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Bulgaria has decided to suspend the activities of two associations accused of inciting ethnic hatred and calling for a change in the constitutional order through social media propaganda and paramilitary training.

The invaders illegally export stolen Ukrainian grain from the occupied Kherson region to the Republic of Karelia, using containers belonging to Chinese and Kazakh logistics companies to circumvent international sanctions.

The grain corridor from Odesa is working despite constant Russian attacks, with a growing number of ships leaving the port under military escort.

A Turkish drone may have discovered the crash site of the missing helicopter of the Iranian president in the mountains near Iran's borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey.

Turkey has sent 32 rescuers and vehicles to Iran to help search for the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, which made a hard landing in northwestern Iran at the request of the Iranian side.

Today, on May 18, all art lovers can join the events dedicated to the International Museum Day. The oldest museum in the world is the Capitoline Museum in Rome, which was established in 1471.

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire and an emergency shutdown of the tuapse oil refinery in russia, damaging the liquefied natural gas unit but leaving the crude oil distillation unit intact.

Many of the goods used by Russia to manufacture weapons are produced by order of companies of the sanctions coalition in third countries.

Turkey remains committed to Georgia's integration into the EU and NATO, hoping that the current events in the country will be resolved in favor of the Georgian people, as Turkish President Erdogan stated during the Georgian Prime Minister's visit to Ankara.

Greece imports Russian oil under the guise of Turkish fuel, circumventing EU import sanctions.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 2652 companies have been founded by foreigners, with the most active investors being citizens of Turkey, Uzbekistan, Poland, and the United States.

Two Turkish citizens are sentenced to 11 years in prison for smuggling over 190 kg of heroin from Iran to Ukraine and organizing a large-scale drug trafficking scheme.

France and the Netherlands propose that the EU impose sanctions on any financial institution worldwide that helps the Russian military obtain prohibited goods or dual-use technology.

During the year of the service's operation, over 900 thousand trucks crossed the state border of Ukraine using online recording, with the largest number of vehicles crossing the border with Poland - almost 487 thousand.

According to documents found by the Israeli military, Hamas plans to establish secret bases in Turkey and other countries to coordinate attacks on Israeli targets, including assassinations and sabotage operations.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, visited Ankara to meet with Turkish officials, including the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, to discuss strategic cooperation, a formula for peace, and strengthening cooperation between the parliaments of Ukraine and Turkey.

Hungary opposes the EU's new package of sanctions on Russian gas, vowing to block any measures that could raise energy prices in Europe.

Ukraine's women's beach volleyball team won all six matches without losing a single set and reached the final of the CEV Nations Cup.

Gazprom, once Russia's most profitable company, is facing a prolonged period of poor performance due to the loss of gas sales to Europe, trying to compensate for this at the expense of the domestic market and exports to China.

Ukraine's men's kumite team won bronze at the European Karate Championships, defeating Turkey 3-1 and gaining a direct license to the World Team Championships.

Elina Selemeneva and Valeriy Chobotar won medals for Ukraine at the European Karate Championships in Croatia.

The European Union plans to provide Ukraine with broad security commitments, including political, military, economic, and reconstruction assistance, by early July, but excluding direct EU military involvement in combat operations against Russia.

TikTok could face a ban in Turkey due to concerns about inappropriate content sharing on the platform, especially the need to protect children and youth, according to the head of the parliamentary digital media commission.

Portugal's Foreign Minister said that Ukraine's accession to the EU is of fundamental importance to Portugal because of potential economic opportunities, solving the food problem, and because Ukraine is a pro-Atlantic ally.

Today, on May 9, Ukraine, along with all the countries of the European Union, celebrates Europe Day. The event was launched in 1985 during a meeting of the European Council in Milan.

Over the past two years, Ukraine has lost about $3 billion in tax revenues due to the fact that about 40% of the grain harvest was diverted from taxation through various fraudulent schemes.

The European Union is proposing to ban political parties, think tanks and other groups from accepting funding from Russia, as well as to ban the use of the Russian central bank's financial messaging system as part of the next package of sanctions against Russia.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has supported the draft law on ratification of the free trade agreement with Turkey, which creates new opportunities for Ukrainian business by eliminating duties on 93% of industrial goods.

The European Commission has sent the EU countries a draft of the 14th package of sanctions against Russia, which includes restrictions on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, a ban on transshipment of Russian LNG in European ports, sanctions against the Russian "shadow fleet" transporting oil, restrictions on trade with more than 50 non-EU companies that help Russia avoid sanctions, and a ban on Russian funding of political parties and non-governmental organizations in the EU.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski believes that China has enough influence to force russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, but sees no signs of Putin's willingness to negotiate.