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"There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will wait for Putin on Thursday in Turkey," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Sunday, May 11
This week, the world watched in anticipation for Russia’s Victory Day parade after President Volodymyr Zelensky commented that he could not guarantee the safety of those attending. Meanwhile, the European Union moves one step forward to banning Russian gas from the European continent. It is also revealed this week that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fallen out of step with the White House.
"(Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin... doesn't want to have a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the bloodbath. Ukraine should agree to this, immediately," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to to Antalya, Turkey, for a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting from May 14–16, where he is expected to address the war in Ukraine and push for stronger Allied defense commitments.
Preliminary findings suggest that one of the men killed the other before taking his own life.
Western leaders dismissed the Kremlin's proposal for talks in Istanbul on May 15 as insufficient.
The Kremlin said the leaders held a detailed discussion about the Russian initiative and Erdogan expressed full support, reiterating Turkey’s readiness to provide a venue and assist in organizing the negotiations.
Erdogan told Macron that international cooperation is critical for initiating peace negotiations and the "sensitive implementation" of Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction processes, the Turkish Presidency reported.
The pope said he was praying to God to grant the world the "miracle of peace."
Ushakov’s comments follow Russian President Vladimir Putin's May 11 invitation for direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul starting May 15.
The assault began around 2 a.m. on May 11, with Russian forces deploying 108 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy UAVs from multiple directions, Ukraine’s Air Force said.
Zelensky called a ceasefire the essential first step toward ending the war.
The number includes 1,310 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"Think of the hundreds of thousands of lives that will be saved as this never ending 'bloodbath' hopefully comes to an end... I will continue to work with both sides to make sure that it happens."
"An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations," French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on May 11.
The Russian Ministry of Defense resorts to recruiting convicts as “cannon fodder” for its military offensives in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest update on Feb. 14.
Citing intelligence from the Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate and a new CNN article, the report mentioned the convicts' deployment to Soledar, Donetsk Oblast in October 2022. The recruitment approach, which mimics Wagner mercenary group’s strategy, is an “indicator that the Kremlin seeks to exploit convicts for future human wave attacks,” according to the assessment. The report comes after Wagner Group claimed to have stopped recruiting prisoners for war against Ukraine.
The D.C.-based think tank's assessment also reported on the continued assaults around Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast by the Russian forces. According to the report, US defense planners expressed concern about the Ukrainian determination to hold Bakhmut, suggesting prioritizing the preparation for the spring counteroffensive instead. The Institute for the Study of War continues to assess that "decision to defend Bakhmut is likely a strategically sound effort despite its costs for Ukraine," due to the significant costs incurred by Russian forces.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Kremlin-controlled Wagner Group, said the battle for Bakhmut was far from over due to “heavy resistance and grinding,” earlier on Feb. 14.
At the same time, the Russian military continued its offensive along the Svatove-Kreminna line and in Kupyansk direction, Kharkiv Oblast.
Ukraine war latest: Wagner boss says Russia won't capture Bakhmut soon, West says no planes for now
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