Russian General Sergey Surovikin, who oversaw the retreat from Kherson in late 2022, was in Algeria on May 9 laying a wreath at a WWII memorial, as seen in photos published by the Russian embassy in Algiers.
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Truck traffic through the Yahodyn–Dorohusk border crossing may be disrupted starting today due to a protest on the Polish side, State Border Guard Service reported on May 12.
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Poland is closing Russia’s consulate in Krakow, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on X on May 12.
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Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, warned of retaliatory measures after Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced plans to close Russia’s consulate in Krakow, citing Russian special services’ involvement in a Warsaw shopping center fire on May 12
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Swedish MEP Tomas Tobé, representing the European People’s Party, has proposed that the EU establish an independent agency to counter foreign disinformation campaigns and attempts to influence elections, Euronews reported on May 12.
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A London court found six Bulgarian citizens guilty of espionage on Russia’s behalf, the Financial Times reported on May 12.
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A Split-based company, NAZARII d.o.o., previously owned by Ukrainian Tetyana Hlyniana, who is wanted by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), acquired a 6,000-square-meter plot and a 365-square-meter house with a pool in Croatia’s resort area for at least €5 million ($5.6 million)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the upcoming direct negotiations with Russia in Istanbul on May 15.
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The Foreign Ministers of the Weimar+ countries called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, reaffirmed their solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and their full support for the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine in a joint statement following the May 12 meeting in London.
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A parade in Moscow marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II exposed serious shortcomings in Russia’s military-industrial complex, Ukrainian Armed Forces Lt. Col. and Army TV host Serhii Misiura said on May 9.
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Peace with Vladimir Putin’s Russia is impossible due to its war-driven system, Garry Kasparov, chair of the Renew Democracy Initiative, said at the 17th Kyiv Security Forum titled “UA: Unite Again to Defeat the Global Aggressor” on May 9.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó dismissed Ukraine’s SBU Security Service’s claims of uncovering a Hungarian military intelligence network in Zakarpattya Oblast as baseless propaganda, stating Budapest received no official notification, ATV reported on May 9.
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The Strela plant in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, which produces components for military systems, has been disabled, satellite images show, according to a report by Defense Express on May 11.
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EU foreign ministers, meeting in Lviv on May 9, approved a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crimes, to be launched next week in Luxembourg, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel announced, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
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Slovakia has joined Hungary in rejecting the European Commission’s proposed roadmap to phase out Russian energy imports, with Prime Minister Robert Fico warning the consequences would hurt the European Union more than Russia, Dennik N reported on May 7.
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Ukraine has imported 1.12 billion cubic meters of gas since the start of 2025, a tenfold increase over the same period last year, according to ExPro data on May 5.
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Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe has launched production of ultrahigh-weight pipes weighing more than 3 tons and reaching up to 7 meters in length.
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Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada will vote on May 8 to ratify a minerals agreement with the United States, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Julie Davis has said, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine reported on X.
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Nearly half (47%) of Ukrainians have positive expectations regarding the agreement to establish the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 2-6.
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A family of animal rescue volunteers was killed in a Russian strike in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, along with their five cats, one more cat found alive, Kyiv Animal Rescue Group (KARG) reported on May 7.
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The Verkhovna Rada’s Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation Committee made editorial changes to the bill ratifying the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund agreement, addressing opposition concerns, committee chair Oleksandr Merezhko told news agency Ukrinform on May 7.
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In Russia’s Republic of Tuva, one of the region’s largest mining businesses — the Kyzyl-Tashtygsky Mining and Processing Plant, operated by Lunsin LLC — is facing closure. The facility is owned by China’s Zijin Mining Group, one of the largest companies in the People’s Republic, The Moscow Times rep
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Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Kubinka and Shaykovka airfields, targeting planes and personnel for the May 9 Victory Day parade, prompting a Russian military blogger to claim Ukraine aims to “spoil the holiday,” iStories reported on May 7, citing Russian “milbloggers”.
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Russian military bloggers claimed a record-setting drone and missile attack struck across Russia overnight into May 7, but the country’s Defense Ministry did not release any official data on the number of drones allegedly shot down.
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The Bundestag confirmed the election of Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) leader Friedrich Merz as Germany’s new chancellor on May 6, following a second-round vote, Deutsche Welle reported.
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