❗️Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that Budapest will not send weapons or military equipment to Ukraine. The statement came during their meeting as NATO allies continue expanding military support for Kyiv.
Zelensky arrived in Sweden for talks with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Defense Minister Pål Jonson. Later today, there will be a joint press conference.
❗️Ukrainian sanctions. Rosstat data shows Russia’s coke and oil product output fell 12.3% in April versus March and 9.2% versus April last year after Ukrainian strikes on refineries. Kyiv’s long-range “sanctions” are now showing up in Russia’s official production figures.
The UK imposed 18 new sanctions on Russian crypto and illicit finance networks, including the Kremlin-backed A7 system. London says A7 exploits Kyrgyzstan’s financial systems, moved over $90B last year and is used to bypass Western sanctions, finance military procurement and process oil-sale money for Russia’s war economy.
Politico says closed talks are underway in Berlin on possible EU associate membership for Ukraine. NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov is meeting national security advisers from Germany, France and Britain. The talks are linked to possible steps toward ending the war, security guarantees for Kyiv and EU integration, including a phased format with limited rights.
🇰🇷 #SouthKorea. 3 people were killed and 3 others injured after part of an overpass collapsed during demolition work in Seodaemun District, Seoul, on the afternoon of May 26. Why were they demolishing and still allowing people to use the underpass? ..President Lee Jae myung and Prime Minister Kim Min-seok have ordered a thorough investigation into the cause and demanded measures.Follow us -> LiveL...
❗️Russian defense committee chief Kartapolov said Moscow will not strike Ukraine’s parliament or Presidential Office in Kyiv because they are not “decision-making centers.” He argued lawmakers do not command troops or choose targets, and claimed Zelensky does not appear at the office, calling it pointless to spend expensive munitions on what he described as an empty site.
🇷🇸 Student protests in #Serbia erupted into violent clashes.Protesters accuse the government of corruption and are demanding the resignation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Riot police and armored vehicles were deployed across central Belgrade. The fiercest clashes broke out near the parliament building. Batons, stones, and smoke bombs were used during the confrontations. According to autho...
🇨🇳 Deadly coal mine explosion in #China kills dozens.At least 90 people have been killed after a massive gas explosion tore through a coal mine in China’s Shanxi province. Explosion caused by gas buildup inside the mine.Chinese state media reports that 247 workers were underground when the blast struck the Liushenyu mine in Qinyuan county on Friday.President Xi Jinping has called on authorities na...
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told NATO-Ukraine Council ministers that Ukraine is holding positions and Russian troop numbers are no longer a decisive advantage. He called this a critical phase of the war and urged diplomacy, pressure and strength for peace.
Global warming has caused Alpine glaciers to melt at unprecedented rates, revealing perfectly preserved "White War" time capsules. High-altitude battlefields from WWI have yielded tens of thousands of artifacts, including unexploded munitions.Did you know? 🎓
❗️The EU Court of Justice ruled the bloc can freeze assets linked to sanctioned Russians even when held by trusts and without a direct legal ownership link. Reuters says the court found ownership and control can include all forms of power or influence over assets, including indirect links and needlessly complex legal structures used to avoid sanctions.
❗️ Lukashenko said he is ready to meet Zelensky anywhere in Ukraine or Belarus to discuss bilateral problems. He claimed Minsk does not intend to enter the war in Ukraine, but said Belarus could be drawn into military action if its territory faces aggression.
❗️ Lukashenko said he is ready to meet Zelensky anywhere in Ukraine or Belarus to discuss bilateral problems. He claimed Minsk does not intend to enter the war in Ukraine, but said Belarus could be drawn into military action if its territory faces aggression.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha posted a selfie with a Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter and said this is what effective security and peace guarantees look like. He said Kyiv is working on President Zelensky’s tasks around the aircraft.