The publications' latest report covers the period of February 24, 2022 to May 8, 2025. Since it was last updated at the end of April, 2,857 additional Russian military personnel have been confirmed killed.
Hungary cancelled a meeting planned for May 12 with a Ukrainian delegation on the rights of national minorities, Hungary's Deputy Foreign Minister said on May 11, amid a deepening spying scandal between the two countries.
Three were injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast when the town of Rylsk was allegedly struck by a missile attack on May 11, local governor Alexander Khinshtein claimed.
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.
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.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson makes his way to a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 6, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson wants an in-person, one-on-one meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden before he takes any action on the $95 billion foreign aid bill that the Senate passed on Feb. 13, NBC reported on Feb. 14, citing a source close to Johnson.
The bill, which contains $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, passed by a margin of 70-29 after months of deadlock. The vast majority of those who voted against the bill were Republicans, although two Democratic senators and one independent, former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, joined the dissenters on the grounds that the bill also contained security assistance for Israel.
The bill now faces an uphill battle in the Republican-led House. Johnson preemptively signaled he opposed the legislation before the Senate even passed it.
The move angered some Republican senators, who felt that it was "disrespectful" of the significant effort required to move it through the Senate.
Johnson has requested personal meetings with Biden several times in recent weeks, which Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise claimed the president has "refused."
Democratic sources told NBC that Johnson has backed himself into a corner after a series of inconsistent positions on aid for Ukraine and legislative changes to domestic border issues.
Johnson is also facing significant pressure from former President Donald Trump, who is also the frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for president.
Trump has made it clear that he does not want to see Biden notch a legislative win ahead of the general election. He has also said he wants an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, likely on terms unfavorable to Kyiv.
Republican senators who voted for the bill have urged Johnson to bring it to a vote in the House.
"If (Russian President Vladimir) Putin wins, Republicans will lose," said Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
Should Ukrainian forces face a "resounding defeat" or if Russia is "knocking on the doors of Kyiv," Republicans who held up military aid will "have to answer for that to the people back home," Tillis said.
Abbey Fenbert
