Early bird: A bomb exploded under a car with a Russian general. The European Commission sent 114 million euros in aid after the floods.
Fanil Sarvarov has become the third high-ranking representative of the Russian army to be subjected to a lethal attack since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The European Commission has earmarked billions of crowns for the Czech Republic to repair the damage caused by floods last year.
Russian general car explosion
A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, marking the third murder of a high-ranking military officer in just over a year. Investigators stated that Ukraine could be behind the attack. Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, the head of operational training of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, died from his injuries, according to AP, citing Svetlana Petrenko, the spokesperson for the Russian Investigative Committee. He was 56 years old.
Since Moscow sent soldiers to Ukraine almost four years ago, Russian authorities have accused Kyiv of several murders of military officers and public officials in Russia. Ukraine has admitted to some of them. It has not yet commented on Monday's death.
European Commission announced assistance of 114 billion euros to the Czech Republic after floods
The Czech Republic received nearly three billion crowns from the European Union Solidarity Fund for the restoration of damages caused by last year's floods, which mainly affected Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc region. The money is mainly directed towards the restoration of transport, water distribution, or wastewater treatment facilities.
The total damage from last year's floods is around 70 billion crowns, with most of the damage directed at public goods. Damage to private property was approximately 25 billion euros, the agency ČTK stated.
Danish Minister annoyed by the behavior of Trump's envoy in Greenland
The Danish foreign minister stated on Monday that he is deeply concerned about the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland by President Donald Trump, who said he would like the island to become part of the United States.
"I am deeply upset about the appointment of this special envoy. And especially his statements, which we find completely unacceptable," Lars Løkke Rasmussen told the Danish national television TV 2, according to CNN. Rasmussen stated that in response to the step of the Trump administration, he would summon the US ambassador in Denmark. Further state officials had already mentioned earlier that the US can not arbitrarily annex Greenland's territory.
Trump wants to close wind power plants
The USA is immediately suspending land leases for offshore wind farm projects, which are currently being built near the Atlantic coast, for security reasons. In its statement, the Interior Department said it was suspending five major projects to investigate how wind farms might interfere with radar and present other risks to cities on the east coast.
President Donald Trump has long rejected wind energy, arguing that it is unreliable and increases costs, and tried to stop all projects after returning to office. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that wind farms have no future in the US power grid. Companies involved in renewable energy and representatives of individual states expressed concern about the government's stance. The power plant owners pointed to the fact that there had been no security threats during the several years the plants had been operating, BBC reported.
