Depleted uranium ammunition in the Armed Forces, and the EU ban on oil imports from Ukraine: last night's highlights
The United Kingdom has already handed over depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, and the European Commission has agreed to ban the import of another product from Ukraine. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Ammunition with depleted uranium in Ukraine
The United Kingdom's Minister of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey, said that his country has already sent thousands of Challenger 2 tank munitions, including depleted uranium, to Ukraine.
He added that the Challenger 2 tanks and depleted uranium shells are now under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, the British Ministry of Defence does not monitor the locations where Ukrainian troops use depleted uranium munitions.
Following these statements, the Russian Embassy in London said that the UK “will not be able to avoid responsibility for the consequences of the use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine, which were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine”. This was reported by the Russian propaganda outlet TASS.
Import ban on another product
The European Commission has agreed to add Ukrainian sunflower oil to the list of products banned for import. At the same time, the transit of this product will be allowed, said Agriculture Minister Robert Telus. He added that negotiations are still underway to ban imports of other products.
Telus said that Poland would not withdraw from the unilateral blockade of Ukrainian imports until Polish conditions are met.
“We will not abandon our actions at this stage, which we have taken unless we receive appropriate instruments that will guarantee that the Polish farmer will be safe when it comes to issues related to trade, the flow of goods from Ukraine to Poland,” he said.
Detention of a Crimean Tatar human rights activist
On 25 April, Russian security forces searched the house of Crimean Tatar human rights activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov in Belogorsk, in occupied Crimea, and detained him.
The Crimean Human Rights Group noted that the occupiers detained Dzhepparov allegedly for disobeying the police. The human rights activist is being held in a special detention center for administrative arrestees in Simferopol.
“This is another example of Russian repression against the indigenous people of Crimea, against all our people. There are thousands and thousands of such examples during the aggression both in Crimea and in our other regions occupied by Russia,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted.
Other news
- In Kherson Oblast, civilians were banned from using boats.
- The occupiers announced that they had detained three teenagers who support Ukraine in Mariupol.
- A draft resolution on the conditions for Ukraine's victory was introduced in the US Congress.
- The petition for registered partnerships received the required number of votes. It is to be considered by Zelenskyy.
- Russian shelling causes destruction in Sumy Oblast and injuries in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
- NASA plans to cooperate with Russians on the International Space Station until 2030.
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