Politics

Cuban president thanks Russia for sending oil tanker

Miguel Diaz-Canel called "this act very significant and symbolic, a sign that Cuba is not alone"

Russia unlikely to grant Kiev longer ceasefire

Rodion Miroshnik says a longer pause could be used by Kiev "to regroup, build fortifications, build up military capacity, and launch a new escalation"

IN BRIEF: What we know about reaction to Russia’s Easter ceasefire initiative

Volodymyr Zelensky, after Putin's announcement of an Easter truce, said Ukraine is ready to reciprocate the move

FACTBOX: One person killed, oil products on fire, 151 drones downed in Russia overnight

More than 50 drones were destroyed in 10 districts of the Rostov Region, with no casualties reported, Governor Yury Slyusar said

Trump threatens to punish NATO countries that don’t support Washington

The Financial Times added that the US president had lashed out at European capitals for blocking the use of military bases or closing their airspace

Ukraine won’t be able to use Easter truce to gain military advantage

Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik noted that Vladimir Zelensky is interested in a longer ceasefire in order to try to change the balance of power on the battlefield