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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had phone conversations with the Prime Ministers of Sweden and Luxembourg and the Prime Minister of Canada. The parties discussed the production of more weapons, defense support, and participation in the Global Peace Summit

President Zelenskyy and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg discussed expectations from the peace summit in Switzerland, Luxembourg's readiness to counter Russian disinformation, and the possibility of Luxembourg financing defense support for Ukraine through a bilateral security agreement.

The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place on May 9 in Malmö, where 10 more countries - Latvia, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia - advanced to the grand final on May 11, joining the 10 countries that had qualified from the first semi-final.

The second semi-final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, where 16 participants will compete for a spot in the final, will be broadcast live on May 9 at 10:00 PM.

Poles are outraged by the behavior of Ukrainian singer Jerry Heil, who recorded a video wearing a sweater with the inscription "Banderaciaga. Social media users have accused her of supporting Stepan Bandera and are urging her not to vote for Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024.

Ukrainian singers Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil have reached the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 along with artists from Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland, and Luxembourg.

Latvia has donated communication equipment worth about 100,000 euros to Ukraine as part of the IT Coalition program, helping Ukrainian brigades to establish communication on the front line.

The first semi-final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place on May 7 at 10:00 PM in Malmö, Sweden, where Ukraine's representatives alyona alyona & Jerry Heil will perform their song "Teresa & Maria" under number 5.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive laptops, monitors and other communication equipment worth 900 thousand euros from an IT coalition led by Estonia and Luxembourg.

EU agriculture ministers plan to increase the maximum amount of minimum state aid to €50,000 per farm for three years to support the agricultural sector amid ongoing market turmoil.

Despite Western sanctions, russia is likely to obtain British luxury cars through neighboring countries such as Azerbaijan, where exports from Britain have increased unprecedentedly.

EU ministers failed to promise Ukraine additional Patriot air defense systems at a key meeting, despite pressure to provide more support in the air defense sector amid increased attacks by Russia.

The Czech Republic will once again propose to restrict the movement of russian diplomats in the Schengen area to combat the threat of russian intelligence and espionage activities in Europe.

Sweden proposes to include in the new package of sanctions against russia restrictions on russia's shadow fleet of tankers transporting oil in circumvention of sanctions.

Ukraine's NATO and EU partners are pressuring Greece and Spain to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems, such as Patriot, to protect vulnerable regions from Russian attacks.

Shmyhal met with French Minister Le Maire to discuss Ukraine's military needs, restoration of the energy system, and confiscation of frozen Russian assets.

EU Diplomacy Chief Josep Borrell has called for Patriot missile defense systems to be sent out of the "barracks" to Ukraine, where the war is raging, and hopes that EU defense and foreign ministers will commit to providing more military aid to Ukraine at their upcoming meeting in Luxembourg.

According to EU diplomat Josep Borrell, in the coming days, concrete decisions are to be made on sending more air defense systems to Ukraine.

The IT Coalition formed expert subgroups within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, and Estonia and Luxembourg announced new financial contributions to support Ukraine's IT, communications and cybersecurity capabilities.

In terms of wages, Ukraine ranked 107th in the overall ranking of countries. Switzerland, with an average monthly salary of $8,111, topped the list.

Russia's barbaric attacks on Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure only strengthen the EU's resolve to increase its support for Ukraine and provide more aid more quickly, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

The Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU needs more funding, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said, calling on allies to provide more money to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression.

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.

Germany becomes the largest EU country to legalize cannabis consumption, allowing possession of up to 25 grams and home cultivation of up to 50 grams and three plants per adult, while distribution remains illegal.

The Innovation Center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine took part in the annual NATO TIDE Sprint 2024 conference in Dresden, where it presented Ukraine's experience in developing the DELTA battlespace management ecosystem.

Ukraine will lose millions in potential profits due to new EU restrictions on duty-free imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, which take into account the reduced imports from the second half of 2021.

russia's attack on Ukraine has resulted in numerous violations of children's rights to safety, health and education, including abductions and forced deportations, which were discussed during the session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.

Delegates from NATO and Ukraine will meet in Luxembourg to discuss modernizing Ukraine's defense procurement process to make it faster, more sustainable and transparent, as part of NATO's Comprehensive Assistance Package to support Ukraine's security and reform efforts.

Taiwan is planning to build its own satellite Internet network to ensure the resilience of its communications infrastructure to potential threats from China and cyberattacks.

More than two dozen heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees, including the United States and Israel, signed a statement denying the legitimacy of the elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.