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The Insider: Although Lithuania stopped purchasing Russian natural gas in 2022, ammonia produced from it continues to be imported into the country, according to a report by LRT.

The Kyiv Independent: Germany is planning to send Ukraine older PAC-2 Patriot missiles to replenish its dwindling stockpiles of air defense ammunition, the Washington Post reported on May 26.

Reuters: Putin said on Monday that foreign service providers like Microsoft and Zoom that act against Russian interests should be "throttled". He said it was important for Russia to develop domestic software solutions.

OCCRP: Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency inadvertently published data showing who owns a luxury jet used by Chechnya’s authoritarian president Ramzan Kadyrov: his cousin. Hours after journalists noticed the information, the flight agency deleted the data.

The Insider: Discipline in the Russian army has never been a strong suit, but since the mass conscription of convicts began in the fall of 2022, the military has been unraveling at alarming speed. The longer the war goes on, the harder it becomes to impose order.

The Moscow Times: The boards of directors of at least two dozen publicly traded Russian companies have advised against paying dividends from their 2024 results to shareholders this spring as high interest rates, reduced revenue and sanctions pressure take their toll.

Reuters: The European Union has rejected a Russian request for consultations on its carbon border adjustment package, a World Trade Organization document showed on Monday, citing Russia's "war of aggression" against Ukraine as the reason.

Bloomberg: Germany would consider suspending European Union funding to Slovakia if the country continues to diverge from the bloc’s shared direction, according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz (archive).

AP News: Germany’s new chancellor said Monday that his country and other major allies are no longer imposing any range restrictions on weapons supplied to Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.

Reuters: Russia does not see the Vatican as a serious venue for peace talks with Ukraine because the Holy See is the seat of Catholicism and is surrounded by Italy, a NATO and EU member.

The Moscow Times: Serbia and Russia’s state energy giant Gazprom have extended their current natural gas supply deal by four months, pushing the expiration date to the end of September, Serbian media reported Monday.

The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to arrive in Berlin on May 28 for a surprise visit and a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Der Spiegel reported on May 26.

The i Paper: Ukraine is calling on Amazon, Google and Microsoft to stop “inadvertently” aiding the Kremlin’s war machine. The tech giants’ online tools are being used by Russian forces to guide missiles and direct troops on the frontline of its war with Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s State Cyber Protection Center (archive).

The Kyiv Independent: Belarus possesses nuclear weapon delivery systems but no warheads, Ukrainian foreign intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview with Ukrinform published on May 26.

Reuters: Finland's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned Russia's Helsinki ambassador over a suspected violation of Finnish airspace that took place last week.

AP News: Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war.

The Kyiv Independent: Latvia is calling on all EU member states to suspend the issuance of visas to Russian citizens, citing rising security threats from Moscow, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze announced on May 25.

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