In an interview with French broadcaster TF1 on May 13, Macron discussed new Russia sanctions and stationing French nuclear weapons in other European countries as a deterrent against Russia.
Performing their song "Bird of Pray," Ukrainian band Ziferblat passed the Eurovision semi-finals on May 13, qualifying Ukraine for the grand final on May 17.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that a Russian delegation will be in Istanbul on May 15 for direct peace talks with Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov will likely represent Russia.
The move follows Ukraine's ratification of the minerals agreement, deepening U.S.-Ukraine economic ties and signaling expanded U.S. involvement in Ukraine's long-term recovery.
"Ukraine has initiated a coordinated campaign to vilify Hungary in order to undermine our initiative to hold a poll on (Kyiv's) EU membership," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that further concessions from Ukraine during negotiations would be unreasonable if Russia continues to attack civilian targets.
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg, will travel to Istanbul for possible peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, Reuters reported on May 13, citing three undisclosed sources.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, but said both leaders are ready to fly to Istanbul if Russian President Vladimir Putin chooses to attend the talks there.
The aftermath of Russian attacks against Donetsk Oblast on Nov. 1-2., 2023. (Donetsk Oblast Military Administration/Telegram)
Russian forces carried out attacks against nine of Ukraine's oblasts over the past day, killing at least five people and injuring at least 14, local officials reported early on Nov. 2.
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian forces launched drone and artillery strikes against the Nikopol district, killing one person and injuring seven others, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
Russian attacks against Donetsk Oblast injured one person in Yelyzavetivka and another in Maksymilianivka, according to the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration.
In Kharkiv Oblast, a 61-year-old woman was injured in a Russian rocket strike against the village of Zelenyi Hai in the Izium district, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Russian strikes against Kherson Oblast, targeting mainly the Beryslav and Kherson districts, killed at least three people and injured four others, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
A 52-year-old civilian was killed in a Russian rocket strike against Mahdalynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast's Orikhiv district, Governor Yurii Malashko reported.
Chernihiv, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, and Sumyoblasts also came under attack, but local officials reported no casualties.
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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