On Palm Sunday, Pope Calls for Easter Truce in Ukraine, Condemns 'Folly of War'

"Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine and condemned the "folly of war" as he
led Palm Sunday services in St. Peter's Square before an audience of tens of thousands of people.

He also urged negotiations to find a solution to the conflict. In an apparent reference to Russia, he said: "What kind of victory would be one that plants a flag on a heap of rubble?" Newsmax

Russian nuclear workers freed in Ukraine

"Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear company, has announced that four of its employees who had been held by the Ukrainian authorities since late February have been freed as part of a prisoner swap and returned to Russia." RT

Anti-Russian sanctions compromise ammonia storage

"Some 40,000 tons of the hazardous material are stored at a Latvian facility that is unable to
pay its service provider due to restrictions. The hazardous material is owned by Ventamonjak, the company that runs the liquid ammonia terminal located at the local port. The terminal, which has multiple holding tanks to store ammonia, is the largest facility of its kind in the Baltic Sea region." RT

 

Riots in Shanghai After the Government's Utter Failure to Feed People

"The Communist Chinese .....The situation in Shanghai is scary. Reports of millions struggling to feed themselves, elderly unable to access medicine, videos of small riots breaking out circulating on social media. Many households relying on inadequate govt food deliveries.

 Meanwhile, the restrictions are probably killing more people than would ever have died of COVID-19. Older citizens are being left to die in short-staffed hospitals as doctors, nurses, and other health care industry workers are placed in quarantine." PJM

Ukrainian soldiers execute injured Russian soldiers in video

"The video appears to depict Ukrainian soldiers standing over dead and wounded Russian
soldiers before shooting a wounded Russian three times, presumably killing him.

The New York Times confirmed the authenticity of a video depicting Ukrainian servicemembers shooting wounded Russian soldiers dead in execution-style killings on Wednesday." JP

Danish Volunteer Soldier Alleges Ukrainians Have Executed Russian Prisoners

 "A Danish soldier who volunteered to fight alongside the Ukrainian armed forces has made
claims that Ukrainian soldiers have been executing Russian prisoners of war. The Dane, who uses the pseudonym Jonas, has alleged that Ukrainian soldiers have killed Russian prisoners of war during the war, saying: “I have heard of one successful prisoner exchange, and that’s it,” and adding: “People are being killed.” Said to be a marksman, Jonas travelled to Ukraine to volunteer to fight alongside the Ukrainian armed forces and told state-owned Danish broadcaster TV2 he has also killed Russian soldiers — but never any captured prisoners. He told the broadcaster of an 18-year-old Russian prisoner of war who told him he had worked as a compute programmer in Russia prior to the war and did not want to be in Ukraine. According to Jonas, the teen was buried the next day after being killed." MichaelSavage.com

Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv for Meeting with Zelensky

"Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv (Kiev) for a sit-
down meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky." Breitbart

Ship Attempted to Break Through Russian Naval Blockade of Mariupol to Rescue Azov Commanders

"Russian forces and Donetsk People's Militia units encircled the Azov Sea coast city of
Mariupol in early March, trapping thousands of Ukrainian troops, neo-Nazi Azov Regiment fighters and foreign mercenaries in the strategic port hub. In recent days, Ukrainian forces have made several attempts to evacuate commanders from the city's ruins.

The Apache, a dry cargo ship sailing under the Maltese flag, abruptly changed course while en route through the Azov Sea and attempted to break through the naval blockade of Mariupol enforced by ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and border patrol.

 "On the evening of 8 April, the regime in Kiev made a new unsuccessful attempt to evacuate the neo-Nazi fighters' leaders [trapped in Mariupol] by sea. In the evening darkness the Ukrainian dry cargo vessel Apache, assigned to the Maltese port of Valletta and flying the Maltese flag, followed a caravan of ships from Taganrog Bay to the Kerch Strait," Konashenkov said in a briefing." Sputnik

 

Slovakia sends Russian-made S-300 missile system to Ukraine

"After Patriot air defence system arrived in Slovakia amid the ongoing Russian invasion of
Ukraine. Slovakia has sent its older S-300 system to Ukraine." WION

Russian sailors freed from Ukrainian captivity

"Fourteen Russian sailors seized by Ukrainians on a cargo vessel in February have now been
rescued....Moskalkova said the sailors had their cell phones and other belongings seized and had not been properly fed in captivity." RT

Russian Warships Bombarding Ukraine to Support Eastern Offensives

"Russian naval forces are launching cruise missiles into Ukraine to support military operations in the eastern Donbas region and around the cities of Mariupol and Mykolaiv." Breitbart

Peru protest death toll hits five as fuel price rises stoke anger

 "Peruvian authorities said that a fifth person has died in recent anti-
government protests sparked by rising fuel prices, a sign of how the global energy crunch linked to the war in Ukraine is stoking unrest in countries around the world.

Peru's ministry of the interior said a 25-year-old man had died and that it was investigating. A union representing agricultural workers in the southern Peruvian city of Ica said the man had died in clashes with police.

The protests were triggered by rising fuel and fertilizer costs due to sanctions on Russia, which invaded Ukraine in late February. The unrest has escalated in recent days, rattling the government of center-left President Pedro Castillo.

Authorities are struggling to unblock key highways that are essential for food supplies in Peru's largest cities. Castillo is also fending off calls for his resignation from the opposition and some influential local newspapers."Reuters

Pink Floyd reunites after decades to create a song in support of Ukraine

"British rock band Pink Floyd reunited after what seems like ages to release a song in support of Ukraine. The song was released under the group's banner 'Hey Hey Rise Up'." WION

Japan ends Russian coal imports, expels Moscow's diplomats

"Japan said it will end imports of Russian coal and announced the expulsion of eight of Moscow's diplomats over "war crimes" in Ukraine." WION

Over 50 killed in Russian rocket strike on Ukrainian train station

"At least 50 people were killed and dozens of others wounded Friday in a Russian rocket
attack on a railroad station in eastern Ukraine — where civilians were trying to evacuate to safer parts of the country, officials said.

Graphic photographs provided by Ukrainian officials showed bodies strewn on the ground next to scattered luggage and charred vehicles." NYP