![]() ![]() More than a year into the war with Russia, Ukraine's ambition to join the bloc has amplified in order to anchor its future with the West. "Unfortunately, I believe that at this stage, a peace negotiation is not possible.Īsked about mediation efforts by China or Brazilian leader Lula, Guterres stressed that achieving peace in the conflict could not happen at the moment, though he hoped that "in the future it will".Ġ641 GMT - European Union, Ukraine mark Europe Dayįor the first time, Ukraine and the European Union are marking Europe Day together.Įuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU's executive branch, has made a special trip to Kiev to deliver a speech after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his nation would from now on “celebrate Europe Day together with all of free Europe." Guterres, who is in Spain to receive the Charles V European Award, told El Pais the UN was instead focusing on talks with both Russia and Ukraine to solve concrete problems such as extending the Black Sea grain deal that is set to expire on May 18. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he sees no immediate possibility of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire in the war in Ukraine as both sides are convinced they can win, according to an interview published by Spanish newspaper El Pais. The Ukrainian military has said Russian forces were still attacking the eastern city of Bakhmut, missing a deadline to capture it before Moscow's Victory Day.Ī Ukrainian general said on Sunday that Russian forces were hoping to capture Bakhmut before the annual holiday when Russia marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.Ġ717 GMT - UN chief says peace talks in Ukraine conflict not possible right now "Soldiers should not die because of the absolute stupidity of their leadership," he added.ġ015 GMT - Ukraine says Russia still pounding Bakhmut, has failed to capture it He threatened to pull his fighters out of Bakhmut on May 10 if he did not receive badly needed ammunition. exposing the front," Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video. "Today one of the units of the defence ministry fled from one of our flanks. The boss of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has accused a Russian military unit of fleeing positions near Bakhmut in Ukraine and said the state was incapable of defending its country. 1319 GMT - Wagner boss says Russian army unit fled combat in Bakhmut The call for responses from companies who could provide such missiles was included in a notice posted last week by the International Fund for Ukraine - a group of countries including Britain, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden - set up to send weapons to Kiev.īritain's Ministry of Defence, which administers the fund, asked companies to get in touch if they could provide missiles that can be launched from land, sea or air with a payload of between 20 and 490 kilograms (44 and 1,078 pounds). It features unspecified air defence systems and munitions as well as equipment to integrate Western systems with Ukraine's existing gear, which is mainly of Soviet vintage.ġ413 GMT - Companies to supply long-range missiles for Ukraine: UKĪ British-led group of European countries has asked for expressions of interest to supply Ukraine with missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometres in what would be another step-up in military support for Kiev against Russia's attacks. The package underscores the continued US commitment to Ukraine "by committing critical near-term capabilities, such as air defence systems and munitions, while also building the capacity of Ukraine's armed forces to defend its territory and deter Russian aggression over the long term," the Defense Department said in a statement. The United States has announced a new $1.2 billion security assistance package for Ukraine to boost the country's air defences and provide it with additional artillery ammunition. 1430 GMT - US announces $1.2B in new military aid for Ukraine ![]()
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