Hungary continued to block a European Union proposal that would ban Russian oil imports, holding up the bloc’s entire package of sanctions meant to target President Vladimir Putin over his war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the talks — Bloomberg

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A group of American diplomats returned to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv for the first time in nearly three months on Sunday, traveling to the Ukrainian capital one day before Russia's Victory Day commemorations, when the country marks the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, according to CBS News.

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Russian occupiers prepare provocations in Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) on May 9, including possible shootings of people to blame the Armed Forces of Ukraine, says Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov

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US President Joe Biden is currently meeting his G7 counterparts and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by video conference. New measures to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine are discussed — BBC

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba talked with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and promises new anti-Russia sanctions and unblocking Ukrainian food exports

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Envious of Ukraine's Turkish-made Bayraktar drones, Russia is desperately trying to keep up. They're crowdfunding purchases of drones for their troops and claim to be smuggling them in through Lviv, complaining about problems with getting stuff through their own customs. pic.twitter.com/iyNWBPZcGp

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Envious of Ukraine's Turkish-made Bayraktar drones, Russia is desperately trying to keep up. They're crowdfunding purchases of drones for their troops and claim to be smuggling them in through Lviv, complaining about problems with getting stuff through their own customs.

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In this video (in Russian), 🇷🇺 private military contractors encourage everyone to buy up DJI drones for the war in 🇺🇦. They shouldn’t get any. Here is a fundraiser for drones by a Ukrainian organization, 501.c.3 in the US, that we endorse and partner with https://t.co/MsffCXKPcp. pic.twitter.com/DQKwmQ7faO

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 8 mai 2022

In this video (in Russian), private military contractors encourage everyone to buy up DJI drones for the war in . They shouldn’t get any. Here is a fundraiser for drones by a Ukrainian organization, 501.c.3 in the US, that we endorse and partner with https://
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A raft of new sanctions announced on Russia by the EU and the G7, including the US joining the UK in banning Russians from accessing domestic professional services (PR, accounting, management consultancy etc.).

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