Putin calls on Ukraine to begin direct talks in Istanbul next week as Victory Day 'truce' ends. "Russia is ready for negotiations without any preconditions," Putin claimed. He invited Kyiv to talks in Istanbul on May 15. https://
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Putin calls for direct Ukraine talks in Istanbul as truce ends
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New Pope condemns Russia’s imperialism and war crimes in Ukraine
The new Pope blasts ruzzia for attacking Ukraine and correctly calls it imperialism and says that ruzzia commits war crimes. The truth is important. https://t.co/rjfH2EYEBF
— EMPR.media (@EuromaidanPR) 10 mai 2025The new Pope blasts ruzzia for attacking Ukraine and correctly calls it imperialism and says that ruzzia commits war crimes. The truth is important.
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Putin rejects 30-day ceasefire, proposes Istanbul talks to eliminate root causes
Putin de facto rejects idea of 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Instead, he proposes to begin direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul next Thursday on 15 May.
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Putin’s futile peace talks: meaningless demands while Russia continues to kill
Well, quite unsurprisingly, all Putin wants is never-ending, meaningless, and futile “peace talks” with knowingly impossible, unacceptable, and absurdly maximalistic demands while Russia continues to kill Ukrainians and look for a chance to get what it failed to achieve on
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Putin considers extending ceasefire beyond initial three-day truce
“We are considering the possibility of extending the ceasefire beyond the initial three-day truce for May 9” — Putin
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US approves transfer of long-range missiles and Patriots to Ukraine
US approves transfer of 125 long-range missiles, 100 Patriot missiles from Germany to Ukraine, NYT reports. The American-made weapons cannot be exported, even by a country that owns them, without approval from the U.S. government.
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US finally approves German missile transfer to Ukraine, pressuring Russia
Well, according to the NY Times, the USA has finally approved Germany's transfer of 125 long-range artillery missiles and 100 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine. Maybe Trump is finally getting the message that ruzzia will not stop until it is forced to stop.
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Restoring air links with Ukraine post-war
We are working on restoring air links with Ukraine after the ceasefire, – Starmer
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Correction: Pope Leo XIV’s Russia condemnation actually from then-Bishop Prevost
CORRECTION: We previously reported that Pope Leo XIV condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an interview with Peruvian news outlet Semanario Expresión on May 9, 2025. However, then-Bishop Robert Prevost (Pope Leo's birth name) originally made the comments condemning Russia's
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Operational update on Russian invasion
Operational update as of 22:00 on 10.05.2025 regarding the Russian invasion There have been 117 combat engagements since the start of the day. https://facebook.com/share/p/1Hahzn
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