Kremlin:

Zelensky has a problem with legitimacy and an unwillingness to hold elections in Ukraine and comply with the constitution.

Tunisia: An appeals court sentenced 40 opposition figures, business leaders and media personalities to between five and 45 years in prison on charges of plotting against state security.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa:

I was repeatedly offered secession in Idlib, but I used to say: Idlib can fall, yet Syria must remain united.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul:

Türkiye has assumed a crucial partnership role in many areas.

We are committed to strengthening relations between the EU and Türkiye.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul:

If Türkiye wants to join the EU, Germany will be a reliable and friendly partner.

Viktor Orbán has arrived at the Kremlin.

He will meet with Putin.

Orban and Putin meet in Moscow.

Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace said it has secured a €500 million contract to supply Denmark with its NASAMS air-defence system.

After Friday prayers, Syrians left the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus to denounce the Israeli attack, express support for the country’s unity, and reject any calls for partition.

Residents in Damascus burned Israeli flags.

The people of Latakia have taken to the streets, showing strong support for the Syrian state and voicing their refusal to accept any move toward partition.

US officials urged Sudan’s army to acknowledge and halt its use of chemical weapons.

Washington said its May sanctions were based on a detailed assessment of Sudan’s 2024 chemical-weapons incidents.

Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS suspended the country’s membership after a general was sworn in as transitional president following this week’s military coup.

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz commented on reports that Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies searched the home of Andriy Yermak, head of President Zelensky’s office.

He said Poland’s strategy of supporting Ukraine remains unchanged, but stressed the need for transparency. “We expect explanations,” he said.

Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that Ukraine is in a difficult moment and allegations of corruption at the top could complicate ongoing peace negotiations.

The US is preparing to recognise Russia’s control of Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian regions as part of Trump’s proposed peace deal.

Trump has sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow to deliver the offer directly to Putin.

Ukraine would not be required to recognise these losses.

Source: The Telegraph

Mali: JNIM claimed an IED attack on a Malian army–Africa Corps vehicle in the Kanay area between Kidal and Anéfif.

Orban-Putin meeting has ended.

Pope Leo XIV and 27 church leaders gathered in Iznik to mark 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea.

Thousands attended the joint liturgy with Patriarch Bartholomew at the underwater basilica site under tight security.

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Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özkan - National Defence University:

It's very clear that Trump wants a regime change in Venezuela.

Americans want to control their own backyard again.

America wants to intensify its control in the Southern Hemisphere.

And through that, they want to give a message to key countries in different parts of the world.

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