Russia damages news offices in Dnipro, Spain pledges €615 million for Ukraine - Tuesday brief
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Russian troops damaged Ukrainian news agencies' offices in Dnipro. Meanwhile, Spain announced that it will allocate €615 million in aid to Ukraine.
Read more about what happened on Tuesday, November 18.
Russia strikes Ukrainian news agencies' offices in Dnipro
On the night of November 17-18, Russia massively attacked Dnipro with drones. As a result of the Russian strikes, the buildings of the regional editorial offices of Suspilne Dnipro and Ukrainian Radio were damaged.
The Russian strike caused a fire, blew out windows and doors, and damaged the building's floors and roof.
Fortunately, there were no employees in the editorial office at the time of the Russian attack.
Suspects in Poland railway explosion are Ukrainians, Tusk says
Polish law enforcement has identified individuals involved in recent acts of sabotage on the country’s railways, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
According to him, the suspects are Ukrainian citizens who acted in the interests of Russian intelligence services.
The Prime Minister also clarified information about one of the suspects: "One of the individuals we identified is a Ukrainian citizen who was convicted by a court in Lviv this May. He was convicted for sabotage on Ukrainian territory and is currently in Belarus."
Spain announces €615 million in aid to Ukraine
Spain announced 615 million euros in aid to Ukraine. The funds will be used both for the purchase of weapons and to finance defense systems.
300 million euros of this amount will go toward the delivery of weapons, as part of a bilateral security agreement between the two countries valued at 1 billion euros.
"In addition to these 300 million euros, 100 million euros will go to NATO’s PURL program, which will be used to fund the urgent, accelerated procurement of defense systems needed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the Spanish prime minister said.
Close EU ties with China hinder efforts to increase pressure on Russia: Kallas explains
Cooperation between European Union countries and China limits the ability to pressure Beijing to stop supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine.
"China might also hurt you, and that’s the problem. If you’re not willing to pay the price that they are going to impose on you, then it’s hard to act," Kallas said.
She clarified that the EU is trying to pressure China to stop helping Russia circumvent Western sanctions. In particular, the bloc imposed restrictions on several Chinese companies in October.
US deports 50 Ukrainians: Border guard service reveals details
The US informed the Ukrainian side in advance about the intention to deport this group of individuals who do not hold US citizenship but are originally from Ukraine.
