Ukraine

Scholz calls on partners to provide Ukraine with more Patriot air defense systems from their existing stockpiles to strengthen Ukraine's air defense capabilities.

France will send its ambassador to Putin's inauguration for another six-year term, media reports say.

The ambassadors of France and the United Kingdom were summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, with the British ambassador, according to Russian media, summoned because of Cameron's statements about Ukraine's right to strike Russian territory using British weapons, and the French ambassador was summoned for unknown reasons.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with Estonian Prime Minister Kallas the upcoming Global Peace Summit, Ukraine's defense needs, and the finalization of a bilateral security agreement based on the G7 Vilnius Declaration.

Ukraine is using the latest methods to document international crimes committed by russia during the war in Ukraine, which allows for real-time documentation, even without physical access to the occupied territories.

Von der Leyen and Macron expect China to use all its influence on Russia to stop its aggressive war against Ukraine and limit the supply of dual-use goods to Russia that end up on the front line in Ukraine.

The occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are training thousands of people in short-term courses to become managers and civil servants in the pseudo-republics, deepening the crisis of governance and the lack of qualified personnel.

Ukraine calls on the world not to recognize Vladimir Putin as the legitimate president of Russia due to the undemocratic nature of the recent elections and Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine.

The Pentagon has announced the purchase of Switchblade-600 kamikaze drones as part of the Replicator initiative to integrate drones into the US military to accelerate technological innovation and reduce China's dominance in the drone market.

Shmyhal and the Prime Minister of Iceland discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation, support for Ukraine, and preparations for the Peace Summit.

A Ukrainian naval strike drone has destroyed a $3 million Russian Mongoose boat used to patrol the waters and fight saboteurs in occupied Crimea.

A 44-year-old man from the town of Zolotonosha was detained by border guards while trying to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Romanian border, disguised as a woman and using his sister's passport.

Oleksandr Peleshenko, a two-time European weightlifting champion and Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, died at the front on May 5, defending Ukraine from a full-scale Russian invasion.

Hungary will not extradite Ukrainian male refugees of military age to Ukraine, guaranteeing their safety and providing the necessary assistance.

The Russian regime continues its tactics of nuclear blackmail amid claims of new tactical nuclear exercises, but intelligence does not see any epoch-making news.

Russia's plans for provocations in Transnistria have failed due to lack of support. In turn, Ukraine continues to strengthen its borders with Moldova.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater strategic coordination and partnership between China and the EU amid disputes.

Since the beginning of 2024, 226 dolphins have died on the shores of occupied Crimea due to the activities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

No one in Europe will be safe as long as the war in Ukraine continues, so Europe must support Ukraine militarily and economically to achieve peace, says Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh.

French President Macron told Chinese President Xi that coordination on the crises in Ukraine and the Middle East is crucial, advocating for balanced Sino-European trade relations and dialogue amid the international situation.

British intelligence assessed the activities of Chechen units during Russia's war against Ukraine.

The SBU served a notice of suspicion to the director of a "Crimean Patriot Center" for recruiting Ukrainian children and youth to serve in the Russian armed forces against Ukraine.

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP lacks licensed personnel to resume operations, the minister says.

Russia is planning to conduct tactical exercises with nuclear weapons in response to the West's statements about the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine.

In Kyiv, sappers neutralized a warhead of Russia's latest X-69 precision-guided missile discovered by a local resident in Holosiivskyi district.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 begins in the Swedish city of Malmö with enhanced security measures for the 37 participating countries.

The Ministry of Strategic Industries says that $10 billion is the funding that can be covered by partners to use the full production capacity of the defense industry, which is $20 billion a year.

Russia's aggression requires a united European wartime economy and defense industry to deter it and preserve peace on the continent.

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto called for peace talks with Putin to end the war in Ukraine, saying that economic sanctions have not worked and the West should make more efforts to find a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine.

russia may be considering increasing its missile arsenal to deter the West amid open confrontation and deteriorating relations caused by its invasion of Ukraine.