Global tensions rise: US aid for Ukraine and peace summit threats

Commander of the Akhmat unit in Chechnya and a senior official of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Apty Alaudinov, claims that the United States, by providing military aid to Ukraine, is funding terrorist activities because Kyiv may attempt to strike the Crimean Bridge with ATACMS missiles - as reported by the Russian state news agency TASS. - Two-thirds of this money will remain in America - Alaudinov remarked, referring to the military aid package for Ukraine that was approved by Congress and signed on Wednesday by the President of the United States, Joe Biden. - And some of it, including ATACMS and other weaponry, will be delivered to Ukraine as supposed aid. In reality, it should be seen as financing terrorist activities. I believe these missiles will be used for terrorist attacks on Russian soil, to which they can reach. It's not out of the question that they might target the Crimean Bridge - he added.

Many reports by Russian media or authority representatives are elements of propaganda. These reports are part of the information war waged by the Russian Federation.

"Russia is preparing to disrupt the global peace summit, set for June in Switzerland," announced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday. Invitations to the first Global Peace Summit, scheduled for June in Switzerland, will soon be sent to world leaders. As stated at the beginning of April by Volodymyr Zelensky, it was then hoped to engage 80-100 countries. On Wednesday, Zelensky disclosed that Russia, which is not expected to participate in the summit, plans to disrupt it. - We have precise intelligence - specific information - that Russia aims not only to disrupt the Peace Summit but also has a detailed plan on how to achieve this, how to decrease the number of participating countries and act to ensure that peace remains elusive for even longer - said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with ambassadors from other countries.

Slovak MEP Miroslav Radacovsky, during his speech in the plenary hall, called for peace in Europe by symbolically releasing a dove, which he had concealed in his bag. The bird flew a few meters before landing on the lectern behind the speaker. As the politician moved to catch the dove, it fled and escaped. "In today's final plenary session, I clarified that Europe needs peace. Peace in Ukraine, peace across Europe, peace worldwide. This gesture stirred emotion and received a positive response. Let this dove of peace soar over Europe," the MEP explained in a Facebook post after the incident.

"French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu believes that deploying nuclear weapons on Polish soil would contravene the Russia-NATO Founding Act of 1997." German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius remarked that speculating on current deployment locations for nuclear weapons is unwise. According to the head of the French defence ministry, the placement of nuclear weapons in Poland would necessitate a discussion among allies, as it would breach the Russia-NATO Founding Act. Meanwhile, Minister Lecornu highlighted that the Russian Federation breaches this act by positioning nuclear weapons in Belarus. He shared his views in an interview with "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung."