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Reuters: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he was in favour of imposing new sanctions on Russia in coming days if Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire, mentioning financial services and oil and gas as possible targets.

Reuters: "Massive" sanctions European leaders threatened to impose on Russia if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine face formidable political obstacles and would need U.S. support to succeed, officials and diplomats said.

Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he would attend talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine this week only if Putin is also there, and goaded him by saying the Russian leader was scared to meet him face-to-face.

Reuters: Trump's senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg will travel to Istanbul for potential talks on Thursday on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

The Insider: Commander known for using prisoners in “meat grinder” assaults will supervise Russian youth policy. Maj. Igor Yurgin, who fought in Ukraine from the first day of Russia's invasion, is now set to lead an Education Ministry department.

The Kyiv Independent: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of meddling in Hungary's internal affairs and colluding with an opposition party.

AP News: Four Russian figure skaters were approved Tuesday by the International Skating Union to try to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics as neutral athletes. No Russian athletes, however, were approved to compete in the pairs and ice dance disciplines at a one-off Olympic qualification meeting in September in Beijing.

The Insider: The “Flamingo” Russian naval facility, under construction in Port Sudan, has reportedly come under drone attack, according to a report by the Telegram channel Rybar, which is widely considered to have close ties to Russia’s Ministry of Defense. The Insider analyzed Sentinel satellite images and confirmed visible signs of destruction in the area where the base is believed to be under construction.

Meduza: Russia’s new registry of “controlled individuals” tracks foreign nationals deemed to be living in the country without legal status. Being added to the list brings sweeping restrictions — and it’s easy to land on it by mistake.

Reuters: The Russian economy is in an increasingly precarious state as a result of a shift to a war mode and of Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a report by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics said on Tuesday.

The Moscow Times: At least 10 former prison inmates who joined the Russian army have escaped from a military training ground in southern Russia’s Rostov region.

The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces are ramping up their offensive in southern Ukraine in an attempt to breach the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces spokesperson said on May 13.

Reuters: India has approved three Russian insurers, including a unit of top lender Sberbank, to provide marine cover to ships arriving at Indian ports, helping Moscow maintain oil supplies to a key market.

The Kyiv Independent: Moscow sees NATO military exercises in Lithuania as directed against Russia and will take measures to neutralize all the alliance's efforts aimed against it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces' attack drones destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system and a Uragan-1 multiple launch rocket system, the military branch reported on May 13.

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