Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines <span>Share</span> <p><strong>Saturday, May 17The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]</strong></p><p>Before you start reading, a minute of your attention. The Kyiv Independent’s journalism is backed by our readers. Right now, we need 2,000 more people to back us. Can we count you in?</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?utm_source=newsletter-ud-olga-20k&utm_medium=newsletter-ud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SUPPORT US</a></p><p><strong>Russia’s war against Ukraine</strong></p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-78/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><em>Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chairs Turkiye-Russia-Ukraine Trilateral Meeting at Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 16, 2025. (Arda Kucukkaya / Anadolu via Getty Images)</em></p><p><strong>Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-in-istanbul-reportedly-end-after-nearly-an-hour/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>demands</strong></a> <strong>Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement.</strong> Some of Russia’s demands include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from their own territory as a condition for a ceasefire, an unnamed Ukrainian source told Sky News.</p><p><strong>Ukraine, Russia agree to hold</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-russia-agree-to-hold-follow-up-talks-after-istanbul-peace-talks-turkish-fm-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>follow-up meeting</strong></a> <strong>after Istanbul peace talks.</strong> “Parties have agreed in principle to come together again,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.</p><p><strong>‘Time to</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-eu-leaders-speak-with-trump-following-istanbul-talks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>increase the pressure</strong></a><strong>‘ — Zelensky, European leaders speak with Trump following Istanbul peace talks.</strong> The conversation took place shortly after the conclusion of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, which ended with little progress beyond an agreement on prisoner exchange.</p><p><strong>Russia, Ukraine agree on 1,000-for-1,000</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-ukraine-agree-on-1-000-for-1-000-pow-exchange-in-istanbul-umerov-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>POW exchange</strong></a> <strong>in Istanbul, Umerov says.</strong> “We know the date, but we’re not going to say it yet,” Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.</p><p><em><strong>Your contribution helps keep the Kyiv Independent going. </strong></em><a href="https://kyivindependent.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5ede1a4645edfb08941f4a9f9&id=d812a293fd&e=656cb2495b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>Become a member today.</strong></em></a></p><p><strong>Trump says he’s returning to US, expects to</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/trump-returns-to-washington-expects-to-meet-putin-soon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>meet Putin</strong></a> <strong>‘as soon as we can set it up.’</strong> “I think it’s time for us to just do it,” U.S. Presidnet Donald Trump said in Abu Dhabi, adding that the meeting between the two would happen “as soon as we can set it up.”</p><p><strong>Up to</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/upwards-of-640-000-russian-troops-fighting-against-ukraine-syrskyi-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>640,000 Russian troops</strong></a> <strong>fighting against Ukraine, Syrskyi says.</strong> Vadym Skibitskyi, the deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), reported in March that Russia had deployed 620,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine, a rise from his previous estimate of nearly 580,000 in November 2024.</p><p><strong>Putin appoints general who led</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/putin-appoints-general-who-led-mariupol-assault-as-new-russian-ground-forces-commander/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mariupol assault</strong></a> <strong>as new Russian Ground Forces Commander.</strong> Under Andrey Mordvichev’s command, Russian troops carried out the destruction of civilian infrastructure and committed atrocities against both civilians and the Ukrainian military, Ukraine has said.</p><p><strong>Explosions rock</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-occupied-crimea-as-drone-attack-reportedly-sets-russian-ammo-depot-ablaze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>occupied Crimea</strong></a> <strong>as drone attack reportedly sets Russian ammo depot on fire.</strong> A fire broke out at an ammunition depot in the village of Perevalne in Russian-occupied Crimea following a series of explosions during a drone attack on the morning of May 16, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported, citing local residents.</p><p><strong>Read our exclusives</strong></p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-78/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Ukraine war latest: Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions following the talks, no ceasefire agreement</strong></p><p>Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16 after speaking for less than two hours, with no agreement reached on a full, 30-day ceasefire, and Moscow demanding Kyiv withdraw completely from Ukraine’s four oblasts that President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed.</p><p><em>Photo: Arif Yaman / Anadolu via Getty Images</em></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-78/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/putin-is-laughing-at-trump-ukraine-in-disbelief-as-russia-makes-a-mockery-of-u-s-led-ceasefire-attempts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>‘Putin is laughing at Trump’ — Ukraine in disbelief as Russia makes a mockery of US-led ceasefire attempts</strong></p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin had rebuffed President Volodymyr Zelensky, his European allies, and the U.S., and in response, Donald Trump simply went along with it, excusing his Russian counterpart for not attending the peace talks in Istanbul that Putin himself proposed.</p><p><em>Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images</em></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/putin-is-laughing-at-trump-ukraine-in-disbelief-as-russia-makes-a-mockery-of-u-s-led-ceasefire-attempts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/its-all-a-farce-ukrainian-soldiers-react-to-peace-talks-in-istanbul/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>‘It’s all a farce’ — Ukrainian soldiers on Russia’s ‘smokescreen’ peace talks in Istanbul</strong></p><p>Ukraine continues to insist on a ceasefire, supported by the U.S. and Europe, saying that a halt to active warfare must come before any real peace talks are possible. Russia has so far rejected a truce four times — on March 11, March 25, May 11 and the most recent one on May 16 in Istanbul.</p><p><em>Photo: Contributor / Getty Images</em></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/its-all-a-farce-ukrainian-soldiers-react-to-peace-talks-in-istanbul/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/who-is-vladimir-medinsky-the-putin-aide-leading-russias-delegation-at-ukraine-peace-talks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Who is Vladimir Medinsky? The Putin aide leading Russia’s delegation at Ukraine peace talks</strong></p><p>Despite an invitation from Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in Istanbul, Vladimir Putin was a no-show in Turkey, sending instead an aide, Vladimir Medinsky, to head the Russian delegation in peace talks. Medinsky headed the only other direct talks between the two sides in March–April 2022.</p><p><em>Photo: Yasin Akgul / AFP via Getty Images</em></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/who-is-vladimir-medinsky-the-putin-aide-leading-russias-delegation-at-ukraine-peace-talks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p><p><strong>Human cost of Russia’s war</strong></p><p><strong>Ukraine brings back bodies of</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-retrieves-bodies-of-909-fallen-soldiers-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>909 fallen soldiers</strong></a><strong>.</strong> The bodies of soldiers were recovered from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts as well as from morgues in Russia.</p><p><strong>With Ukraine’s Peaky Blinders chasing Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk</strong></p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=MFYYUi8wyjI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fkyivindependent.com%2Fvideo%2F%3Fslug%3Dwith-ukraines-peaky-blinders-chasing-russian-soldiers-near-pokrovsk&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>International response</strong></p><p><strong>‘This is turkey time’ — Trump</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/this-is-turkey-time-trump-vows-sanctions-on-moscow-if-peace-talks-fail-says-putin-is-tired-of-war/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>vows sanctions</strong></a> <strong>on Moscow if peace talks fail, says Putin is ‘tired’ of war.</strong> “Honestly, I will (impose sanctions), if we’re not gonna make a deal,” Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier in an interview published on May 16. “This would be crushing for Russia because they’re having a hard time now with the economy.”</p><p><strong>‘We have to</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/we-have-to-increase-the-pressure-von-der-leyen-vows-sanctions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>increase the pressure</strong></a><strong>‘ — Von der Leyen vows new Russia sanctions after Putin skips peace talks.</strong> Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission is preparing a new sanctions package, which would include sanctions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, additional listings of vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet, a lower oil price cap, and sanctions on Russia’s financial sector.</p><p><strong>As Russia sticks to</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/as-russia-sticks-to-hardline-demands-during-peace-talks-europe-frustrated-with-trumps-swerves-bloomberg-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>hardline demands</strong></a> <strong>during peace talks, Europe frustrated with Trump’s swerves, Bloomberg reports.</strong> European officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they remain unsure of U.S. President Donald Trump’s next move and fear that his unpredictable stance could undercut momentum toward a unified Western response.</p><p><strong>‘It was my</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/it-was-my-duty-to-step-down-former-us-ambassador-to-ukraine-confirms-resignation-over-trumps-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>duty to step down</strong></a><strong>‘ — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump’s policy.</strong> Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who held the role since 2022, accused the Trump administration of prioritizing pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russia’s full-scale invasion, rather than confronting the Kremlin.</p><p><em><strong>This issue was powered by the Kyiv Independent’s</strong></em> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/membership-map/?utm_source=newsletter-ud-map&utm_medium=newsletter-ud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>community of 18,000 paid members.</strong></em></a> <em><strong>We wouldn’t be here without them.</strong></em></p><p><strong>In other news</strong></p><p><strong>Russian</strong> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-economic-growth-slowing-down-rosstat-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>economic growth</strong></a> <strong>slowing down, Rosstat reports.</strong> Russia’s economy is experiencing a sharp slowdown in growth, according to a report released by the governmental statistics agency Rosstat on May 16. 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#russianaggression
17 posts · 11 participants · 2 posts today
Mark<p>Power engineers attacked by Russian FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast</p><p>“Another difficult day for the power engineers of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Donetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donetsk</span></a> Oblast. Today, our colleagues came under fire near the front line. An <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FPV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> explosion damaged a work vehicle,” the company stated.</p><p><a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/16/7512567/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05</span><span class="invisible">/16/7512567/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/civilians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DroneStrikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DroneStrikes</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Russian military jet <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/violated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> territory after the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Estonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonian</span></a> Navy made an attempt to intercept a tanker thought to belong to Moscow’s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ShadowHleet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShadowHleet</span></a>, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said</p><p>The Russian <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FighterJet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FighterJet</span></a> was deployed to check the situation after the ship refused to cooperate with Estonian authorities and was being escorted back to Russian waters.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-jet-violated-nato-territory-after-estonia-tried-to-detain-shadow-fleet-tanker/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russian-je</span><span class="invisible">t-violated-nato-territory-after-estonia-tried-to-detain-shadow-fleet-tanker/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AirspaceViolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirspaceViolation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/airspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airspace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/violations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violations</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Friday, May 16, 2025</strong></p>
<p>Russian fighter jet violated NATO territory after Estonia tried to detain shadow fleet tanker — Kyiv hits back as Russian Foreign Ministry insults — Ukraine shows its latest ship-killer Magura drone series to the public for the first time — Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway track near Russia’s Smolensk — Slap in the face as Estonia blasts Russia’s low-level peace delegation in Istanbul … and more</p>
<p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-16-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/05/friday-may-16-2025/</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Poland detects foreign-funded election ads amid fears of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russianinterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russianinterference</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a>'s National Research Institute (NASK) detected alleged attempts to influence upcoming presidential <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> through political advertisements on Facebook</p><p>Disclosure follows a warning from saying Moscow was carrying out an unprecedented interference campaign</p><p>The political ads appear funded from abroad were not linked to any registered election committee</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/poland-detects-foreign-funded-election-ads-amid-fears-of-russian-interference/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/poland-det</span><span class="invisible">ects-foreign-funded-election-ads-amid-fears-of-russian-interference/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a></p>
Mark<p>From spy rings to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arson</span></a> Russia’s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabotage</span></a> across Europe continues unpunished</p><p>Alongside Russia launching its invasion of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Moscow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moscow</span></a> has ramped up its <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hybrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hybrid</span></a> attacks</p><p>In 2024 alone, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> could be behind around 100 incidents in Europe</p><p>Last month, the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dutch</span></a> intelligence said that Moscow keeps stepping up its attacks amid reports that the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> had scaled down efforts in countering <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianSabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianSabotage</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-suspected-in-series-of-sabotage-across-europe-here-are-key-cases/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russia-sus</span><span class="invisible">pected-in-series-of-sabotage-across-europe-here-are-key-cases/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Thursday, May 15, 2025</strong></p>
<p>From spy rings to arson — Russia’s sabotage across Europe continues unpunished — Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts — Zelensky’s trust rating rises to 74%, highest since 2023, poll shows — [vblog] Putin on trial? Dutch minister on EU-led tribunal … and more</p>
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Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Macron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macron</span></a> promises new Russia <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanctions</span></a>, discusses French nuclear deterrent for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a></p><p>French President Emmanuel Macron promised to impose new sanctions on Russia if it rejects an unconditional ceasefire. He also suggested that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> is open to stationing its <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weapons</span></a> in other <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> countries as a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/deterrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deterrent</span></a> against <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/macron-promises-new-russia-sanctions-discusses-french-nuclear-deterrent-for-europe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/macron-pro</span><span class="invisible">mises-new-russia-sanctions-discusses-french-nuclear-deterrent-for-europe/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianPropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianPropaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Russia threatens to‘neutralize' all NATO efforts against Moscow amid alliance drills in Lithuania</p><p>Russia says it will take measures to neutralize all <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a>'s efforts aimed against it</p><p>Grushko’s statement came as the allied <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StrongShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrongShield</span></a> 5 exercises began in Lithuania. The exercises will run from May 12 to 18 in the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Panevezys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panevezys</span></a> district, which borders another NATO member state, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-threatens-to-neutralize-all-nato-efforts-against-moscow-amid-alliances-exercises-in-lithuania/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russia-thr</span><span class="invisible">eatens-to-neutralize-all-nato-efforts-against-moscow-amid-alliances-exercises-in-lithuania/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Wednesday, May 14, 2025</strong></p>
<p>Russia threatens to ‘neutralize’ all NATO efforts against Moscow amid alliance drills in Lithuania — Macron promises new Russia sanctions, discusses French nuclear deterrent for Europe — Russia has lost 968,130 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 — Russia killed Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina — but not her words or quest for justice … and more</p>
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Mark<p>Russia brings in ‘top-level’ FSB Presidential Regiment to Chasiv Yar</p><p>If <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russians</span></a> are using this level of specialists, they are facing some difficulties</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FSB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSB</span></a> Presidential Regiment (AKA <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Regiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regiment</span></a>) is responsible for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> of Kremlin, valuables stored within it & state officials plus ceremonial duties</p><p>It is not typically deployed to fight abroad.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-brings-in-top-level-fsb-presidential-regiment-to-chasiv-yar-ukraines-army-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russia-bri</span><span class="invisible">ngs-in-top-level-fsb-presidential-regiment-to-chasiv-yar-ukraines-army-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p>6 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bulgarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bulgarian</span></a> nationals sentenced in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spying</span></a> for Russia</p><p>London court on May 12 sentenced 6 Bulgarian nationals to prison for operating a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>espionage</span></a> network in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a>, according to Reuters.</p><p>The convictions mark a significant development in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a>'s efforts to counter Russian intelligence operations amid heightened <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tensions</span></a> stemming from Moscow’s war against Ukraine and repeated <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> toward Kyiv’s allies.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/6-bulgarian-nationals-sentenced-in-uk-for-spying-for-russia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/6-bulgaria</span><span class="invisible">n-nationals-sentenced-in-uk-for-spying-for-russia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Russia decreased but didn’t cease attacks during <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VictoryDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictoryDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/truce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truce</span></a>, Ukraine’s Border Guard says</p><p>Demchenko said <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> forces continued attacking <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> territory throughout the declared period.</p><p>“I can confirm that both now and during the so-called three-day ceasefire, (Russia) never fully stopped striking Ukrainian territory,”</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-slightly-reduced-didnt-stop-attacks-during-victory-day-ceasefire/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russia-sli</span><span class="invisible">ghtly-reduced-didnt-stop-attacks-during-victory-day-ceasefire/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianPropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianPropaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p>The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concluded on May 12 that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> was responsible for downing flight <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MH17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MH17</span></a> in July 2014.</p><p>Flight MH17 departed from Amsterdam <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Schiphol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schiphol</span></a> Airport en-route to Kuala <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Lumpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lumpur</span></a> International Airport on July 17, 2014. Three hours into the flight, the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a>-777 was shot down by Russian proxy forces using a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Buk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buk</span></a> surface-to-air <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/missile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missile</span></a> above Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/international-civil-aviation-organization-rules-russia-responsible-for-downing-flight-mh17/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/internatio</span><span class="invisible">nal-civil-aviation-organization-rules-russia-responsible-for-downing-flight-mh17/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorism</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Tuesday, May 13, 2025</strong></p>
<p>Russia brings in top-level FSB Presidential Regiment to Chasiv Yar; If Russians are using this level of specialists in urban combat, they are probably facing difficulties — International Civil Aviation Organization rules Russia responsible for downing MH17 — Russia decreased but didn’t cease attacks during Victory Day truce — 6 Bulgarian nationals sentenced in the UK for spying for Russia … and more</p>
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Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> accuses Russia of orchestrating arson attack on Warsaw shopping centre</p><p>We now know for sure the great <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Marywilska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marywilska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ShoppingCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShoppingCentre</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Warsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warsaw</span></a> was caused by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arson</span></a> ordered by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> special services</p><p>Fire broke out at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shopping</span></a> centre on 12 May, 2024. It burned down 1,400 shops, many of which were run by the city’s Vietnamese community.</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/12/poland-accuses-russia-of-orchestrating-arson-attack-on-warsaw-shopping-centre" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05</span><span class="invisible">/12/poland-accuses-russia-of-orchestrating-arson-attack-on-warsaw-shopping-centre</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabotage</span></a></p>
federatedalpaca<p><strong>Sunday, May 11, 2025</strong></p>
<p>Why Ukraine isn’t building its own version of US Patriot — Witkoff uses Kremlin translators in meetings with Putin: “If they speak to each other in Russian, he doesn’t know what they are saying,” — Zelensky says demilitarized zone idea dead — US approves transfer of 125 long-range missiles, 100 Patriots from Germany to Ukraine … and more</p>
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Mark<p>‘I don’t think <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> will agree to a peace agreement ever’ — Volker on peace talks between <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, Russia</p><p>Kurt Volker, a former U.S. special representative for Ukraine, does not believe that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> President Vladimir Putin will ever agree to a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/negotiated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>negotiated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> deal, he said during an open discussion on May 9 at the American University Kyiv, attended by the Kyiv Independent journalist.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/i-dont-think-putin-will-agree-to-a-peace-agreement-ever-volker-on-peace-talks-between-ukraine-russia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/i-dont-thi</span><span class="invisible">nk-putin-will-agree-to-a-peace-agreement-ever-volker-on-peace-talks-between-ukraine-russia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaInvadedUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaInvadedUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imperialism</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Saturday, May 10, 2025</strong></p>
<p>Russian regime’s legitimacy rests on the manipulation of history — Western leaders to visit Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine amid Putin’s sham truce — 5 things Putin conveniently left out of his Victory Day speech in Moscow — Russian glide bomb attacks on Sumy Oblast despite ceasefire … and more</p>
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Mark<p>Are we heading for another world war, or has it already started?</p><p>Implosion of Pax <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Americana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americana</span></a>, interconnectedness of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflicts</span></a>, new willingness to resort to state-sponsored <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> & ignoring institutions of rules-based order have all been on brutal display this week</p><p>Policy analyst, adviser to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> govt on its strategic defence review, argues the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WWIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWIII</span></a> has already started, if only we would recognise it.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/may/10/are-we-heading-for-another-world-war-or-has-it-already-started" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/ng-intera</span><span class="invisible">ctive/2025/may/10/are-we-heading-for-another-world-war-or-has-it-already-started</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a></p>
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