Pastor Mark Burns, the man described as U.S. President Donald Trump’s “spiritual advisor,” said he believes he played a small part in strengthening U.S.-Ukraine relations after briefing Trump on what he witnessed during a recent visit to Ukraine.
The unprecedented operation allegedly took place on May 2 near the Russian port of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea.
Speaking to journalists in a closed-door session, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the April 26 meeting, which took place during a visit to pay respects to the late Pope Francis, as “perhaps the shortest, but the most substantive.”
Thermobaric munitions is a type of weapon known for generating powerful blast waves and high-temperature clouds, causing severe destruction and posing extreme risks to civilians.
Togo’s Foreign Ministry earlier said the detainees had been misled into leaving the country with promises of scholarships to study in Russia.
Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted 77 drones, while another 73 were lost from radar without causing damage, according to the Air Force report.
The number includes 1,170 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Actor-turned-soldier Maksym Kovtun was killed on the front line, the Dnipro Academic Youth Theater said on May 2.
Four were injured as Russia's Krasnodar Krai was allegedly targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on May 3, Russian officials claimed.
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy spoke to U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on May 2. The two officials reaffirmed a shared desire to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Lammy said.
The equipment and services include aircraft modifications and upgrades as well as personnel training related to operation, maintenance, and sustainment support.
"Our long-range capabilities are a clear and effective guarantee of Ukraine’s security," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 2.
Key developments on May 2: * Russia attacks Kharkiv with drones, injuring at least 40 * Massive drone attack reportedly targets Russian military sites in occupied Crimea * U.S. confirms sending decommissioned F-16s to Ukraine for spare parts * Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 28 A Russian drone attack on
A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv injured at least 47 people on May 2, according to local authorities. At least eight people have been hospitalized.
Amid reports that a U.S. peace proposal might include recognizing Moscow's illegal annexation of Crimea, President Donald Trump denied Ukraine was being pressured to accept the move — while also asserting Ukraine had given up the peninsula in 2014 "without firing a shot." "Nobody is asking (President Volodymyr) Zelensky to
Son of Motor Sich's former president Vyacheslav Bohuslayev was detained in Monaco on fraud charges linked to a $650 million asset scheme, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) announced on May 2.
The sources told Bloomberg that U.S. President Donald Trump is yet to make a decision, as diplomatic efforts to end the war are still underway.
"This export decrease follows typical seasonal patterns. The majority of harvested produce has already been exported, with only minor volumes remaining for export," the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club said.
Ukraine's largest state-owned defense company Ukroboronprom reported a consolidated net profit of Hr 1.31 billion ($31.5 million) for the previous year, according to a press release at the company's website.
A Ukrainian theater director has refused to stage an opera at the Jerusalem Lyric Opera Studio & Festival in Israel after the organizers of the event hired Russian singers against his wishes. Eugene Lavrenchuk explained the reason behind his decision in a post on Facebook on April 28, confirming that he
The index highlights an unprecedented economic crisis across independent outlets in Europe, worsened by the collapse of American aid and the spread of Russian propaganda.
According to an Air Force spokesperson, the U.S. Department of the Air Force "has supported the sustainment of European-donated F-16s to Ukraine by providing disused and completely non-operational F-16s to Ukraine for parts."
The pro-Ukrainian Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported explosions in several key locations, including Sevastopol, Dzhankoy, Saki, Novofedorivka, and Kacha — sites that host Russian military airfields.
"We are not going to fly around the world at the drop of a hat to mediate meetings; that is now between the two parties, and now is the time that they need to present and develop concrete ideas about how this conflict is going to end," U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
"Our task is to do this as soon as possible, but it is very difficult to predict it now. I think it will take months, definitely not years," First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.
The number includes 1,110 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Despite the uncertainty, Ukrainian officials have touted the deal as a political milestone that could help revive U.S. support under Donald Trump.
It is "going to be up to the Russians and Ukrainians now that each side knows what the other's terms for peace are. It's going to be up to them to come to an agreement and stop this brutal, brutal conflict," U.S. Vice President JD Vance said.
"I think this is a strong signal to the Russian leadership and it gives President Trump the ability to now negotiate with Russia on an even stronger basis as opposed to the daylight that had been previously created between the U.S. and Ukraine," U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business on May 1.
Russia forces launched drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia late at night on May 1, killing one person and injuring seven others, local officials reported.
New Western intelligence suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have shifted his immediate war objectives towards holding occupied Ukrainian territories as well as growing his country's struggling economy, CNN reported on May 1, citing Western officials familiar with the matter.
Key developments on May 1: * Ukraine destroys 83,000 Russian targets using drones in April, Syrskyi says, up 8% on March * Trump reportedly shifts tone on Putin after UK, France apply diplomatic pressure * US to bring Ukraine, Russia together over the next 100 days, Vance says * Ukrainian army retook 115
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