Latvia’s Kulbergs vows to cut trade with Russia and Belarus, but pharma sector exempted
The new prime minister cited national security in shielding drugmakers from his broader severing of economic ties with Moscow and Minsk.
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Lithuania faces first US troop gap since 2020 as Pentagon reviews European posture
Two battalions of the 1st Cavalry Division withdrew on schedule; their successors' arrival date, size, and capabilities remain unannounced, Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said.
France joins European chorus condemning Russian overnight strikes that killed 18 across Ukraine
Foreign ministries in Paris, Vilnius, Tallinn, and Chișinău urged tougher pressure on Moscow after the missile and drone barrage on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv.
Sybiha urges partners to act, not just condemn, after Russia’s 729-weapon overnight attack
Ukraine's foreign minister demanded sanctions, Patriot deliveries, and EU accession clusters as rescuers searched Kyiv's collapsed Podilskyi apartment block, he wrote on X.
Russian court jails Murmansk student for 15 years over Free Lapland meme channel
Rafael Mamedov, 23, was convicted of treason and terrorism after authorities tied his 300-follower group to an émigré opposition forum, OVD-Info reported.
Trump personally asked Xi for help ending Russia’s war on Ukraine – media
Trump personally asked Xi Jinping during their May summit in Beijing to push Putin back to negotiations on Russia's war against Ukraine, the South China Morning Post reported.
Russia fires 729 missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, killing 17 across Kyiv and Dnipro
A combined aerial assault on 2 June trapped residents under rubble in the capital's Podilskyi district and damaged eight neighborhoods, local officials said.
Ukraine’s military intelligence fields drones able to fly 3,500 km, putting Siberia in range
HUR operators told that any point in European Russia, and territory as far east as Krasnoyarsk, now sits within reach.
Ottawa and Kyiv sign deal to manufacture reconnaissance drones on Canadian soil for Ukraine’s forces
The 50-50 venture, dubbed Airlogix-Sentinel, was finalized 29 May at the CANSEC defense conference in Ottawa.
Putin warns Armenia of a “Ukrainian scenario” over its push toward the EU
Speaking after a Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana on 29 May, the Russian leader also vowed to destroy any state attacking Kaliningrad.
Ukrainian drones destroy 2 Tu-142 aircraft, Iskander system at Russian airfield in Taganrog
Major Robert "Madyar" Brovdi said his unit's long-range strike platforms hit the high-value targets overnight on 30 May and released footage of the operation.
Russia strikes Ukraine with Iskander-M, 6 Kh-101 missiles and 290 drones, killing 1 in Zaporizhzhia
Air defenses intercepted 284 of nearly 300 incoming weapons overnight on 30 May, yet debris and impacts damaged civilian sites across three oblasts.
Sweden prepares to donate Gripen C/D jets to Ukraine and open E-model sale talks
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson details the plan at an Uppsala airbase on 28 May, with Kyiv funding later purchases via an EU loan.
Ukraine downs 138 of 147 drones in overnight Russian Kinzhal and drone attack
Three people were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where strikes damaged homes, a lyceum, and a gas station.
Ukraine has struck 24 of Russia’s 33 largest refineries since 2022, Russian media reports
Only the Omsk and Angarsk refineries, both located east of the Urals, remain outside the strike zone, the publication said.
Putin wants war concluded this year on victorious terms including Donbas, Bloomberg reports
The Russian president also seeks a broader security agreement with Europe that would acknowledge Moscow's territorial gains, sources said.
Ukraine’s FM Sybiha informs NATO allies of growing Belarus threats at Helsingborg meeting
The foreign minister urged action to deter and prevent the expansion of aggression by Moscow and Minsk at the informal Council on 21 May.
US approves potential $108.1 million sale to sustain Ukraine’s FrankenSAM HAWK
Sierra Nevada Corporation will lead the deal, which includes erectable mast trailers and repair services for launchers Ukrainian forces use on the southern front.
Pentagon: Ukraine retook 400 km² after cutting Russian troops off from Elon Musk’s Starlink internet
A Ukrainian offensive retook roughly 400 square kilometers of territory in early 2026 after thousands of Starlink terminals used by Russian forces were deactivated, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report
“Human safari” and double strikes on medics: Ukraine’s UN envoy lays out the case to boot Russia from the Security Council
Civilian casualties in Ukraine rose 93% in 2026 compared to 2024, making the first four months of this year the deadliest for Ukrainian civilians since the war began