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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin believes that Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries could have consequences for the global energy situation. He considers that it is better to attack other targets, according to Bloomberg. “Those attacks could have a knock-on effect in terms of the global energy situation,” said Austin during the Senate Armed Services committee meeting. “Ukraine is better served in going after tactical and operational targets that can directly influence the current fight.” This statement was immediately criticized by Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who stated that the administration of US President Joe Biden is hindering Ukraine's active actions for political reasons.

The White House has warned of the substantial threat faced by U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria amid a stream of threats issued by Iranian leadership in response to a suspected Israeli airstrike that killed several Iranian personnel last week near its embassy in Damascus. Addressing the warnings at a virtual press briefing, National Security Council Strategic Communicators Coordinator John Kirby declined to go into specific intelligence matters but reiterated President Joe Biden's assurances that "the Israeli government could count on the United States' support for any self-defense needs against threats directly by Iran to Israel, threats that Iran has made public," and discussed preparations for potential risks to U.S. personnel as well. "Our own people, not just our troops, but our diplomatic personnel as well in Iraq and Syria, are under constant threat," Kirby said. "We take that seriously and we take the appropriate force protection measures we need to as the threat changes to make sure that they can protect themselves, and that has not changed. That will not change.

At least five security officers were killed and one was injured in Iran as armed gangs linked to Jaish ul-Adl group attacked two police vehicles in Sib and Soran Counties in Sistan and Baluchistan Province on Tuesday, local media reported. Sunni militant group Jaish ul-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released on Tuesday afternoon. Alireza Marhamati, deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchistan for security affairs said about the attack that some armed gangs attacked a Law Enforcement patrol team. He said search operation was underway to find the armed criminals. Semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the police officers were on their way from transporting a suspect in the killing of a police officer shot dead in March. Tuesday’s incident follows the deadly attack on Sistan and Baluchistan Province that killed at least eleven Iranian security force members last week.

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If NATO members fight in Ukraine, they should not be captured, the maximum reward should be set for each killed soldier of the alliance countries, and their bodies should not be handed over. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote about this on the VKontakte network. Medvedev noted that NATO has made statements about the lack of plans to send troops to Ukraine. "Separate units can enter Lviv and Kyiv region to provide for the Ukrainian army and perform only economic and organizational functions." Former Russian President said that bounties should be offered for the killing of NATO soldiers if they are deployed to Ukraine to fight against Russian troops.

After drone strikes on targets in Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk, the authorities of Tatarstan called on the region's enterprises not to rely on the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces to repel attacks but to defend themselves independently, states the head of the Russian region Rustam Minnikhanov. According to RBC-Ukraine, during a speech at an international energy forum, he commented on the early morning strikes on April 2 at a plant producing Shahed kamikaze drones and an oil refinery and noted the inability of air defense systems to protect enterprises and facilities in the Russian region of Tatarstan from air attacks.

Reserve Major General Viktor Yahun, the former Deputy Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine, commented on the statements by France about the possibility of sending its troops to Ukraine. “This is a completely different level. Two years ago, there were discussions about whether to give us heavy weapons and artillery, as a result, they only talked about cartridges, ammunition and reconnaissance drones. There was no talk of tanks and the Patriot systems on the guard of our cities. We very quickly get used to the good, for some reason, everyone forgets what was our means when we were fighting at the beginning of the full-scale war, and what the situation is now," he said in an interview with Glavred.

The Russian Federation's Black Sea Fleet "does not dare" to sail in the Black Sea, and Ukraine has unblocked grain supplies. UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said so. The situation in the Black Sea is being closely monitored by the navies of other countries, said Ben Hodges, former commander of the US Ground Forces in Europe. "The Ukrainians have changed the nature of warfare at sea, at least in an enclosed area like the Black Sea," Hodges said in an interview with Silicon curtain. The military officer pointed out that unlike traditional naval combat, the Ukrainian Army used new and adapted technologies, sabotage operations and special forces against the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

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In Moscow, migrants from Tajikistan are trying to avoid leaving their homes due to fears of deportation or being sent en masse to war against Ukraine following the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, according to The New York Times. Because four of the suspects detained in the attack near Moscow are Tajikistan nationals, anti-migrant rhetoric has intensified in Russia, especially online. Xenophobia has been spreading most actively in the pages of so-called war bloggers, and supporters of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, who are predominantly far-right.

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It's not a secret that the West is not happy with the fact that African countries are shifting away from partnering with them and turning to non-Western partners, particularly Russia. However, in recent times, there has been one Western country that has been increasingly vocal even more than the others about the presence of Russia in Africa. This country is none other than France, the former colonial master of more than 14 African countries and there is only one word that can describe France’s attitude towards the presence of Russia in Africa and that word is jealousy. France, particularly its President Emmanuel Macron, is aggravated that while France has been kicked out of the Sahel region, Russia was welcomed with open hands. You see, when President Macron came into power, he saw himself as a man on a mission to restore France's greatness and lead the rest of Europe. And, as you know, the only way to achieve this has to be to maintain its hold on its former African colonies after all these colonies were the sole factor that pushed France to attain its global power status.

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Gunmen stormed Crocus City Hall in Moscow on Friday, spraying crowds with gunfire and throwing explosives. At least 133 people were killed and more than 140 wounded in the deadliest attack on Russian soil in nearly 20 years.

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NATO troops are already in Ukraine for arms control, intelligence operations, and training, according to El Pais. The agency has interviewed many military sources from Ukraine and the EU over more than two years of war, and they all agree that no NATO army has taken part in ground combat. But they also agree that they have informants on the ground who provide information about the situation on the frontline, determine the effectiveness of the weapons being supplied and possible problems in their use, and identify possible cases of corruption in the delivery of aid.

The proxy war in Ukraine between NATO and Russia has come into sharp focus in recent weeks. French President Macron refused to rule out sending troops to Ukraine, provoking a wide backlash. The German leader, Scholz, claimed that British soldiers are already fighting on the battlefield. Putin warned of nuclear war if NATO troops were sent to Ukraine; his leading critic, Navalny, died in a Russian jail. And a report in The New York Times revealed the CIA's decade-long operation of spy bases along Russia’s border.

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