Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the idea of a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming in an interview with ABC News on May 10 that it would be "an advantage" for Ukraine.
"Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights," North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said. "I regard this as part of the sacred mission we must execute for our brothers and comrades-in-arms."
"We have a plan B and a plan C. But our focus is plan A, the essence of which is to get everyone's support" for Ukraine's accession, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
"(T)he presence at the Victory Parade of a country that bombs cities, hospitals, and daycares, and which has caused the deaths and injuries of over a million people over three years, is a shame," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
"According to the participants of the performances, their goal is to remind the civilized world of the barbaric actions of Moscow, which for many years and decades has systematically violated international law," a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.
"I have great hope that an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine will be reached this weekend," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 9, shortly before traveling to Kyiv alongside the leaders of France, Poland, and the U.K.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will arrive in Kyiv early on May 10.
The United States embassy in Kyiv on May 9 issued a warning that Russia could launch "a potentially significant" attack in the coming days, despite Putin's self-declared Victory Day "truce."
The sanctioned oil tankers have transported over $24 billion in cargo since 2024, according to Downing Street. The U.K. has now sanctioned more shadow fleet vessels than any other country.
Serhii Koretskyi, the head of Ukrnafta, a state-owned oil and gas extraction company, and Ukrtatnafta, an oil refining company. (Serhii Koretskyi/Facebook)
Editor's note: The article was updated with official confirmation from Naftogaz.
The supervisory board of state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz has elected Serhii Koretskyi, the head of Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta, as the company's new CEO, the company announced on April 29.
"With his combination of successful experience in both the SOE and private sectors, we are confident that Mr. Koretskyi will lead Naftogaz with great effectiveness through both the current wartime challenges and the coming post-war economic expansion," Naftogaz said in a statement.
This comes as confirmation of the news previously reported by ExPro Consulting.
Following Chernyshov's role change, Naftogaz's supervisory board appointed Roman Chumak, who previously served as a member of the board and CFO of Naftogaz, as acting CEO.
According to ExPro, Oleh Prokhorenko, the former head of Ukrgazvydobuvannya, Ukraine's largest gas producer and part of the state Naftogaz Group, also reached the final selection stage.
Since November 2022, Koretskyi has been the head of Ukrnafta, a state-owned oil and gas extraction company, and Ukrtatnafta, an oil refining company.
In 2013, Koretskyi developed the Ukrainian WOG gas station chain as CEO, and in October 2018, he started developing his cafe chain under the Idealist Coffee brand.
Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
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