Ukrainian media outlet ZN.UA reported on May 10 that their law enforcement sources confirmed an ongoing probe by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau into suspected embezzlement, money laundering and bribery.
Iran is preparing to send Russia Fath-360 short-range ballistic missile launchers, Reuters reported on May 9, citing Western security and regional officials familiar with the matter.
"Ukraine and all allies are ready for a complete unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea for at least 30 days, starting as early as Monday," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote.
U.S. President Donald Trump has acknowledged in private that Russia is difficult to negotiate with because they "want the whole thing," referring to Ukraine, the WSJ reported, citing sources familiar with the comments.
A notice about the airspace closure was published on the U.S. Defense Department's NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) website on May 10, as cited by Ukrainian defense news outlet Militarnyi.
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.
Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of July, speaks during press briefing at U.N. Headquarters on July 1, 2024. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The Russian Federation hosted a luncheon on July 9 to celebrate Russia's presidency of the U.N. Security Council, featuring the Ukrainian dish chicken Kyiv on the menu, the news outlet Ukrinform reported.
The celebration came one day after Russian forces launched a missile strike on Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, killing two people and injuring 32 others.
Eight children were hospitalized following the attack.
The Security Council convened on July 9 to discuss the Russian attack in an emergency meeting.
Directly after the session, the Russian delegation hosted its celebratory lunch. A photo of the menu reveals that the entree course was chicken Kyiv.
"The moral degradation of Russian diplomacy is obvious," Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the U.N. Security Council, told Ukrinform.
Kyslytsya also said the lunch was paid for with "blood money."
During the emergency meeting, multiple members of the Security Council condemned Russia's missile attack in stark terms while the Russian delegation denied responsibility.
"If this was a Russian strike, there would have been nothing left of the building and all the children would have been killed and not wounded," Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's envoy to the U.N., said during the meeting.
Russia assumed the Security Council presidency on July 1. Each of the Council's 15 members, including Russia, holds the presidency for a month.
Abbey Fenbert is a senior news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a freelance writer, editor, and playwright with an MFA from Boston University. Abbey served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from 2008-2011.
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