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Morning Headlines
The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces resumed their attacks on Kyiv overnight on May 12, launching dozens of drones towards the capital and hitting a residential building in the city, local officials reported.
BBC: Almost 200 so-called Russian "shadow fleet" vessels have entered UK waters since the prime minister threatened to intercept them nearly seven weeks ago, BBC Verify analysis suggests.
CNN: A Russian cargo ship likely carrying two nuclear reactors for submarines, possibly destined for North Korea, suffered a series of explosions and sank in unexplained circumstances, about 60 miles off the coast of Spain, a CNN investigation has found.
Reuters: Japan plans to send several officials to Russia in late May to facilitate communication and help protect assets owned by Japanese companies operating there, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday.
ISW: Recent reports of Ukrainian drones operating near occupied Mariupol as part of battlefield air interdiction efforts targeting Russian ground lines of communication in occupied Donetsk Oblast and Crimea are raising significant concerns among Russian milbloggers.
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The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky's former chief of staff has been charged with money laundering tied to the construction of a luxury residential compound outside Kyiv, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
Council of Europe: Canada has become the first non-member state of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe to sign the convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine.
Euronews: Marta Kos has urged member states to open all EU accession negotiation clusters for Ukraine and Moldova by July, in a renewed push to break months of deadlock, as Brussels sees a window of opportunity with Hungary’s new authorities.
Reuters: India has declined Russia’s offer to sell it liquefied natural gas subject to U.S. sanctions despite a shortfall driven by Middle East tensions, leaving a tanker bound for India in limbo as talks continue on permitted cargoes.
United24 Media: Russia continues to smuggle stolen grain from occupied Ukrainian territories to international markets, with Ukraine documenting a series of recent shipments to Egypt via shadow fleet vessels.
The Moscow Times: North Korea has earned an estimated $13 billion over the past three years by providing military assistance to Russia for its war against Ukraine, Nikkei Asia reported Monday, citing South Korean intelligence.
Kyiv Post: Germany and Ukraine are planning to deepen defense cooperation by jointly developing and producing drones, including long-range systems capable of flying up to 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit to Ukraine.
The UK has sanctioned 85 individuals and entities involved in the forced deportation, indoctrination and militarisation of Ukrainian children, alongside those driving Russia’s information warfare campaigns.
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 individuals and seven entities in Russia for systematic unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children, the EU Council said in a statement on Monday.
Reuters: Two people have been detained in Sweden on suspicion of helping Russia procure advanced engineering products that could be used in Moscow's war in Ukraine, the Swedish security service said on Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: EU foreign ministers agreed on May 11 that the bloc would ratify an agreement to set up a body able to award compensation to victims of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, an EU official confirmed to Kyiv Independent.
Reuters: European governments on Monday rejected a suggestion by Putin that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could represent them in possible future talks with Moscow on the continent's security.
Reuters: Nearly 20 countries are interested in drone deals with Ukraine and four agreements have already been signed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.
Reuters: The European Union could disburse the first payment from its recently agreed 90 billion euros loan package for Ukraine next week, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said on Monday.
United24 Media: Russian forces launched attacks on Ukraine’s southern regions over the past 24 hours, targeting the Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions with drones, artillery, and airstrikes. The attacks killed at least three people, injured several others, and caused extensive damage to residential areas and civilian infrastructure, regional authorities reported on May 11.
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