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Independent analysts and Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are focusing on securing a smaller portion of eastern Ukraine. NATO plans to fast track the ...

“It’s a decision for the Ukrainians to make — my definition of victory is whatever Zelensky and the Ukrainians conclude is a satisfactory end,” he said. At the same time, NATO is poised to expand along Russian borders after Finland’s decision to apply for membership in the Western military alliance. Finland shares a border with Russia, and, on Saturday, a Russian energy company halted the export of electricity to the country. “For NATO to decide to provide a security guarantee or to even intervene militarily does not require an Article Five commitment,” said Mr. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a research institute. The village of Andriivka, near Kyiv, was heavily destroyed when Russian forces occupied the area and were then pushed out under Ukrainian bombardment. But after the initial pause, wealthier Russians have found ways to resume vacationing in popular destinations such as France and Italy, compounding an apparent sense of normalcy. “In the history of McDonald’s, it was one of our proudest and most exciting milestones,” Mr. Kempczinski wrote. He added: “Some might argue that providing access to food and continuing to employ tens of thousands of ordinary citizens is surely the right thing to do. McDonald’s said in March that it would temporarily close its operations there, as did several other chains, including Starbucks and Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut. Many employees and activists have pushed for a full retrenchment. As globalist aspirations have fractured in recent years amid the coronavirus pandemic and geopolitical tensions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced many companies that hoped to operate as normal to take action. He will also address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this month to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine when the war is over. Mr. Haidai said on Sunday that Sievierodonetsk was hit with artillery barrages that killed two people and damaged a chemical plant, a school, a hospital and residences.

Sweden looks set to join Finland in formally announcing a bid to join NATO, a move that will deal a serious diplomatic blow to Russian President Vladimir ...

They launched a counterattack to push Russian troops back from the area in recent weeks. Russia said last month that its goal was to achieve the “full liberation of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics,” which together make up the Donbas region. The agreement provides for an option for Renault Group to buy back its shares in Avtovaz during the next six years. Russia and Ukraine account for almost a third of global wheat exports. The local wheat harvest has been adversely affected by record-breaking heatwaves that started in March. New Delhi said the ban is not permanent and could be revised. It was the latest evidence that an invasion launched to counter NATO and control Kyiv is increasingly strengthening the West while Russian forces scale back their goals in the east after continued struggles.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow suffered another diplomatic setback Monday in its war with Ukraine , with Sweden joining Finland in deciding to seek NATO ...

Also Monday, McDonald’s said it has started selling its business in Russia, ending a relationship that has lasted more than three decades. A proposed EU embargo faces opposition from some countries dependent on Russian imports, including Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Bulgaria also has reservations. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a NATO member, ratcheted up his objection to their joining. “We cannot rule out that Sweden will be exposed to, for instance, disinformation and attempts to intimidate and divide us.” “I’m very grateful to all the fighters like you.” Then they placed it on the ground while a dozen of the soldiers posed next to it, including one with belts of bullets draped over a shoulder. It was not immediately possible to verify the exact location. Howitzers from the U.S. and other countries have helped Kyiv hold off or gain ground against Russia, a senior U.S. defense official said. But Ukrainian troops also advanced as Russian forces pulled back from around the northeastern city of Kharkiv in recent days. In the Donetsk region, Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Facebook that nine civilians were killed in shelling there. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow “does not have a problem” with Sweden or Finland as they apply for NATO membership, but that “the expansion of military infrastructure onto this territory will of course give rise to our reaction in response.” “I’m very grateful to you, on behalf of all Ukrainians, on my behalf and on behalf of my family,” Zelenskyy said in a video message.

Ukrainian deputy defence minister says more than 260 troops evacuated from besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.

“Efforts to rescue defenders who remain on the territory of Azovstal continue.” “Neither country has an open, clear stance against terrorist organisations,” Erdogan said at a joint news conference with the visiting Algerian president. “We hope that we will be able to save the lives of our guys,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address. Novoazovsk is now under the control of Russia-backed separatists who have held parts of eastern Ukraine since 2014. But it stalled in the Senate after Republican Senator Rand Paul refused to allow a quick vote. All 11 “no” votes were from Republicans. “The supreme military command ordered the commanders of the units stationed at Azovstal to save the lives of the personnel,” the General Staff said in a statement on its Facebook account. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US military assessment at this point is that there were as many as a half-dozen missiles fired and that a few small buildings were damaged. The House of Representatives approved the aid on May 10. The US Senate has voted to advance $40 billion more aid for Ukraine, setting the stage for a vote on the bill possibly later this week. - The US Senate has voted to advance $40 billion more aid for Ukraine, setting the stage for a vote on the bill possibly later this week. The tally was 81 to 11 on the first of a potential three procedural votes paving the way for final Senate passage of the funding.

As Monday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: More than 260 Ukrainian fighters were evacuated from the ...

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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces focused their latest attacks in Ukraine on the Donetsk region in the east, targeting civilian and military sites in multiple ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defense, in an intelligence briefing released Monday, said Belarus has also deployed air defense forces, artillery and missile units to training sites in western Belarus. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says “we will do our best in order to deblock the situation. The area is largely rural and hasn’t seen intense fighting in more than a month. Discussing Finland and Sweden, Putin said that Russia “does not have a problem with these states. “Sweden needs formal security guarantees that come with membership in NATO.” “I truly believe that today Turkey’s leader President Erdogan, who has an international role and presence, will help our citizens in need.” The official said that the Russians now have about 106 battalion tactical groups in Ukraine. The city is currently under curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The smell of burning was apparent some time later. But unfortunately, this was not the case.” The steel mill’s defenders got out as Moscow suffered another diplomatic setback in its war with Ukraine, with Sweden joining Finland in deciding to seek NATO membership. He said the “heavily wounded” were getting medical help.

Ukrainian forces have completed their "combat mission" in Mariupol, according to the country's military. It comes after hundreds of people were evacuated ...

It said the war has caused commodity prices to rise, disrupted supply chains and increased uncertainty. The Swedish government said on its website that it has decided to apply for NATO membership, following a similar declaration from Finland on Sunday. He gave no further details in a late-night Telegram post.

Some 260 Ukrainian fighters have left the Azovstal steel plant, but it's unclear how many more remain.

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. President Biden had expected the measure to land on his desk last week, but the Senate’s move to quickly advance the bill was delayed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who demanded that a provision be added establishing an inspector general to oversee the disbursement of the funds. In this case, they “may seek to retain positions in Ukraine” — and keep up the battery of artillery strikes — to prevent Ukrainian forces from getting within striking range of the Russian city of Belgorod, a key supply hub for Russia’s military. “The main thing in our [military] business, it’s always to maintain a sense of military-political realism,” he said. Eighty-one Democrats and Republicans voted in favor of advancing the measure. Mass graves have been discovered to the west of the shattered southern port city, officials said. The chamber invoked cloture, capping further debate on the bill and setting up a final vote that will likely be scheduled for later this week. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, said this activity is different from previous Russian withdrawals from around Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy earlier in the war when they pulled all the way back into Russian territory. “We hope that we will be able to save the lives of our guys. Mariupol officials said in mid-April that as many as 1,000 civilians were also hiding in the subterranean network. Erdogan’s recent statements against the Nordic countries have been seen by some as a negotiation tactic rather than a hardened opposition to the alliance’s expansion, and Washington has sought to downplay his rhetoric. Among them are the seriously wounded, they are being provided with medical aid.”

Fighters evacuated from steelworks in Mariupol; Ukrainian troops push back Russian forces from Kharkiv as far as Russian border.

The troops have fulfilled their combat mission, the general staff of the armed forces said. The evacuation of wounded Ukrainian troops from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol is under way, Volodomyr Zelenskiy confirmed, with more than 260 fighters transported out of the plant. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey will not approve the bids, and that delegations from the countries should not bother coming.

Get the latest updates here. Fighting. Russian forces are targeting civilian and military sites in multiple towns in the Donetsk region including Dovhenke, ...

- Zelenskyy urged European leaders to impose more sanctions on Russia and its energy sector claiming “the time of Europe’s dependence on Russian energy resources is coming to an end”. - Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyycondemned the attacks in Donetsk and said Russian troops are at “a dead end” in Ukraine. - Russian forces are targeting civilian and military sites in multiple towns in the Donetsk region including Dovhenke, Ruski Tyshki, Ternova and Petrivka, the Ukrainian military said.

On May 9, Brookings experts James Goldgeier, Amy J. Nelson, Steven Pifer, and Angela Stent discussed the current state of the Russia-Ukraine war and what ...

There’s no new threats in there and there are really no meaningful, useful, or beneficial targets for the use of a nuclear weapon in this conflict in western Ukraine or otherwise that that make that would help Putin achieve his end of annexing parts or all of Ukraine.” The nuclear saber rattling has been front and center coming from Russia during this conflict, almost setting the United States and the West back on its heels in what would seem to have given him first-mover advantage early in the conflict. At this point in time, I don’t see how you build a [European security] architecture that both sides can sign on to and in particular with, again, as word of war crimes and atrocities [spreads]. This is going to make it very hard, I believe, for Western leaders to engage in a normal way with Vladimir Putin.” But the one thing that was noticeable was the acknowledgment that there have been heavy casualties and reaching out to the families of the dead soldiers and saying that there will be financial compensation for them, which there has been all along, but at least acknowledging the fact that there are these losses because the body bags are coming back, the funerals are happening. We are going to get more of the same. “There was a lot of speculation that [on Victory Day] we were either going to hear [from Russia that] this is all out war or we were even going to hear maybe it’s time to sit down and negotiate, mission accomplished.

Russia-Ukraine War LIVE Updates: Russia continued strikes on Lugansk, killing two people and wounding nine during shelling of a Severodonetsk hospital, ...

- May 17, 2022 07:19 AM IST - May 17, 2022 08:22 AM IST - May 17, 2022 09:17 AM IST - May 17, 2022 10:25 AM IST - May 17, 2022 11:25 AM IST The Czech Republic said on Tuesday one of its citizens had died in Ukraine. Local media identified him as a volunteer shot dead and found in a roadside grave.

As fighting continues in the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, Ukrainian forces say they are making headway in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

As a school principal, she believes they saw her as the enemy. Instead, they were looking for her Ukrainian textbooks. “They were searching everywhere, even the drains and outdoor toilet,” she explained.