❗️No extra conditions — Russia must come to the table for a 30-day ceasefire, said Macron and Starmer.

Otherwise, new sanctions will follow. Merz added Germany will continue financial support and help push peace talks. The US and partners are ready to help monitor the ceasefire.

https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/makron-visunuv-ultimatum-putinu-noviy-paket-1746871175.html

❗️“The idea of a buffer zone is dead” — no official proposals were made, and a 15 km pullback risks losing Kherson, Kharkiv, and Sumy, Zelensky said at a press conference. “If our troops aren’t in Kherson — there won’t be a Kherson. We’ve seen this before in 2014,” he stressed.

⚡️Europe can’t do it alone: Without U.S. support, Europe won’t be able to supply Ukraine with enough weapons, – NYT.

It could take European manufacturers a decade to scale up, making U.S. aid crucial for now.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/world/europe/eu-ukraine-weapons.html

🇬🇧 The UK has delivered 8 RAVEN air defense systems to Ukraine, with 5 more awaiting shipment. Since deployment, RAVEN systems have launched over 400 ASRAAM missiles, mainly against Shahed drones.

Ukrainian MiG-29 strikes a Russian UAV operator hub in Tyotkino with an AASM Hammer bomb — the precision strike destroyed the building, personnel, and drone equipment.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky thanked Donald Trump for not halting U.S. military aid, continuing intelligence sharing critical for defending Ukrainian skies, and maintaining sanctions against Russia — adding he hopes those sanctions will only grow stronger.

🇷🇺 Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and known for his frequent unhinged, seemingly drunk rants, lashed out at Western leaders visiting Kyiv:

“Either a truce for the respite of Banderite hordes or new sanctions. You think that’s smart, eh? Shove these peace plans up your pangender arses!”

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🇩🇰 Denmark will allocate nearly €830M to Ukraine’s defense industry under the "Danish model," as announced by its Defense Ministry. It's unclear whether this is new aid or part of the EU's package announced yesterday, funded by frozen Russian assets, with Denmark mentioned by PM Shmyhal in that context.

https://www.fmn.dk/en/news/2025/denmark-to-allocate-more-than-800-million-eur-to-ukraine-on-behalf-of-the-eu-in-2025/

The 225th Assault Regiment wiped out a Russian military vehicle concentration. Out of all the destroyed equipment, only two were true combat vehicles: a T-72 tank and a BMD-2. The rest consisted of storm vehicles equipped with anti-drone shields.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 So much for his ceasefire. It lasted less than 4 hours: explosions reported again in Jammu & Kashmir, and even over Islamabad — Sky News & Al Jazeera. Both sides blame each other for breaking it.

🇪🇺🇺🇸 European leaders in Kyiv, backed by Trump, called on Putin to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire — or face tougher sanctions and more weapons for Ukraine.

Macron even called Trump mid-meeting to secure U.S. support. The message: “No more ifs and buts.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/european-leaders-win-trumps-support-to-pressure-putin-into-unconditional-ceasefire/

A lesser-seen moment from today’s Kyiv summit: as leaders part ways, German Chancellor Merz tells Zelensky, “Take care of yourself. You can always call me if you need.”

A sign of strong personal ties between the Ukrainian president and Germany’s new leader.

🇭🇺🇺🇸 Hungary’s FM Péter Szijjártó — Trump’s favorite useful idiot — says he hopes Trump will be as “successful” in ending Russia’s war on Ukraine as he was with India–Pakistan. Because nothing says peace like flattery from Putin’s closest EU friend.

Did Peter watch the news? 🤡

🇭🇺 Hungary just retaliated after its intel op was exposed in Zakarpattia — detaining a former Ukrainian diplomat in Budapest, accusing him of “espionage,” and deporting him.

Ukraine's MFA responded: “When the evidence runs out, the witch hunt begins.”

❗️Peskov tells CNN that Russia will "consider" the 30-day ceasefire — but claims Moscow has its own view on any truce. He also whines about European pressure, adding that new Western sanctions won’t scare the Kremlin, which is “used to them.”

🇮🇳🇵🇰 India accuses Pakistan of violating the agreed ceasefire, calling it an invasion of its territory. India vows to take retaliatory measures.

🇵🇰 Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, is set to address the nation with an important speech.

A close up of the system custom-made for Ukraine.