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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced upcoming new sanctions against Russia over the fraudulent recruitment of foreign nationals from North Africa and the Middle East to participate in the war against Ukraine.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov has said that Ukraine needs to establish a single coordination center for recruiting foreign nationals into military service.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov has said that the ceasefire introduced by Ukraine demonstrates a genuine desire for peace, and that Kyiv is ready to extend it provided it is reciprocal.

In 2025, Ukraine imported up to 16,000 tonnes of hard cheese, with Polish products accounting for 80–85% of the total.

Russia on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine between May 8-9, when Moscow marks its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations, and threatened a “massive missile strike” on Kyiv if Ukraine violated it. Ukraine responded by declaring a truce of its own between May 5-6, saying it was “not serious” to expect it to observe a ceasefire during a Russian military holiday. The quarrelling between the two sides comes with a lull in US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war, as Washington shifts its focus to conflict in the Middle East. Russian strikes killed nine people across Ukraine on Monday, according to Ukrainian officials, while a Ukrainian drone crashed into a high-rise building in an upscale Moscow neighbourhood overnight. “In accordance with a decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, a ceasefire has been declared from May 8–9, 2026… We hope that the Ukrainian side will follow suit,” the Russian defence ministry said in a post on state-backed m...

Ukraine and Slovakia have agreed to prepare a joint government meeting that could take place in Kyiv or Bratislava, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russian strikes have killed 14 people across Ukraine since the start of the day, with nearly 60 others injured, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

Ukraine is declaring a ceasefire starting May 6 and expects reciprocal actions from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has not been officially contacted regarding a proposed ceasefire on May 9.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during a meeting in Yerevan on the sidelines of the 8th European Political Community Summit, assured President Volodymyr Zelensky that the PURL program is functioning and that anti-ballistic missiles will continue to be supplied to Ukraine.

France supports Ukraine’s gradual alignment with the European Union ahead of full membership, but there can be no “fast tracks” to joining the bloc.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting in Yerevan with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, stated that Ukraine is ready for the next round of negotiations in a trilateral format.

Ukraine will experience dry and warm weather starting Monday, with temperatures in some places reaching up to +27°C. In the second half of the week, rain and thunderstorms are likely in the western regions.

Russian cyberattacks against Ukraine are increasingly being considered potential war crimes in international investigations.

The defense budget proposal for 2027 put forward by President Donald Trump's administration does not include military assistance for Ukraine.

Ukraine is developing a system to counter Russia's shadow grain fleet, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Kingdom of Belgium has decided to join the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression committed by Russia against Ukraine.

Fighters of the Raid regiment of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces carried out strikes on a complex of facilities belonging to the Russian Special Purpose Center Bars-Sarmat deep in temporarily occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region, on the coast of the Sea of Azov.

Ukraine, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have established CORPUS (Coalition for Resilient Procurement and Unified Support), a multinational coalition in the field of defense procurement, to improve coordination among procurement agencies and enhance the resilience of support systems.

Trump said he suggested "a little bit of a ceasefire" in the war in Ukraine during his phone call Wednesday with the Russian leader.