Russian parliament requested the Russian ministry of internal affairs to make an official announcement that using blue and yellow colors in the clothes and appearance of Russians is not grounds for arrest and opening criminal cases.

a man was detained in Moscow on 9th May for having blue and yellow elements on his clothes."



VIDEO: "The foundation for Ukraine to receive compensation from the Russian Federation in the future: a register of destruction caused by Russian aggression will be created in The Hague

"I support the creation of a tribunal to bring Russian crimes of aggression to court. We will also decide on the creation of a register of destruction in The Hague. This will be a first step, but a very good one in the direction of Russian compensation," said the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during a press conference."