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.
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.
"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."
A couple is seen walking on Khreschatyk Street in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 3, 2022. (Andre Luis Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) announced on Feb. 25 that it selected Viktor Pavlushchyk as the organization's new head.
Pavlushchyk is a senior detective with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
"The selection commission for the position of NACP chairman announced Viktor Pavlushchik as the competition's winner today. All six commission members voted for his candidacy," the agency wrote on Facebook.
According to the statement, Pavlushchyk currently serves as the head of NABU’s detectives department. He was selected for having "best professional experience, knowledge, and qualities to perform the duties of the NACP chairman and also meets the criteria of competence and integrity."
"We are awaiting the appropriate decision of the government," NACP wrote.
NACP has been led by Oleksandr Novikov since 2020.
A total of 51 candidates were admitted to the first stage of the competition, NACP said earlier in February. Twenty-four participated in the second stage of the competition and "underwent integrity interviews based on the results of the general aptitude test," according to NACP.
The last round of the competition, final interviews with 10 candidates, took place on Feb. 24-25, NACP said.
The Cabinet of Ministers appoints the head of the NACP based on the results of an open competitive selection for four years. Those chosen can only hold the role once in their lives.
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