Vladimir Zelensky. Photo: press service of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky signed a new law on mobilization. According to the Verkhovna Rada website , the document was returned to parliament with the signature of the President on April 16. The Ukrainian parliament approved the bill on mobilization in the second reading on April 11. On the morning of April 16, the bill was sent to the president. The law will enter into force on May 18, 2024.

Olaf Sholts and Xi Jinping in Beijing. Photo: DPA German Chancellor Olaf Sholts called on the chairman of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, influence Russian President Vladimir Putin and convince him to end the war in Ukraine. “The word of China has weight in Russia.

Moldova President Maya Sandu. Photo: adiomoldova.md The Constitutional Court of Moldova approved a referendum on European integration of the country. It can take place on October 20, one day with the election of the president of the country. The final date will approve the parliament. This was announced by the head of state Maya Sandu.

Dron-Kamikadze Shahed. Photo: mil.in.ua The United States and its allies will not directly participate in the destruction of drones with which Russian troops attack Ukraine. This was stated at a briefing in the White House by the official representative of the US National Security Council John Kirby.

Deputy Commander Marcom NATO Didier Maleter. Photo: Getty images The safety of almost one billion people in Europe and North America is threatened due to Russia's attempts to attack the vast vulnerable places of underwater infrastructure, including windbreaking power plants, pipelines and power cables. This was stated by Deputy Commander of the Union Marine Command (Marcom) of NATO Vice Admiral Didier Maleter, reports The Guardian.

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Photo: The State Customs Committee (GTK) of Belarus On the border of Belarus with the EU countries (Poland, Lithuania and Latvia), the last weeks have arisen transport collapse. The lines from cars and trucks stretched for tens of kilometers, passing the border takes a day or more. The situation was even complicated by passengers of regular buses, which usually quickly pass the border.

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: AFP France will invite Russia to celebrate on June 6, the 80th anniversary of the allied landing in Normandy, which opened the Second Front in World War II. It is reported by Europe 1 with reference to sources. The French radio station claims that Russia will be represented in Normandy in early June if Moscow accepts the invitation of Paris.

Photo of the press service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russia will be defeated in the war against Ukraine, according to the professor of Beijing University, director of the Center for Research of Russia and Central Asia at the University of Fudan, Feng Yuitsyun. According to the expert, in the past, a participant in the Kremlin International Discussion Club Valdai, the Fiasco of the Ukrainian invasion of President Vladimir Putin will determine four factors, reports The Economist .

Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo: ar In Tbilisi, the Parliament of Georgia again began a rally against the bill on foreign agents, reports Megatv television company. According to the channel, the special forces detachment is already in the vicinity and in the courtyard of the building. Also, the parliament has a car with a water fur coat. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia called for participants in the protest against the bill to remain calm and not go beyond the law.

Ukrainian refugees at the Lviv railway station. Photo: Lviv Regional Military Administration, Ukraine Media Center The Higher Council of National Defense of Romania (CSAT) said that Russian spies were in the country among Ukrainian refugees. This is stated in the report of the Supreme Council of Defense of Romania (CSAT), reports Digi24 . According to the report, probable spies fell into the country among Ukrainian refugees.

Vladimir Zelensky during a visit to worker. Photo: Telegram channel of the President of Ukraine Ukraine does not have the required amount of weapons in order to successfully withstand the Russian invasion, under such conditions, the invaders will move Ukrainian troops daily, President Vladimir Zelensky said in an interview with PBS . “I tell you frankly - without this help [allies] we will not have the chances of winning.

The consequences of the flood in Orenburg. Photo: press service of the Orenburg Administration In Orenburg, according to 8.00 on April 16, 10,660 household plots and 5,503 households remain flooded on April 16, 60 of which are apartment buildings, the press service of the Orenburg administration reports . In total, 1,715 people were evacuated from the flooded territories of the city, 170 of whom were children. The number of evacuated over the past 24 hours has increased by seven people.

Oleg Deripaska. Photo: TASS The company "Rusal" by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska requested the government about emergency support measures against the backdrop of new sanctions by the United States and the UK, which banned the import of Russian aluminum and other metals, told "Vedomosti" informed sources.

Photo: SBU Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an agent of military intelligence of Russia. Under the guise of a taxi driver, he spied behind civilian and military facilities in the Kherson region. The agent is also involved in attempts to attempt on the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration. This is stated in the message of the SBU.