Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023 in connection with the activities of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), which was co-founded by Golos's legal predecessor, the Golos association.
Ukraine's underground storage facilities are currently using 19.4% of their capacity. Almost 32%, or 2.79 bcm, less gas is available in the storages than in the previous year, according to the estimates.
The majority of Ukrainians, 71%, do not support holding elections before a full peace deal, even in the case of a ceasefire and security guarantees, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 14.
"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.
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.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) and Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez, shake hands during a meeting in Havana on April 20, 2023. (Ramon Espinosa /POOL /AFP via Getty Images)
Russia is "massively" recruiting Cuban mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, the National Resistance Center claimed on Oct. 26.
Cuban fighters are allegedly involved in current fighting around Bakhmut and Kupiansk.
According to the Center, Ukrainian activists hacked into the email of a Russian military official in the city of Tula. They discovered that almost 200 Cubans had been recruited to fight in Ukraine.
An investigation conducted in collaboration with the Ukrainian open-source intelligence outfit InformNapalm revealed the identities and immigration information of Cubans allegedly traveling to Russia to fight in Ukraine.
Cuban authorities have also verified that its citizens have been involved in Russia's war on Ukraine. The Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry discovered a human trafficking ring recruiting people to fight for Russia in September 2023.
The ministry said at the time that they "firmly reject" those recruitment attempts.
However, Cuba’s ambassador to Russia, Julio Antonio Garmendia Peña, later added, "We have nothing against Cubans who just want to sign a contract and legally take part in this operation with the Russian army.”
Russia has tried to avoid officially calling for a new round of mobilization ahead of the presidential election in the coming months. Instead, it has opted to try and recruit, sometimes forcefully, foreigners and migrants.
Nate Ostiller
