President Zelenskyy says that they need 25  Patriot systems to cover Ukraine under a protective umbrella.

So far Ukraine aid is stalled in the U.S. Congress, but Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has said that a vote on the issue could be coming later this month.

After an investigative story was written about the head of the Ukrainian cybersecurity department, the Ukrainian military issued a conscription notice to the journalist who wrote the article.

The Ukrainian military's commander-in-chief has launched an investigation.

NEWS OF THE DAY:

China is ratcheting up its support for Russia, via providing geospatial intelligence, American sources told Bloomberg.

It's a sign of increasing military cooperation between the two countries.

Mr. President, thank you for the inspiring call. We were all filled with renewed determination! As Ukraine keeps fighting tyranny, we will keep fighting for Ukraine!

Latest on kidnapping in Lebanon of LF official Pascal Sleiman:
- LF calls for strike in Jbeil on Monday
- Phone found (MTV)
- No clarity yet on who, whereabouts
- Area on high alert
- Lebanon security investigating..
rb.gy/revky3

Why this is dangerous:
- Lebanon hanging by a thread, politically, economically, security
- Could ignite internal implosion if LF official is not found or worse found dead
- situation already shaky, Israel hit deep today, Hezbollah shot Israeli drone yesterday

BEIRUT: Worrisome reports from #Lebanon on disappearance/kidnapping of Lebanese Forces (LF) official Pascale Sleiman, missing ~ 5 hours ago. LF is staunchly anti-Hezbollah.

Situation tensing in Jbeil where he was taken, fears of internal instability on top of Hezbollah-Israel

Zelensky pleads with western partners to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems ASAP. “Russians began using guided aerial bombs against the city almost daily,” he says. These bombs are devastating and a weapon for which Kyiv’s forces have “practically no countermeasures,”

There’s no reason for any media org to report Trump’s fundraising totals from last night without an itemization of every contribution. He’s already perpetuated massive financial fraud schemes and has been lying about the 2020 election for years.

Compare the Biden and Trump fundraisers:

Contributors were asked to donate as much as $814,600. But donors who gave that much have now maxed out their ability to donate to Trump for the remainder of the campaign.

In comparison, Biden's New York event did not require top-level

⚡️Media: Trump wants Ukraine to cede Crimea, Donbas to Russia.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has privately said he could end Russia’s war by pressuring Ukraine to cede Crimea and Donbas to Moscow, the Washington Post reported on April 7, citing sources. Trump has repeatedly

'I saw the votes FLIP!'

'It must be understood: The amount of food
currently entering Gaza is insufficient
for human survival. Our data shows this,
and the first cases of death by starvation
are already being recorded in the field as well.'

haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

'...If the amount of food entering the Gaza Strip
remains as it is, and does not increase significantly
in the coming days, we will reach catastrophic levels
of starvation'...

'I have been studying humanitarian crises for
20 years, and I have never seen such rates of starvation. I also worked in Somalia, and the daily caloric intake per person in Gaza is currently below
the minimum during the worst days of the
Somali famine'...

Israel withdraws troops from southern Gaza for ‘tactical reasons’ dlvr.it/T5BmGn

Slovakia has a new pro-Kremlin president, and the country succumbs even deeper under Putin's control.

I don't know much about Slovakian politics, but my guess is that these people are elected not because of their positive attitude towards Russia, but because their populist

We’ve opened over 100 campaign headquarters and field offices, hiring staff all across the country before Trump and his MAGA Republicans have announced opening one single office.

Let’s keep it going.

During Operation Rainbow in 2004 we protested at Kisufim crossing, trying to get people to understand there's no military solution. It's so frustrating that 20 years later Israelis are still completely oblivious to this basic fact. We'll have to learn the hard way, unfortunately.

What we’re spending money on vs. Donald Trump