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The Kyiv Independent: The special tribunal on the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine is expected to start in 2026, Deputy Head of Ukrainian President's Office Iryna Mudra told Ukrinform on May 5. The tribunal, set to operate within the Council of Europe, will focus on Russia's political and military leaders, including Putin.

The Guardian: Reform UK has been accused of seeking to “ban” the flying of Ukrainian flags over council buildings after the hard-right party said only the St George’s and union flags would be flown by English councils it controls.

Kathimerini: Greece is not considering supplying Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv, a government official said on Monday in response to a Reuters report which said that Ukraine’s western allies were in discussions with Greece and the United States on the issue.

Ukrainska Pravda: The Russians are intensifying the militarisation of children and increasing funding for propaganda organisations in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

BBC: Three Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia previously attended an event in the Palace of Westminster, a BBC News investigation has found. Orlin Roussev, Biser Dzhambazov and Katrin Ivanova were present at an event to debate Brexit in a committee room in May 2016.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian Air Force struck the control center of Russia's drone units near the village of Tetkino in Russia's Kursk Oblast on May 4, Ukraine's General Staff reported on the following day.

Reuters: Russia's Rosatom has filed a lawsuit in Moscow against Finland's Fortum and Outokumpu, demanding 227.8 billion roubles ($2.8 billion) in compensation for losses over the termination of a contract for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant in Finland.

Politico: Hungary's EU commissioner is delaying approval of a new plan to end the bloc’s Russian energy reliance. Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi launched a procedural objection to the proposal just hours before its anticipated release on Tuesday.

The Kyiv Independent: North Korea sent about 15,000 labor migrants to Russia to cover the labor market shortage in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on May 5, citing South Korean intelligence.

Reuters: The Czech Republic will expand training for Ukrainian pilots and maintain a programme to deliver artillery ammunition to Ukraine, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Monday, after hosting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

AFP: NATO member Lithuania on Monday said it will spend 1.1 billion euros to fortify its border with Russia and Belarus, with the bulk of this sum used to buy anti-tank mines.

France 24: A Russian reporter who has been critical of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has arrived in France after being smuggled out of Russia by Reporters Without Borders. She faced up to 10 years in prison.

Reuters: Ukraine's Western allies are in discussions about supplying additional Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv and aim to reach an agreement before a NATO summit at the end of June.

RFE/RL: European Union foreign ministers will gather in Warsaw this week for an informal council meeting and then head to Lviv in a show of solidarity with Ukraine in the face of a major Victory Day celebrations in Russia.

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