We examine the main events as the war enters its 419th day.The scenario for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 is as follows:
Fighting
As warfare rages on in the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, Moscow reported that Wagner mercenary soldiers have taken more territory there.
To persuade individuals to enlist in the military, Russian recruiters are using prop firearms and grenades in Crimea.
Diplomacy
During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu declared that China's relations with Moscow were "very strong" and had "entered a new era." They are more powerful than the military-political coalitions of the Cold War... They are quite stable, he remarked in statements that were translated and aired on Russian television.
As President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promoted diplomacy in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov of Russia arrived in Brazil.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent member of the Russian opposition who has long criticised Vladimir Putin and Moscow's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, was given a 25-year prison term after being found guilty of "treason" and defaming the Russian military.
The toughest penalty of its kind since the invasion began, it was denounced by France, Germany, and other Western governments including the United Kingdom. Kara-Murza is also a citizen of the UK.
According to Lynne Tracy, the US ambassador to Russia, journalist Evan Gershkovich was in high spirits when she visited him there. The Wall Street Journal correspondent has been charged with spying by Moscow.
According to the economy ministry, Germany encouraged the European Union to include the nuclear industry in fresh sanctions against Russia.
Weapons
The 13 MiG-29 fighter jets Slovakia had promised to Ukraine have all been delivered, according to the Slovak Ministry of Defence.
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