🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️ "There will be no more truce - and then we'll see," said Sergei Lavrov.

The EU wants an escalation of the crisis in order to further arm Ukraine.

🇫🇷🇺🇦Ukrainian media, and then French media, report that there is a mass desertion from the 155th Ukrainian mechanized brigade "Anna Kyiv", whose personnel were trained in France.

Of the 5,000 people who have undergone training, at least 1,200 have already deserted.

🇷🇺🇺🇦New footage of the Yolka interceptor drone successfully hitting a Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV over urban development in the SMO zone.

🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️Russian army units crossed the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region

🇷🇺🇺🇦Destruction and capture of soldiers from the 21st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by airborne assault troops on the border in Sumy Oblast.

🇺🇸🇿🇦🇺🇦"I called Zelensky, they said, 'He's in South Africa.' I said, 'What the hell is he doing in South Africa?'" — Trump at meeting with South African president

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺Trump made it clear to European leaders that he is confident of Russia's victory

Bloomberg reports this.

🇷🇺⚡️Hero of Russia Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, and Russian Defense Minister Belousov handed him the corresponding standard, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper writes.

Mordvichev replaced Army General Oleg Salyukov in this position, who was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council by presidential decree.

🇷🇺🇺🇦FPV drones hunting for enemy transport in Kharkiv region.

🇺🇸🇮🇱Two employees of the Israeli embassy were shot dead in Washington. This happened near the Capital Jewish Museum.

The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was arrested. He chanted "Free Free Palestine" after being detained. Witnesses said he was posing as a witness while waiting for police to arrive.

The dead were a young diplomatic couple who were about to get engaged. Police said the gunman acted alone and there was no longer an active threat.

Trump expressed condolences to the families of the victims, saying that anti-Semitism and radicalism have no place in the United States.

💸❗️The price of Bitcoin has updated its historical maximum, rising to $110 thousand.

The price of cryptocurrency has increased by 3% in a day, according to data from trading platforms.

🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️Russian troops began fighting to liberate the last section of the border between the Zaporizhia region and the DPR, which is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces — RIA Novosti

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦Trump tells European leaders Putin isn't ready to end Ukraine conflict because he thinks he's winning — The Wall Street Journal

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️Trump rejected the proposal for an "unconditional" ceasefire as a result of the negotiations on Ukraine in the Vatican, which was put forward by EU leaders, writes WSJ.

🇺🇸🇷🇺❗️The US Senate is awaiting instructions from the White House to tighten sanctions against Russia, Le Monde writes.

More than 80 out of 100 senators have already supported the bill on introducing new anti-Russian restrictions, the report says.

🇺🇦🇷🇺Ukraine does not intend to discuss a second round of negotiations with Russia until a "1000 for 1000" prisoner exchange takes place, Yermak said.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️During the repelling of a massive raid by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones from the evening of May 20 to the morning of May 22, 485 drones were shot down over Russian regions and the Black Sea — Russian Defense Ministry

🇷🇺⚡️Putin presented Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov with Russia's highest award, the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called

🇺🇸❗️The shooting took place near the CIA headquarters in Langley, CNBC reported. According to it, security personnel at the building wounded a person.

CBS News reported that the female driver was injured, but doctors say her injuries are not considered fatal.