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.
First responders help a civilian to exit the building damaged in a Russian missile attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Dec. 13. (State Emergency Service/Telegram)
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 13 that "there will be a response" from Ukraine for Russia's missile and drone attack on Kyiv earlier in the morning that wounded dozens.
Russian forces launched 10 ballistic missiles and 10 Shahed-type drones at Kyiv in the early morning of Dec. 13. The capital's air defenses shot down all of the missiles and drones, but fragments hit buildings in the city, causing fires and other damage and wounding 53 people.
At least 2o people were taken to the hospital, including two children.
Zelensky said, "Russia has proven once again that it is a heinous country that fires missiles at night, trying to hit residential areas, kindergartens, and energy facilities during the winter."
As the cold weather season began, and Ukraine prepared itself for a likely repeat of the strategy, Zelensky said in late October that this year, Ukraine will "not only defend itself but also respond" to Russia's "terrorist attacks" on critical infrastructure.
Russia began a concerted campaign in the late fall of 2022 to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure, repeatedly striking the grid throughout winter. It ultimately failed to fully destroy Ukraine's power network but caused significant damage.
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