The Kremlin announced Putin's invitation to the Peace Council on Gaza

Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko stated that Kirill Budanov’s approval ratings began to rise following his appointment as head of the President’s Office and his active involvement in the negotiation process.

The Verkhovna Rada may consider the dismissal of Oksen Lisovyi, the Minister of Education and Science, as early as next week. MPs cite the situation regarding the National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT) and the academic workload placed on final-year students during the war as among the reasons for their criticism.

Ukraine will formally submit President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin via diplomatic channels. The Foreign Ministry has stated that the document contains a proposal to end the war and an invitation to a face-to-face meeting.

The Kremlin has stated that it has seen Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin, but that the Russian president has yet to be briefed on it. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has once again invited Zelenskyy to visit Moscow.

US President Donald Trump has said it would be “wonderful” if Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin were to meet to discuss ending the war.

The US is prepared to resort to military action against Iran once again if negotiations over its nuclear programme prove fruitless. At the same time, officials in Washington say that Donald Trump continues to hope for a diplomatic solution

Ukraine has received a new launcher for the IRIS-T air defence system. Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Germany for its support and stressed that, due to large-scale Russian air strikes, the country needs to further strengthen its air defences

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has stated that Ukraine’s international partners must step up economic pressure on Russia to force the Kremlin into genuine negotiations to end the war

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that negotiations involving Washington to end Russia’s war against Ukraine have effectively been suspended due to a lack of progress

Brian Mast, Chair of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has stated that Washington has no plans to approve new large-scale financial aid packages for Ukraine

Over the past 24 hours and throughout the night, Russian forces have launched attacks on several regions of Ukraine. There have been casualties, including children, and damage has been caused to residential buildings, businesses and infrastructure.

Throughout May, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out long-range strikes against oil refining and fuel logistics facilities in the Russian Federation. The maximum strike range reached 1,700 kilometres from Ukraine’s state border.

Over the past 24 hours, 273 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian forces carried out dozens of air strikes, deployed thousands of drones and continued their assaults on several fronts.

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,550 troops in the war against Ukraine. Russia’s total losses since the start of the full-scale invasion have reached nearly 1.37 million.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has published an open letter to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. In the letter, he called for an end to the war and proposed a face-to-face meeting to discuss the terms of peace.