Finland will deliver around $100 million worth of heavy ammunition using profits from immobilized assets, the Defense Ministry has said | Finland will supply heavy ammunition to Kiev using proceeds from Russian assets which were frozen over the Ukraine conflict, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. ● The move is part of a broader EU push to channel profits from immobilized Russian assets – which are primarily EU, US, and UK government bonds held in a Brussels-based securities depository – to fund Ukraine’s military. Moscow considers the seizure of its assets “theft.”

■ APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE IN THE GAZA STRIP (ORDER OF 26 JANUARY 2024) (.pdf) + APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS (.pdf)
■ THE EXPRESSION OF HATRED FOR GENTILES (Richard Edmondson/Nahida Izzat) (10/04/14)

The US special envoy on Israeli captives has defended the Israeli genocide in Gaza as a demonstration of strength, which he said is needed to release the captives held by Palestinian resistance fighters. | Speaking to Fox News Sunday, Adam Boehler said, “All Palestinians need this barrage to stop,” but it’s “through that toughness and through that strength that we’re going to see the hostages released.” ● Hamas’s release of American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander was a “sign” that the group “understands” it must release Israeli captives “if they want this barrage of attacks to stop,” he further said. ● On Friday, a senior Hamas official said that US special envoy Steve Witkoff personally assured the Palestinian resistance group that the US would pressure Israel to end the Gaza blockade and permit humanitarian access within two days of freeing Alexander. ● Boehler added that only the release of Israeli captives would stop the regime’s attacks, which according to a recent Israeli investigative report, have killed civilians in 82% of cases.

Dan gained more than 54% of the vote, while Trump admirer Simion secured close to 46%, according to nearly complete results | Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, won a tense rerun of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, May 18, ahead of nationalist George Simion. The vote was seen as crucial for the direction of the EU and NATO member bordering war-torn Ukraine. The ballot came five months after Romania's constitutional court annulled an election over allegations of Russian interference and a massive social media promotion of the far-right front-runner, who was not allowed to stand again. ● Dan, who campaigned for an "honest" Romania, gained more than 54% of the vote, while US President Donald Trump admirer Simion secured close to 46%, according to nearly complete results. Turnout was close to 65%, compared to 53% for the May 4 first round, in which Simion came on top.

■ Telegram’s Durov names French official who ‘asked to ban conservative voices’ (RT)
■ Pro-EU candidate wins Romanian presidential election rerun (RT)
■ Nicusor Dan wins Romania's presidential election, losing diaspora vote (TASS)
■ Scandalous re-elections: how Romania elected the right president for the EU (Pravda-EN)
■ Песков назвал выборы в Румынии странными из-за недопуска всех кандидатов (ren.tv)

Polish MEP Flames Von Der Liar in the European Parliament.

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