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Tomio Okamura, leader of the Czech SPD party, has claimed that the European Union is reportedly discussing the possibility of ending temporary protection for Ukrainian men of conscription age
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he does not support the idea of granting Ukraine associate membership of the European Union without voting rights
Hungary has once again imposed restrictions on imports of a number of Ukrainian agricultural products
A new UN project is launching in the Kherson region, aimed at clearing agricultural land of mines and supporting local farmers. Farmers from communities affected by hostilities and mine contamination will receive assistance
Egisto Ott, a former Austrian intelligence officer, has been found guilty of collaborating with the Russian secret services. A court in Vienna has established that he passed on confidential information and data from police databases to Moscow
The government has amended the mechanism for reserving conscripts. The new rules provide for an increase in the salary threshold for businesses, a clarification of the reservation quotas, and a review of the status of critical companies
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.
