NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia has not given up its strategic goals, even though it failed to capture the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and was forced to retreat from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.

Speaking during a news conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, Stoltenberg explained, “We need to be prepared for the long haul, that this war may continue for a long time. And that also means that NATO allies have to be prepared to try …

Turkey cannot abandon Russian gas and sever ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"As for the war between Russia and Ukraine, then, of course, we are now pursuing a balanced policy towards both Russia and Ukraine. And in this policy of balance, of course, I do not intend to sever ties with Mr. Putin, or Mr. Zelensky," he said.

Erdogan noted that he continues telephone talks with the presidents of both countries.

"Turkey will continue this …

The Australian authorities decided to send a shipment of 34 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, said Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton.

" The Australian Government is providing further support for the people of Ukraine with the gifting of 14 M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and a further 20 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) to the Government of Ukraine," he said.

According to him, Australia will also deliver to Ukraine 60 pallets of medical supplies, donated by …

According to a joint investigation of the Russian website the Important Stories and the German Der Spiegel, the youngest daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ekaterina Tikhonova, has been living with the famous Russian ballet dancer Igor Zelensky.

When and under what circumstances Zelensky and Tikhonova met is unknown. According to the Important Stories, since 2017, Putin's daughter has lived in two countries, regularly, sometimes several times a month, flying to Munich, where Igor …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it is “reasonably likely” that a sanctions exemption that allows Russia to make payments to US bondholders will soon expire, which would likely result in Moscow defaulting on its sovereign debt.

US sanctions have blocked transactions with Russian banks, but a Treasury Department directive allowed US investors to receive interest payments from Russia. The directive expires on May 25th.

“When we first imposed sanctions on Russia, we created an exemption …

Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on Russia to withdraw its military from the territory of the so-called "Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic". 

"The Transnistrian conflict is another problem we face. We remain committed to a peaceful resolution that fully preserves Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders," Sandu said at the European Parliament.

She noted that Moldova does not want war or destabilization and added: "We believe that now …

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, May 18, that Russia decided to expel the employees of the diplomatic missions of France, Spain and Italy in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from these countries. "As a response, 34 employees of French diplomatic institutions in Russia have been declared persona non grata. They must to leave the territory of Russia within two weeks from the moment of serving the ambassadors with the relevant notices," the Russian Foreign …

The region around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has come under sustained attack by Russian forces after more than a month of relative calm, according to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Zhyvytskyy.

“This morning started with missile strikes,” Zhyvytskyy said during a news conference. “This was a massive airstrike.”

He noted that Russian forces had been shelling Sumy oblast from Russian territory since early morning.

"About five hits near the village of …