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				Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
			 
 
			
			Couple of updates from Kyiv Independent:
 BREAKING: Washington Post: Russia warns U.S to stop arming Ukraine.
 
 The Washington Post reported that it had received a copy of a diplomatic note sent by Russia. In the note, Russia claimed that US & NATO shipments of weapons to Ukraine could bring “unpredictable consequences.”
 
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 Russian forces shell residential area in Mykolaiv.
 
 Russian shelling of a residential neighborhood in Mykolaiv, a regional capital in southern Ukraine, injured multiple civilians on April 15, according to Hanna Zamazieieva, the head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Council.
 
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 Up to 50,000 residents return to Kyiv every day, according to local official Mykola Povoroznyk.
 
 Earlier, mayor Vitali Klitschko said that it was too early to return as there is still a threat of Russian strikes, while the demining of territories surrounding Kyiv is ongoing.
 
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 Media: North Macedonia expells 6 Russian diplomats.
 
 The Foreign Ministry of North Macedonia has declared 6 more Russian diplomats persona non grata for violating diplomatic norms, RFE/RL’s Balkan Service reported. The country has already expelled 5 Russian diplomats in March.
 
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 Russia threatens Sweden, Finland with 'consequences' of joining NATO.
 
 The ministry's Maria Zakharova said the two countries will then become a new "frontier” in Russia’s confrontation with NATO and there'll be “negative consequences for peace and stability in northern Europe."
 
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 Moody's: Russia's failure to pay debts in dollars by May 4 will mean default.
 
 Russia reportedly made payments on two bonds in rubles on April 4. Moody’s issued a statement saying that a change in payment terms may be considered a default if not cured within a month.
 
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 UN: Nearly 5 million Ukrainians have fled the country in 50 days of war.
 
 According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, over 7.1 million people have been internally displaced.
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