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• Ukraine's Three-Front War: Advancing Russians, Depleted Artillery, Exhausted Troops RFE/RL 12 Apr 2024 -- The column of Russian armored vehicles carefully approached Chasiv Yar from the east, threading its way along dirt roads, skirting patches of forest, and avoiding Ukrainian-laid minefields while dodging incoming drones and artillery.
• Russia Strikes More Ukraine Energy Infrastructure RFE/RL 12 Apr 2024 -- Russia on April 12 kept up the pressure on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with a fresh series of drone and missile strikes that caused additional damage to an already battered electricity grid amid dwindling Ukrainian air-defense capabilities as critical Western military aid fails to materialize.

Ukraine

• Ukraine Asks France to Help Hold Positions in 2024 to Launch New Counteroffensive - Reports Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- Kiev has asked Paris to help the Ukrainian military hold the positions on the battlefield this year so that it can launch a new counteroffensive in 2025, a French official who took part in the talks with the Ukrainian authorities has told Le Figaro newspaper.
• New Mobilization Law in Ukraine May Go Into Effect in Second Half of May - Lawmaker Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- The law tightening mobilization in Ukraine may go into effect in the second half of May, Yevheniya Kravchuk, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, said on Friday.
• Andriy Yermak: Global Support for the Ukrainian Peace Formula Can Facilitate the "All for All" Prisoner Exchange President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2024
• The Reintegration Management Program Project is Launched under the Auspices of the Office of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2024
• We are Going to the Regions to Help Business — President at the Presentation of the Made in Ukraine Platform in Chernivtsi President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2024
• The Future of Ukraine and the Marshall Plan Analogy: the President Met with Students in Chernivtsi President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2024
• To Overcome Today's Challenges, Maximum Unity and Cooperation is Needed — The President at the Meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2024
• The President of Ukraine Met with the Delegation of the Ukrainian World Congress in Chernivtsi President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2024

Russia

• Kremlin suggests 2022 proposal could be basis for peace talks VOA 12 Apr 2024 -- A top Kremlin spokesperson said Friday a draft 2022 peace proposal could serve as a starting point for prospective talks between Russia and Ukraine to end their conflict, now in its third year.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Apr 2024 -- At around 13:50, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled the Kiev regime's attempt to launch a terrorist attack using a fixed-wing UAV against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Apr 2024 -- At around 13:00, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled the Kiev regime's attempt to launch a terrorist attack using fixed-wing UAVs against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Apr 2024 -- At around 10:00, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled the Kiev regime's attempt to launch a terrorist attack using fixed-wing UAVs against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Apr 2024 -- During the night of 12 April, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled attempts by the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks using fixed-wing UAVs against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Can Fulfill Russia's Requirements Without Compromising Own Statehood - Russian UN Envoy Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine can reach a peace agreement with Russia and fulfill Moscow's security requirements without compromising its sovereignty and statehood, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said on Friday.
• Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Military, Energy Facilities 48 Times - MoD Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- The Russian armed forces conducted 48 strikes targeting Ukrainian military and energy facilities from April 6-12, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
• Ukraine Not Showing Readiness for Dialogue With Russia - Kremlin Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine is not demonstrating its readiness for dialogue with Russia at the moment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

United States

• With House speaker at his side, Trump suggests Ukraine aid should be loan VOA 12 Apr 2024 -- An inexperienced House speaker facing a brewing intraparty rebellion as he seeks bipartisan compromise to push through defense funding for Ukraine and Israel got a boost on Friday from the presumptive Republican party presidential nominee, Donald Trump.

NATO

United Nations

• Security Council Hears Briefings on Ukraine UN Security Council 12 Apr 2024
• IAEA chief calls for "maximum restraint" over Zaporizhzhia attacks People's Daily 12 Apr 2024 -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday called for "maximum restraint" after Sunday's drone attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), which he said have significantly increased the risk of a nuclear accident.

Foreign Reactions

• Russia has violated UN resolutions by procuring weapons from North Korea and Iran to use in Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 12 Apr 2024 -- Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Thomas Phipps at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
• Government proposes SEK 300 million to Swedfund to invest in Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 12 Apr 2024 -- Increased investment and a sustainable business sector are crucial to support the reconstruction of Ukraine. In the 2024 Spring Amending Budget, the Government therefore proposes a capital injection of SEK 300 million to Swedfund to increase investment in Ukraine.
• Netherlands Pledges Additional 1 Billion Euros In Military Support For Ukraine RFE/RL 12 Apr 2024 -- The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with an additional 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion) in military support this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on April 12.

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