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11 May 2026
Hungary's new Foreign Minister Anita Orban has said that Hungary will no longer wield its veto on European Union policy as an instrument of blackmail and will work to win back the trust of EU and NATO partners.
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov discussed possible formats of meetings at the leadership level in the United States to help end the war.
During a meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Brussels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed Ukraine's willingness to dispatch a team of experts to Finland to share its experience and help strengthen airspace protection.
Another EU sanctions package against Russia over its war against Ukraine is expected in late June or early July.
Kyiv does not support the candidacy of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as a potential negotiator for the European Union, a proposal reportedly put forward by Russia.
All clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations could be opened as early as July, while the first cluster may be launched by the end of June.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is a well-known lobbyist for Russian companies, so it is not surprising that Vladimir Putin would like him to serve as the European Union’s negotiator.
German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius arrived in the Ukrainian capital on an unannounced visit on Monday, May 11.
10 May 2026
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is set to visit Brussels on Monday, May 11, where he will participate in EU and NATO-related meetings, as well as a ministerial session of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže held a phone conversation regarding incidents involving drones that entered Latvia from Russian territory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin finally says he is ready for real meetings.
A 1,000 for 1,000 prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia is currently being prepared and is expected to take place.
Iran has sent its response to U.S. proposals to end the war through mediators in Pakistan.
The new Czech government talks less about supporting Ukraine, but that support continues.
The presidents of Ukraine and Finland, Volodymyr Zelensky and Alexander Stubb, coordinated their positions ahead of this week’s meetings and negotiations.
Germany is renewing efforts to purchase American long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles after the Pentagon abandoned plans to station an American battalion equipped with these weapons in Germany, creating a gap in the system of deterrence against Russia in Europe.
Support for Ukraine remains the position of the majority in Germany, but in society and within part of the governing coalition it is still not sufficiently understood that this is not about charity, but about protecting one's own security and the European order.
For many Germans, due to a lack of their own historical experience, it is difficult to understand that Russia does not want peace and that the occupation of Ukraine would mean genocide.
09 May 2026
Russia's failure to critically confront the mass crimes of the Stalin era is one of the key preconditions for the war against Ukraine, and the West bears part of the responsibility for never having firmly demanded such a reckoning.
Taurus cruise missiles would have a real military impact for Ukraine, but the decision on their supply is a political responsibility of the governing parties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Peter Magyar on his appointment and the start of his work as Prime Minister of Hungary.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expanding Russia’s military capabilities along NATO borders and, under certain conditions, could decide to attack Alliance territory, but credible deterrence could prevent this.
At the early stage of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, decisive support for Kyiv from Berlin was constrained by close political and business ties with Russia, fears of nuclear escalation, and the prevailing belief in an “invincible Russia,” as well as German politicians’ reluctance to critically reassess their own past policy toward Moscow.
Newly elected Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar arrived at the country’s parliament building on Saturday, May 9, and took his oath of office.
Russia is essentially nothing other than a “Third Reich” and therefore deserves military defeat and, ultimately, punishment.
Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine has led to a shift in Germany’s security policy priorities and the introduction of the concept of “integrated security,” which envisages the involvement of the entire society in the defense of the state.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to send an American team to Moscow for talks on the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has discussed steps toward Ukraine's European integration with President of the European Council Antonio Costa.
Russia will remain the greatest security threat to Europe for the foreseeable future, and Germany must strengthen its own defense capabilities to prevent an open military conflict.
The "Victory Day" parade on Red Square in Moscow, held on the morning of May 9, lasted around 45 minutes, making it one of the shortest in modern Russian history.