Europe

Slovenia is donating its own set of tanks (rumored to be M-84s) to Ukraine in an effort to help the Ukrainians defend its territory against the Russian advance in Donbas.

Russian officials warns that it will arm nukes in Kaliningrad if Sweden and Finland join NATO.

Russian soldier Alexey Bychkov assigned to a unit operating in Ukraine, was arrested by Russian police due to him sexually abusing a baby. The videos could not be verified whether they were taken in Ukraine or before the invasion.

Rheinmetall’s chief executive Armin Papperger expressed that the company was ready to provide 50 Leopard 1 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces if the German government would approve the transfer.

Russia has defaulted on its foreign loans after it attempted to pay bondholders in rubles instead of dollars.

China delivered three FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems in a semi-covert delivery to Serbia amid heightened security issues in Europe.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, confronted him about the war crimes, and called to end the war.

NATO intends to deploy a full-scale permanent military force on the border of its member-states, Estonia and Latvia, to defend against any potential military offensives by Russia.

Finland and Sweden’s application to become NATO members becomes likely due to Russian aggression, with Finland expected to apply in June.

400 US Marines, 10 F-18 Hornet fighter jets, 6 EA-18G Growlers, and “a couple of Marine Corps C-130s” are headed to Eastern Europe.

The Snake Island sailors who infamously told a Russian warship to “Go f*ck yourself” have now been freed as a result of a POW exchange.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claims that the West had declared a “real hybrid war” and “total war” on Russia as sanctions bite its economy.