The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has pushed Ukrainian farmers to the brink of crisis as fertilizer supplies run dry, threatening to cut crop yields by up to 20% this year.
Key developments on March 26:
* US source says allies will be equipped as Pentagon reportedly weighs shifting Ukraine aid to Middle East
* Russian shadow fleet tanker carrying 140,000 tons of oil hit by drone in Black Sea
* 'Putin's messages inspire us in this war' — Iranian president hails Russian 'support' amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran
* Ukrainian forces regain Ukrainian forces regain ground in Oleksandrivka sector of front line, kill over 2,600 Russian troops in 2 months
US source
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck oil terminals in the port cities of Ust-Luga and Primorsk in Russia's Leningrad Oblast overnight on March 27, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
The alleged plot would route hundreds of millions of American tax dollars earmarked for clean energy in Ukraine and move them to the U.S. to finance Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC), according to the alleged intercepts cited by Just the News.
The United States has allocated $25 million towards identifying, returning, and rehabilitating Ukrainian children forcibly abducted by Russia, the State Department announced on March 26.
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Just over a year after a dramatic Oval Office clash derailed the now-infamous "minerals deal," the fund it spawned is making its first move, backing Ukraine's defense tech sector as global conflicts intensify.
The first of three investments planned this year by the fund — officially known as the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund — will go to Sine Engineering, a Ukrainian dual-use military technology company, two people familiar with the deal told the Kyiv Independent.
The deal is exp