EU foreign ministers plan to discuss visa restrictions for Russians amid the war in Ukraine on Aug. 31. Cypriot Foreign Minister Kornelios Korneliou has said that “it would be a decision in the wrong direction.” Nearly 25% of all tourists on the island were from Russia before it launched the ongoing all-out invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. At least four countries – Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania – have already supported the idea of an EU-wide ban on Russian tourists.
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Friday, May 29
The decree entered into force on May 26 and was adopted "with the aim of reviving the historical traditions of the national army," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
An examination of the wreckage of a Russian Oreshnik missile shows it contains crucial components manufactured before 2016, rubbishing the Kremlin's 2024 claims that it was a completely new weapon, Ukrainian experts say.
"If I return every time with this amount of money, I might come back more often," Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar quipped during the press conference in Brussels.
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A drone struck a residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight on May 29, Romania's Defense Ministry confirmed, after an air raid alert was declared in all of Ukraine.
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"Russia continues to deliberately threaten international maritime transport by attacking civilian infrastructure and merchant ships," Ukraine's Navy said.
The number includes 960 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The refinery halted production after the attack, Ukraine's General Staff said.
The plant lost both landline and internet connections for about 12 hours on May 27, marking the longest such outage since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Thursday, May 28
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said he expected the United States to support Ukraine's request.
The deal is still pending U.S. President Donald Trump's approval, U.S. officials said.
"I am grateful to all the MPs who so promptly ratified the agreement," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after the vote.
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