UK to ban Russian diamonds at G7

The G7 countries are poised to use the summit to announce tightened sanctions on Russia and debate strategy on a more than year-long conflict that shows no sign of easing, Reuters reports.

New night air alerts in Kiev and other cities

The anti-aircraft defense had to work again at dawn on Friday in Kiev and other cities in Ukraine, targets in the last days of intense bombardment by the Russian forces, informs Hotnews.ro.

Register of damage caused by Russian invasion of Ukraine signed at Iceland summit

The US, Japan, Canada and almost all European countries in the Council of Europe signed a register of damage caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday (17 May), paving the way for claims for reparations and criminal prosecutions against Moscow, the Council of Europe announced at a meeting of heads of state in Iceland.

Erdogan: Agreement on Ukrainian grain exports on the Black Sea has been extended

The agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain on the Black Sea has been extended by two months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, AFP reports, cited by Agerpres.

Romanian expert: Hungary's decision to block military support for Ukraine plays into Russia's hands

Hungary has not approved the disbursement of a new €500 million tranche of military support for Ukraine offered under the European Peace Facility, a government spokesman told Reuters. Budapest does not agree with the European Union's policy towards the situation in Ukraine, he said. At the same time, experts say Hungary's decision to block military support for Ukraine is in the self-interest of the Budapest authorities, as well as its economic relations with Russia.

South Korea has signed a $130 million aid package with Ukraine

Seoul's Ministry of Finance has announced that Minister Choo Kyung-ho and Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrenko, who is in Seoul to attend a conference, have signed an agreement on the aid package, which will consist of grants and loans.

Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik focuses on the situation in Ukraine

The situation in Ukraine is the main theme of the 4th Summit of the Council of Europe, which is being held today and tomorrow in Reykjavik, an event attended by the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, along with other heads of state and government. With the tagline "United around values in the face of extraordinary challenges", the event could become a very important one in the context of the current security context. The next steps the Council of Europe will take will be set out in the Summit Statement, to be adopted by the 46 leaders of the Council of Europe's member countries.

Russian State Duma formally denounces Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, has passed a bill for the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), TASS reports.

Dresden jewel theft: Five men convicted of audacious 2019 heist

Five men have been found guilty of an audacious jewel heist in the German city of Dresden, BBC reports.

Supreme Court head detained for accepting $3 million bribe

Ukraine’s Supreme Court Chairman Vsevolod Kniaziev was detained after being caught receiving a bribe of about $3 million, Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 15, citing sources in law enforcement.

Council of Europe Summit // Titus Corlățean: Solutions are to be found for the problems facing the European continent

During the Summit of the Council of Europe, the leaders of the 46 member states will find political, legislative and institutional solutions for the urgent problems facing the European continent, Titus Corlățean, a member of the Romanian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, told Radio Moldova.

Volodymyr Zelensky after European tour: "We return home with new defense packages, more new weapons for the front line"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Kiev on Monday after "three long days" in Europe, a tour in which he gained "new powerful weapons" but also more political support. He summarized the results of his meetings in Rome, Berlin, Paris and London in the daily message addressed to his compatriots, which he recorded somewhere on the way, probably on the plane that brought him home, reports Hotnews.ro.