Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine will launch a counteroffensive when it receives all the weapons agreed with the allies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Washington Post that Ukrainian soldiers will be ready to launch a counteroffensive when the country receives all the weapons agreed with the allies, according to Rador.

Nighttime air raid alerts in Ukraine: Several drones downed

Air raid alerts sounded for several hours overnight Saturday into Sunday across most of Ukraine, and officials said air defense systems shot down several drones, including one over Kiev's airspace, reports The Guardian, quoted by news.ro.

Turkey: Recep Tayyip Erdogan will participate in the biggest campaign rally of this election year

In power in Turkey for more than 20 years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is gearing up for the most difficult election of his political career so far and will attend the biggest campaign rally of this electoral year in Istanbul on Sunday, before the May 14 elections, reports dpa, quoted by Agerpres.

Poland to propose EU sanctions on Russian agricultural imports

Poland will ask the European Union to impose sanctions on imports of Russian agricultural products, its ambassador to the EU, Andrzej Sadoś, said, Reuters reports.

PHOTO Historic moment for Britain: King Charles III crowned

King Charles III received St Edward's Crown on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in a coronation ceremony, with those present saying "God Save The King", which in translation would mean "God save the King".

LIVE/PHOTO The coronation of King Charles III. Over two thousand guests will attend the event

Crowds from across Britain and around the world gathered in London on Saturday where Charles III will be crowned king in the country's biggest ceremonial event in seven decades, a lavish pageant that dates back 1,000 years, Reuters reports.

US to send $500 million in military aid to Taiwan

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to send $500 million in military aid to Taiwan under the same emergency prerogative that has been used more than 35 times for Ukraine, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday, Reuters reports.

Council of Europe calls for democracy to be restored in Europe ahead of Reykjavik summit

Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has called on member states to commit themselves to restoring democracy in Europe at the fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government in Reykjavik on 16-17 May. According to the official, the Council's standards must be applied to all aspects of Europeans' lives.

Ryabkov: Russia and the US may be on the brink of armed conflict. International experts accuse Moscow of orchestrating a drone attack on the Kremlin

The Russian Federation and the United States may be on the brink of open armed conflict, according to Moscow Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Reabkov. He said relations between Moscow and Washington were being maintained solely out of political interests. Western experts, on the other hand, believe the Kremlin's drone strike comes at a turning point in the war, in preparation for Ukraine's long-awaited counter-offensive.

Josep Borrell: No time for peace talks, Ukraine must be supported militarily

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said on Friday that "this is not the time" for "diplomatic peace talks" with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, and that the only valid peace proposal is that of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, i.e. the withdrawal of Russian troops from all occupied Ukrainian territory, reports EFE, quoted by Agerpres.ro.

Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the withdrawal of the Wagner group from Bahmut in case it faces a shortage of ammunition

The founder of the private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has announced that the Wagner group will withdraw from the city of Bahmut on 10 May due to a shortage of arms and ammunition, Rador reports.

EU could sanction people involved in corruption anywhere in the world

The European Union plans to set up a way to sanction people who engage in corruption anywhere in the world, along the lines of the one used against Russian oligarchs involved in the invasion of Ukraine. This blacklist would be similar to the "Magnistki Act" passed by the US Congress in 2012.