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The European Union plans to significantly increase import tariffs on a number of goods from Ukraine, including agricultural products, the Financial Times reports, citing sources.

F…king thanks for “supporting” economy of the country that keeps EU safe from Ruzzian aggression 🤬

🇧🇷 President Lula wants to speak with Putin and urge him to negotiate directly with Zelensky in Istanbul on May 15, 2025. Lula, a long-time friend of Putin, says he’ll try to convince the Russian leader to attend the talks, which would be the first direct negotiations since spring 2022.

'Hey, comrade Putin, go to Istanbul and negotiate, for God's sake,'" he added.

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Trump, currently on a Middle East tour, said his tight schedule won’t stop him from meeting Putin “to save lives,” hinting he may attend Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul. He also noted the U.S. is always considering secondary sanctions against Russia.

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Update on the defeat of the headquarters of the 40th Marine Corps in Rylsk.

On the day of arrival, we reported on the defeat of the headquarters of the 40th Separate Guards Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation.

Yesterday, we knew for sure that the deputy commander of the brigade of the 40th OBRMP - Danilov Alexander Olegovich - had been eliminated.

Let us remind you that this "elite" brigade had previously "become famous" for its contribution to the growth of the demography of the Russian Armed Forces in Vugledar and Pavlovka. There they lost more than 50% of their pre-war personnel.

So, the deputy commander of the brigade, the "hero of the Russian Federation" - died the day before yesterday in the hospital, he was 300.

During his service in the Russian Armed Forces, Danilov was sent to Syria for "protection from international terrorists", he had the status of a veteran of combat operations. In March 2022, he participated in the invasion of Ukraine, commanded a unit.

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According to Russian media outlet Kommersant, Foreign Minister Lavrov will not attend in Istanbul. The Kremlin has still not revealed who they will be sending.

As expected Putin will not go to Turkey. He is sending some no-names as in 2022

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia is reportedly preparing a delegation for the May 15 talks with Ukraine in Istanbul — though not yet officially confirmed. Lavrov will reportedly not attend.

Expected delegation:
– Vladimir Medinsky (Putin’s aide, head)
– Mikhail Galuzin (Deputy FM)
– Igor Kostyukov (Chief of GRU)
– Alexander Fomin (Deputy Defense Minister)