In an interview with French broadcaster TF1 on May 13, Macron discussed new Russia sanctions and stationing French nuclear weapons in other European countries as a deterrent against Russia.
Performing their song "Bird of Pray," Ukrainian band Ziferblat passed the Eurovision semi-finals on May 13, qualifying Ukraine for the grand final on May 17.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that a Russian delegation will be in Istanbul on May 15 for direct peace talks with Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov will likely represent Russia.
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.
Banners in support of Ukraine and condemnation of Russian invasion hanged on the fence in front of Russian Federation embassy in Tallinn, Estonia on July 31, 2022. (Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Nearly 80% of Ukrainians consider all Russians, rather than the Kremlin alone, responsible for Russia's aggression against Ukraine, according to a poll by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation published on Aug. 29.
After 10 years of war with Russia, and more than two and a half years since Russia's full-scale invasion began, the poll asked respondents whether they agreed with the sentence "all Russians are responsible for the aggression against Ukraine."
76% of respondents said they agreed with the sentence, while 20% of respondents said they did not agree, and 4% said they did not have a clear position.
Responding to a separate question, 65% said they agreed that the Russian population is encouraging Russia's leadership to continue the war against Ukraine.
The poll was conducted with the Razumkov Center from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15, and surveyed 2,017 respondents over 18 in all regions of Ukraine, except in territories under Russian occupation.
A poll published in February by the Russian independent polling organization, the Levada Center, found that 77% of Russians support the full-scale war against Ukraine.
A similar poll released in November 2023 found that 75% of respondents supported the war.
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