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.
A captive named Umit allegedly agreed to serve in the Russian army in exchange for Russian citizenship and a monetary reward of 2 million rubles ($25,000).
Russia's Buryatia Republic declared a state of emergency on May 13 over massive forest fires that have engulfed multiple regions in the Russian Far East.
Illia Kovtun of Team Ukraine reacts after finishing his routine on the parallel bars during the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Qualification on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun won a silver medal in the men's parallel bars exercise final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 5.
The 20-year-old gymnast scored 15,500 points, which is 0.7 points less than earned by the winner of the competition, Zou Jingyuan from China. Japanese athlete Shinnosuke Oka took third place with 15,300 points.
This is Kovtun's first Olympic medal. The two-time World Championships medallist made his Games debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, finishing 11th in the men's individual all-around.
Gold medalist Jingyuan Zou from China (C), silver medalist Ukraine's Illia Kovtun (L) and bronze medalist Shinnosuke Oka from Japan (R) pose on the podium at the artistic gymnastics men's parallel bars medal ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
Another Ukrainian gymnast, Oleh Verniaiev, finished eighth in the men's parallel bars exercise final, scoring 13,300 points.
Earlier in the day, Ukrainian shooter Pavlo Korostyliov took fifth place in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol finals.
Ukraine has won seven medals so far at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko won gold and silver in the high jump competition, while shooter Serhii Kulish won a silver medal in the 50m rifle three-position event.
Mykhailo Kokhan won a bronze medal during the men's hammer throw competition. Fencer Olga Kharlan won bronze in the individual saber event, and Ukraine's women's saber fencing team took gold.
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