"He'd like me to be there, and that's a possibility. ... I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Qatar, Reuters reported.
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Trump has long demanded that NATO allies increase their military spending, previously calling for the alliance to raise its benchmark from 2% to 5% of GDP.
Two of the suspects were reportedly detained over the weekend, and the third on May 13, during police raids in Germany and Switzerland.
More than 1,000 Russian government entities and 1,200 private companies are involved in the economy of occupied Mariupol, a major southeastern city occupied by Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, according to a research paper published on May 14.
This marks Zelensky's highest trust rating recorded by KIIS since December 2023, when he enjoyed the confidence of 77% of respondents.
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The measures target almost 200 ships of Russia's "shadow fleet," 30 companies involved in sanctions evasion, 75 sanctions on entities and individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex, and more.
The government has approved "reform roadmaps in the rule of law, public administration, and democratic institutions, as well as Ukraine’s negotiation position," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The statement did not name the ex-official by name, but details of the case indicate it relates to Oleh Hladkovsky, a former deputy secretary of Ukraine's top security body who has been wanted since mid-April.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had appealed to his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, to ask Putin if he was willing to conclude a peace agreement.
"Trump needs to believe that Putin actually lies," Zelensky told journalists in Kyiv. "And we should do our part. Sensibly approach this issue, to show that it’s not us that is slowing down the process."
Ukraine's air defense shot down 80 drones, while another 42 disappeared from radars without causing any damage, according to the statement.
The EU plans to significantly increase tariffs on Ukrainian goods after the current duty-free deal lapses on June 6, the Financial Times reported on May 14, citing undisclosed diplomatic sources.
The blockade ended at 10:30 p.m. local time. Truck traffic in both directions is now moving as usual, according to Ukraine's State Border Guard's statement.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Dec. 11, according to Ergodan’s Office.
In a phone call, the two again discussed Putin’s proposal to create a natural gas hub in Turkey. Neither the Kremlin nor Ergodan’s Office provided details about the matter.
The two leaders also discussed the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the U.N.-backed deal that was signed by Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey in July to unblock Ukrainian grain exports amid Russia’s full-scale invasion. Since July, over 300 vessels left Ukrainian Black Sea ports with over 6.9 million metric tons of grain for Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. In November, the agreement was extended for four more months.
The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin and Erdogan talked about some "obstacles" to food exports from Russia, which have to be "eliminated." The Kremlin said this is related to the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Earlier in October, Russia threatened to withdraw from the deal unless the UN helps with "allowing the exports of Russian grains and fertilizers." Russia alleged that the exports are restricted due to the Western sanctions. However, the U.S. and Europe say they did not target Russian grain and fertilizer exports by sanctions imposed due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
In November, Reuters reported that Russia was asking the West to ease sanctions on state agriculture lender Rosselkhozbank in order to facilitate Russian grain exports.
According to the Kremlin, Putin also gave Erdogan his "assessment" of the situation in Ukraine. The Kremlin didn't provide details.
Earlier on Dec. 9, Erdogan said he plans to speak with President Volodymyr Zelensky following his conversation with Putin, but he didn’t specify the date.
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