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Saturday, May 23
US senators press Hegseth on delayed $400 million aid package for Ukraine
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a May 23 letter to release a previously approved $400 million aid package for Ukraine that has been delayed for months.
Rutte hopes to achieve 'more evenly spread' military support for Ukraine among Europe's NATO members
"(I)t would be fairer if within NATO, and particularly the European part of NATO, we could see other Allies also stepping up," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
Fire at Novorossiysk fuel terminal amid Ukrainian drone attack, Russian authorities say
A fire broke out at a fuel terminal in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk overnight on May 23, local authorities and media channels reported.
Friday, May 22
Ukraine liberated 590 square kilometers of territory this year, 'forcing Russia toward diplomacy,' Zelensky says
"We continue to increase the rate at which Russian personnel are being eliminated," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Trump's intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns
Tulsi Gabbard said she is resigning to support her husband, who is battling "an extremely rare form of bone cancer."
Ukraine war latest: Russia claims deadly Ukrainian drone strike hit dormitory in occupied Luhansk Oblast, Kyiv calls it 'misleading information'
Key developments on May 22: * Ukraine denies Russian claim that drone strike killed civilians in occupied Luhansk Oblast * Ukraine strikes Russia's Yaroslavl Oil Refinery 4 times in month, Zelensky confirms * Russia offers university admission boost for students who pass drone piloting exam * Russian attacks kill 5, injure 52 across Ukraine as Dnipro drone strike leaves dozens wounded Ukraine's General Staff on May 22 rejected Russian claims that an overnight Ukrainian drone strike killed
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Kyiv will have to improve its revenue collection and how efficiently it spends money, the European Commission said in a press release on May 20, if it wants to access more than $8 billion of the loan.
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