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Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv and its partners were considering arranging a high-level meeting between Ukraine, Russia, the United States, European Union countries and Britain as part of a push to end Moscow's war in Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine will not withdraw troops from the territories it controls, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 19, rejecting Russian demands put forward by the country's delegation in Istanbul.

Reuters: European leaders agreed to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions after Trump briefed them on his call with Putin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said late on Monday.

Reuters: Trump said after his call on Monday with Putin that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire, but the Kremlin said the process would take time and the U.S. president indicated he was not ready to join Europe with fresh sanctions to pressure Moscow.

The Moscow Times: Russia is expanding its military infrastructure near the border with Finland, in what NATO officials describe as the early stages of a long-term buildup, The New York Times reported Monday.

Reuters: The Russian economy could cope with the rouble sliding back to 100 to the dollar but authorities worry that any correction from current levels could spiral out of control, a senior government source has told Reuters.

Reuters: Lithuania's foreign ministry said on Monday it has filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbour of organizing and facilitating the smuggling of migrants into Lithuania.

Yonhap: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could face a war crime probe at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, a former chief of the ICC said Monday, adding that it is the right time for Kim to be brought to justice.

Reuters: The EU will propose to G7 finance ministers this week to lower the current $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil as part of the new sanctions package against Moscow, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday.

Amnesty: Russia's prosecutor general said on Monday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International Limited as an "undesirable organisation", accusing it of backing Ukraine against Russia.

Finland will supply 90 million euros of ammunition to Ukraine by using proceeds from Russian financial assets frozen by the European Union.

Bloomberg: Putin is confident that his forces can break through Ukraine’s defenses by the end of the year to take full control of four regions that he has claimed for Russia (archive).

Reuters: EU countries have in principle agreed on the proposals for a 150 billion euro fund aimed at boosting Europe's defence, known as Security Action for Europe, an EU diplomat said on Monday.

The Kyiv Independent: The Security Service of Ukraine has destroyed a Russian radar system and warehouse facilities located on gas production platforms in the Black Sea using a coordinated drone strike, the agency said on May 19.

ABC: Australian authorities have begun loading the first of the 49 decommissioned Ukraine-bound Abrams tanks onto a cargo ship despite continued private objections from U.S. officials.

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