Zelensky said NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov discussed with the US possible leader-level negotiation formats to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, including a possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky. The talks focus on pathways for direct high-level diplomacy.

🇭🇺 The new government of Hungary is abandoning the old policy of blackmail, - Minister of Foreign Affairs

According to her, in recent years, Hungary has often been not a partner in the EU, but a "spike in the wheels", which has weakened its own influence.

She promised that under the new leadership the country will become a "negotiable, allied and reliable partner".

🇰🇷🇺🇸 South Korea Deploys Destroyer for U.S. Fleet Review

The 4,400-ton ROKS Munmu the Great departed Jeju Island on May 11 to join a major international fleet review in New York scheduled for July 3–8, alongside approximately 100 naval vessels from around 50 countries including Canada, Britain, Japan, and Spain. Prior to the review, the destroyer will participate in multinational field training off Norfolk, Virginia hosted by the U.S. Second Fleet, involving some 30 vessels from 18 nations.

The deployment spans roughly two months and combines multilateral naval exercises with bilateral outreach. Port calls in Mexico and Colombia will be used to promote South Korean naval platforms and weapons systems, while stops in Cartagena and San Diego will include veteran commemoration events tied to the 1950–53 Korean War.

The mission reflects South Korea's continued investment in multilateral naval presence across both the Atlantic and the Western Hemisphere.

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Минобороны РФ сообщило, что российские войска в зоне специальной военной операции строго соблюдают режим прекращения огня и остаются на ранее занятых рубежах и позициях

"Несмотря на объявление режима перемирия, украинские вооруженные формирования наносили удары с использованием беспилотных летательных аппаратов и вели артиллерийский огонь по позициям российских войск", - заявили в ведомстве.

"Вооруженные силы Российской Федерации зеркально реагировали на действия ВСУ. Вели ответный огонь по позициям реактивных систем залпового огня, артиллерии и минометов. Поражали пункты управления и места запуска беспилотных летательных аппаратов", - сообщили в министерстве.

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رتبه اول مقطع کارشناسی ارشد مهندسی هوافضا- فناوری ماهواره دانشگاه علم و صنعت، توسط رژیم خونخوار جمهوری اسلامی اعدام شد🕯🥀🖤
نوشته بود: «من عرفان شکورزاده ۲۹ ساله، از معدود به‌ اصطلاح نخبگانی که حاضر به مهاجرت نشدم، به اتهام واهی همکاری با کشورهای متخاصم توسط اطلاعات سپاه بازداشت شدم و طی ۸ ماه و نیم شکنجه و انفرادی، مجبور به اعتراف اجباری شدم.»

The video shows the Crimean highway just before Dzhankoi. Russian logistics are already being hit 100 kilometers away from the front line.

🇹🇬 New Opposition Coalition Holds First Rally in Lomé Against Gnassingbé Constitutional Changes

Four Togolese opposition parties and civil society groups formed a coalition called the National Consultation Framework for Change in Togo (CNCC) and held their first meeting on Saturday, May 10, in the capital Lomé, drawing several hundred people. Speakers included Jean-Pierre Fabre, president of the National Alliance for Change (ANC), who raised the case of poet and activist Honoré Sitsopé Sokpor, jailed again on Monday after a brief release under judicial supervision. David Dosseh, spokesman for civil society group Citizens' Front Togo Standing (FCTD), told AFP the gathering marked the start of a new phase of mobilisation against the 2024 constitution.

The 2024 constitution abolished the direct election of the head of state by universal suffrage and replaced it with a parliamentary system, with the president of the council — a post currently held by Faure Gnassingbé, in power since 2005 — becoming the highest office. Protests against the constitutional changes last year left seven people dead, according to civil society groups.

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🇬🇧 The UK has imposed sanctions on 85 individuals and organisations involved in the forced deportation of children to Russia

29 individuals and organisations are involved in the direct deportation and militarisation of Ukrainian children.

Another 56 positions on the list are presented as being involved in the Kremlin's information war.

Sanctions have also been imposed on those involved in the recent attempt by the Russian Federation to interfere in the upcoming elections in Armenia.

The UK government has also allocated an additional £1.2m (about $1.5m) to find and return the deported children.

💣ASTRA has discovered that the 24th Russian aerial bomb has fallen in Russia (or in occupied territories) in 2026.

One of FABs landed directly in the garden of residents of Donetsk.

In 2025, Russia dropped at least 143 aerial bombs on its own and occupied territories. In 2024, at least 165 FABs.

Ukraine and Germany are already working on joint projects to produce drones with a range of up to 1,500 km, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

During a visit to Kyiv, Pistorius said the two countries had agreed to expand defense cooperation, particularly in the field of unmanned systems, according to Suspilne.

According to him, companies from both countries are already developing drones with varying ranges — from under 100 km to long-range systems of up to 1,500 km.

The minister noted that such technologies can effectively suppress Russian air defense.

Berlin also plans to join the Brave1 initiative and use the combat experience of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to deepen cooperation.

🇪🇺 Russia's shadow fleet, banks, military-industrial complex and companies selling stolen Ukrainian grain - EU chooses targets for its 21st sanctions package, - Politico

▪️Shadow fleet is likely to be the main target of the new EU sanctions package, as the bloc seeks to increase pressure on the Kremlin's oil revenues so that Putin abandons his maximalist demands.

▪️Officials also see a chance to advance sanctions that Orban previously blocked. Among them are measures aimed at senior members of the Russian Orthodox Church, including its leader, Patriarch Kirill.

▪️The EC may also revive the idea of ​​a ban on maritime services for Russian vessels, which has so far been blocked by Malta and Greece, one diplomat said.

▪️Brussels’ logic is simple — the Russian economy “is in its worst internal state since the start of the war and it is time to put even more pressure on it,” one senior EU official said.