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Ukraine's Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications, Mykola Tochytskyi, took part in events marking the 164th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's reburial and visited St. George's Cathedral in Kaniv, which has now been officially transferred for use by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).

The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that Russian attacks in Ukraine since January 2025 have killed and injured more civilians than in the same period in 2024.

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with representatives of national minorities and indigenous peoples of Ukraine to discuss community coordination with the state and the implementation of the law on indigenous peoples.

U.S. government officials are opposed to including the term "further support" for Ukraine in a statement currently being prepared following a meeting of G7 finance ministers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has commented on Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin's effective rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine following his May 19 phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Technical-level negotiations on a potential ceasefire in Ukraine could be held at the Vatican next week, according to Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

Ukraine has expressed understanding of the EU countries' position on protecting their farmers but emphasized the need for open dialogue and a long-term solution that also considers the interests of Ukrainian agricultural producers.

The United Kingdom and its allies have issued a warning about a Russian state-sponsored cyber campaign targeting organizations involved in delivering foreign aid to Ukraine.

Ukraine has welcomed the European Union’s decision to lift economic sanctions on Syria, originally imposed 14 years ago, and reaffirmed its commitment to fostering bilateral cooperation.

Ukraine will ask the European Union next week to consider big new steps to isolate Moscow, including seizing Russian assets and bringing in sanctions for some buyers of Russian oil, as United States President Donald Trump has backed off from tightening sanctions. A previously unreported Ukrainian white paper to be presented to the EU calls for the 27-member bloc to take a more aggressive and independent position on sanctions as uncertainty hangs over Washington’s future role. Among 40 pages of recommendations were calls to adopt legislation that would speed up the EU’s seizure of assets from sanctioned individuals and send them to Ukraine. Those under sanctions could then seek compensation from Russia. The EU should consider a range of steps to make its sanctions apply more forcefully beyond its own territory, including targeting foreign companies that use its technology to help Russia, and “the introduction of secondary sanctions on purchasers of Russian oil”. Such secondary sanctions, which could hit big bu...

The first assault motorcycle company within the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been formed as part of the 425th Separate Assault Skala Regiment.

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has stated that the outcome of the war in Ukraine will significantly influence the future of Europe's security architecture for years, if not decades, to come.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has supported President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal to allocate a larger share of Norway's nearly $8 billion aid package for 2025 toward drone production in Ukraine.

On Tuesday, May 20, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to impose additional restrictive measures on three Russian entities involved in the development and use of chemical weapons in the war against Ukraine.

Ukraine has already received approximately USD 10.1 billion out of the USD 15.5 billion allocated under the International Monetary Fund's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Ukraine Carlo Formosa and National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Andriy Pyshnyy have discussed the country’s macrofinancial stability ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome.

Ukraine is considering various potential venues for possible peace negotiations with Russia, including Istanbul, the Vatican, Geneva, or another city. The key factor is that all parties involved in the negotiation process support the selected option.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia and Ukraine “will immediately start negotiations” toward a ceasefire and an end to their three-year-old war, speaking after he held a call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. “Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin immediately,” Trump said in a Truth Social post following his call with […]

Ukraine will not agree to any conditions that require the withdrawal of its armed forces from its own land.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Russia and Ukraine may sign a memorandum, which could subsequently lead to a formal agreement to end the full-scale war. The memorandum is expected to address a ceasefire.