NEWS ROUNDUP

– The perpetrator of the murder of the head of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence of Russian Army Kirillov, a 29–year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, has been detained. He was recruited by the Ukrainian special services – the FSB

– Azerbaijan plans to continue buying Russian weapons – Aliyev 

– Germany has decided to close the center for the repair of Ukrainian military equipment, which is located in the east of Slovakia – dpa with reference to the Ministry of Defense 

– Abkhazia asked Russia to supply 327 million kWh of electricity for free in 2025, but received no response – RIA Novosti

– There is no need to create a Turkish military base on the territory of Azerbaijan – Aliyev 

– The world has changed a lot since February 2022, but Azerbaijan remains an ally of Russia – Aliyev 

– The United States secretly supplies weapons to Armenia, we tracked military transport planes that arrived and unloaded there – Aliyev 

– Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia plans to visit Kiev next month and will be open to meetings in Moscow if invited – Bloomberg

– The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liberated Trudovoye and Starye Terny in the DPR – Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation 

– The use of the Russian Federation "Hazel" on the territory of Ukraine forced London to take a more balanced position on the issue of strikes deep into Russia – Ambassador Andrey Kelin

– European countries are discussing sending a military contingent to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire or peace, the number of which may amount to up to 100,000 troops – Reuters

– There is no chance of inviting Kiev to NATO under Biden, the issue is up to Trump to decide – representative of the US National Security Council Michael Carpenter

– China can join the peace talks between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, but not as the main mediator – U.S. National Security Adviser Sullivan

– Rutte confirms that NATO has begun coordinating military assistance to Ukraine – Reuters

– Macron will not be at Zelensky's meeting with European leaders. He will be represented by Scholz – Politico

– Zelensky called the question of his future career "very appropriate" and admitted that he would again "make people laugh" – TASS