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Published on 17:41 GMT

Friedrich Merz picks pro-Kyiv foreign minister and promises German support for Ukraine

Germany’s chancellor-designate, Friedrich Merz, has promised to put staunch support of Ukraine at the heart of his government after announcing that a pro-Kyiv foreign policy expert and former soldier will be the new foreign minister. Speaking days before …

Source: The Guardian - Center-left
Published on 13:37 GMT

Trump wants a permanent Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, White House says

US President Donald Trump wants to see a permanent ceasefire to ending Russia's war in Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt told reporters that Trump was increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 18:20 GMT

Ukraine sentences former President Viktor Yanukovych in absentia to 15 years in prison for fleeing to Russia in 2014

A Kyiv court has sentenced former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to 15 years in prison for fleeing to Russia with his associates in February 2014. According to Interfax-Ukraine, the court found Yanukovych guilty of organizing the illegal crossing of …

Source: Meduza - Neutral
Published on 12:26 GMT

Putin declares unilateral 3-day truce in Ukraine to mark Russian holiday

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day ceasefire in his country's war on Ukraine, from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow's World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. Ukraine quickly accused Putin's …

Source: CBS News - Neutral
Published on 13:17 GMT

Putin declares three-day ceasefire in Ukraine, marking 80 years since WW2

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in May in the war with Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War II. The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run for …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 18:11 GMT

Ukraine launches marketplace for military to buy weapons

Ukraine has launched Brave1 Market, an online marketplace with the latest technologies for the Ukrainian military, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on April 28 during the Defense Tech Era conference. On the marketplace, military …

Source: The Kyiv Independent - Neutral
Published on 18:20 GMT

North Korea confirms sending troops to fight alongside Russia against Ukraine

North Korea has for the first time confirmed the deployment of its troops to fight alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine. According to a statement released by the state news agency KCNA, the deployment was ordered by Kim Jong Un as part of the mutual …

Source: Meduza - Neutral
Published on 13:04 GMT

50 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war – and signals a dark future for Gaza and Ukraine

When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins. Forests that had boasted hundreds of species …

Source: The Conversation - Neutral
Published on 13:10 GMT

'It's their own business' — China refuses to comment on North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine

China has refused to comment after both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed the involvement of North Korean troops fighting against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, Ukrinform reported on April 28. Despite North Korea's pariah status and Russia's …

Source: The Kyiv Independent - Neutral
Published on 19:57 GMT

Residents of Ukraine's capital skeptical over 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Putin

Source: The Globe and Mail - Neutral