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Law enforcement officers carried out a large-scale special operation in Kharkiv and the surrounding region, during which they uncovered an underground operation producing counterfeit tobacco products and the illegal sale of e-cigarettes. As a result of the searches, products and property worth tens of millions of hryvnias were seized.
US President Donald Trump has stated that Washington is prepared to launch further strikes against Iran if the parties fail to reach a peace agreement. At the same time, he noted that the US may wait a few more days to receive the ‘right answers’ from Tehran.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that it would escalate the conflict beyond the Middle East should the US and Israel resume their attacks. The statement came amid mixed signals from Washington regarding possible agreements with Tehran.
US President Donald Trump held a closed-door meeting with his national security team, during which military scenarios regarding Iran were discussed. The meeting took place a few hours after Trump announced the suspension of strikes which, he said, might have been launched on Tuesday.
During talks in Beijing, Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin might eventually come to regret the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The conversation also touched on the International Criminal Court and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
During the night of 18 May, Russian forces attacked a number of regions in Ukraine using drones and artillery. Residential buildings, educational establishments, transport and infrastructure have been damaged, and there are casualties.
Russian singer Philip Kirkorov, a supporter of the Kremlin’s policies, has stated that he helped prepare the performance of Bulgaria’s representative, DARA, for Eurovision 2026
On 17 May, the first Pride march since the start of the full-scale invasion took place on Birzhovaya Square in Odessa. The event was held to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
The Czech government is preparing changes to the support system for Ukrainian refugees. The authorities plan to gradually phase out some of the special benefits and bring Ukrainians with temporary protection under the standard rules for social assistance
The administration of US President Donald Trump has decided not to extend the temporary exemption from sanctions that allowed certain countries to purchase a portion of Russian crude oil
In the Czech Republic, the police have recovered a relic that was stolen this week from a basilica in the town of Jablonné v Podještědí. The relic in question is the skull of Saint Zdislava, which is estimated to be around 800 years old
Every year on the third Sunday in May, Ukraine commemorates the victims of political repression — those who suffered under the Soviet totalitarian regime
