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.
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.
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."
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.
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported on May 13, citing undisclosed Ukrainian intelligence officials.
Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka makes a speech during a press conference after visiting the train station on Polish-Ukrainian border, in Przemysl, Poland, on March 12, 2022. (Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russia is actively trying to sabotage European railways by hacking into their signaling systems, Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka said to the Financial Times (FT) in an interview published on April 5.
Russia has engaged in a variety of disruptive behavior toward Europe, often using its cyber capabilities to target civilian infrastructure. Estonia and other countries have accused Russia of being responsible for a recent uptick in GPS jamming emanating from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
Reuters reported, citing sources, that Russia may have been responsible for jamming the satellite signal of a Royal Air Force airplane used to transport U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps as it flew by Kaliningrad in March.
Kupka said that Russia has made "thousands of attempts to weaken our (railway) systems" since the beginning of the full-scale war.
"It's definitely a difficult point . . .(but) I'm really very satisfied because we are able to defend all systems (from) a successful attack," Kupka added.
Russia has also been accused of jamming GPS signals in nearby countries such as Finland as far back as the 2010s.
Oleksandr Tartachnyi
