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The coalition Reform Party has indicated a willingness to compromise on aspects of a draft bill which would, if it passes at the Riigikogu, bar the public display of various symbols, insignia and slogans associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

States, as a leader of the west but the west overall, has been, as you just said, slow and not as strong, not as robust as they should have been against this criminal aggression which is eight years old, but which escalated significantly two months ago, or a month and a half ago. the policies are getting better, but it still has a ways to go. for example, you talk about weapons. we are now sending, as you say, tanks and so on, but the weapons were sending are old soviet weapons. we should actual...

Obviously he has to show something to the russian population in terms of what is taking place in any sort of victories that he has made in ukraine. how concerning is that given that weve seen a regrouping as u.s. intelligence, western intelligence suggests away from kyiv but towards the east and towards those really important port cities down in the south? >> i think thats a smart observation. may 9 is a date of particular power in soviet and now russian history. the thing to keep in mind is tha...

Center Party MPs do not support in its current form a draft bill which would allow a bar on the display of provocative symbols relating to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, principally on the grounds of online hate speech provisions included in the same bill, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported Monday night.

The cabinet has sent a bill to the justice ministry which would ban the use of insignia showing support for Russia's aggression in Ukraine and put in place provisions to punish individuals who openly did the same.

Head of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Elmar Vaher says he is hoping for legislative amendments which would give his authority a clearer legal basis for banning the display of symbols expressly in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a little over a month before the annual May 9 'Victory Day' procession takes place.

Pentagon to get their act together and get these systems to the ukrainian forces. >> you point out missiles are raining down on civilian infrastructure here. the russians claim they are going to declare victory, they want to around may 9. what is the significance of that date? whats that about? >> well, the only significance of that date in my view is its a revision of the previous date which was february. so thats an acknowledgment that the original plan, which was to subdue the entire country ...

Coming from u.s. military intelligence as well as the ukrainian side that putin may be working toward a hard deadline perhaps of may 9. that is the day russia celebrates victory over nazi germany. it seems kind of arbitrary and random, though, doesnt it? >> it does. i mean, i know that putin tries to pick historic dates for certain purposes. but if its going to be may 9, its still a long way in terms of the types of destruction that could occur within that time to the ukrainian nation and i thin...

That claim, but still ukrainian troops have been gaining ground around the capital as the russian military says its de-escalating. meantime u.s. intelligence now believes russia is seeking a victory of sorts by trying to take control of eastern ukraine by early may. a possible target date could be may 9 when russia celebrates victory over the naughties during world war ii. those ukrainian soldiers said it was a strong morale over the russian fighters, still life in kyiv become difficult as resid...

Waged an eight yearlong assault against kyiv and soon they could be outflanked and surrounded. of this seems to explain the urgency among western nations to supply more lethal, more effective military aid to ukraine. sources telling cnn the u.s. is now helping with the transfer of soviet era tanks from the czech republic. armored vehicles are coming from australia and germany. britain sending long-range artillery. without that increased capability for ukrainian fighters experts believe the russi...