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Mixed shelling of Kyiv: many casualties and fires within the metropolis
In Kyiv, on the night time of Could 24, particles fell within the Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Obolonskyi, Solomyanskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts. There are victims, fires in residential buildings.
Ukraine and the USA have formally launched a joint Reconstruction Funding Fund as a part of their minerals settlement, Financial system Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko introduced on Could 23.
"The final step was a diplomatic notice from the USA, which I personally obtained this morning from Julie S. Davis, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires. The Fund is formally launched," Svyrydenko wrote in a Fb submit.
The fund is a core part of the broader U.S.-Ukraine minerals settlement, signed on April 30.
Underneath the deal, the U.S. has particular entry to tasks involving Ukraine's reserves of lithium, titanium, and different vital minerals. These assets are thought of vital to world provide chains for the protection, aerospace, and inexperienced vitality industries.
The fund will likely be collectively managed by Ukraine's Public-Non-public Partnerships Company and the U.S. Worldwide Growth Finance Company (DFC).
Whereas each side have declined to reveal full operational particulars, officers have framed the venture as a car for long-term reconstruction and international funding.
The settlement has been months within the making, following a contentious negotiation course of that at occasions strained bilateral ties. The ultimate model eliminated controversial provisions that Ukrainian officers and specialists feared might result in exploitation of Ukraine's mineral wealth.
Two further agreements to operationalize the fund have been signed on Could 13. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the ratified minerals settlement on Could 12.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated on April 27 that future U.S. navy help could also be counted as a part of the fund's assets, though previous assist is not going to be included.
Regardless of missing express safety ensures from the U.S. — a key precedence for Kyiv — the settlement alerts a brand new section in U.S.-Ukraine financial cooperation.
The Kyiv IndependentKyiv Independent
Russian forces shelled Donetsk area: three lifeless, 5 wounded, destruction
On Could 23, the Russians attacked the Donetsk area, killing three folks and wounding 5. Residential buildings, garages and a tractor had been broken in varied settlements of the area.
Key developments on Might 23:
Ukraine and Russia on Might 23 started the biggest change of prisoners of battle (POWs) for the reason that begin of Russia's battle in 2014, a Kyiv Impartial journalist reported from the location of the swap.
President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on Telegram that 390 Ukrainian prisoners had been exchanged as a part of the primary stage of the swap.
"We’re bringing our individuals residence. The primary stage of the '1000-for-1000' change settlement has been carried out," Zelensky wrote. "In the present day – 390 individuals. On Saturday and Sunday, we count on the change to proceed."
Russia's Protection Ministry mentioned that 270 troopers and 120 civilians had returned to Russia as a part of the primary stage.
The change will see 1,000 POWs from either side return residence, in a deal agreed upon throughout direct talks in Istanbul on Might 16, the primary such talks between Moscow and Kyiv since 2022.
"I thank everybody who helps and dealing 24/7 to deliver Ukrainian women and men again residence. It is rather essential to return everybody who stays in captivity," Zelensky added.
The Ukrainian and Russian governments confirmed that they had acquired the lists of POWs to be exchanged on Might 22.
Zelensky introduced on the identical day that he held a gathering to organize the change and known as the settlement on the POW swap the one "actual" results of the assembly between the 2 delegations in Istanbul.
"The settlement on the discharge of 1000 of our individuals from Russian captivity was nearly the one actual results of the assembly in Turkey. We’re working to make sure this consequence. We’re discovering out the main points of every individual listed on the Russian aspect," Zelensky mentioned.
In response to the President's Workplace chief Andriy Yermak, diplomatic representatives of the Nordic and Baltic international locations additionally participated in preparations for the swap. He added that after the 1,000-for-1,000 change is accomplished, future direct talks with Russian officers might be organized.
At the very least 8,000 Ukrainian service members are held captive by Russia, Iryna Vereshchuk, Presidential Workplace deputy head, mentioned on Might 1, citing information from Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of POWs.
Kyiv doesn’t launch the figures for what number of Russian POWs are at the moment in Ukrainian custody.
Whereas ceasefire agreements and peace talks have remained elusive for the reason that begin of the full-scale invasion, common prisoner swaps have remained one of many few areas of ongoing cooperation between the 2 international locations.
The Kyiv IndependentDaria Shulzhenko
Ukraine confirms strike on Russian manufacturing unit making components for ballistic missilesUkraine has confirmed a strike on an industrial zone within the metropolis of Yelets in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast in a single day on Might 23, that hit a manufacturing unit making components for Russian weapons, together with Iskander ballistic missiles.
"The goal was hit… and a collection of explosions have been recorded," Ukraine's Basic Employees mentioned in a publish on social media, including: "A fireplace broke out on the territory of the power."
It mentioned the manufacturing unit, which is underneath U.S. and EU sanctions, is Russia's "solely producer of batteries for glide and correction modules put in on plane bombs," and in addition produces components for ballistic and cruise missiles.
"The shutdown of the Energia public firm might depart among the Russian occupiers' army tools and weapons with out important batteries," the Basic Employees mentioned.
The extent of the harm to the manufacturing unit was nonetheless being assessed, it added.
The Basic Employees didn’t specify what sort of weapon was used within the assault, however earlier on Might 23, Lipetsk Oblast Governor Igor Artamonov mentioned Ukrainian drones have been behind the assault.
Movies on social media purported to point out blasts and fires following the strikes.
Artamonov mentioned that drone particles fell on a residential constructing in Yelets, injuring eight individuals.
The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t confirm the stories.
Ukraine recurrently launches drone assaults in opposition to Russian army and industrial services within the rear to undermine Russia's capacity to wage its all-out battle.
In current weeks, Kyiv has stepped up its drone assaults on Russia, sending lots of of drones flying towards Moscow. Whereas no direct hits have been reported, the assaults have precipitated non permanent closures of a number of airports.
In response to Russia's Protection Ministry, Russian air defenses have downed 112 Ukrainian drones in a single day on Might 23, together with 24 over Moscow and one over Lipetsk Oblast.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy
Zelensky slams Russia's delay on peace memorandum as 'mockery of the entire world'Russia's weeklong delay in getting ready a proposal on a peace settlement is a "mockery of the entire world," President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned in his night tackle on Might 23.
The remarks come after Russian President Vladimir Putin, throughout a telephone name with U.S. President Donald Trump on Might 19, refused to help a full ceasefire in Ukraine. As a substitute, the Kremlin proposed drafting a "memorandum" on a doable future peace settlement.
Zelensky mentioned that, whereas Ukraine and its companions are working towards a direct ceasefire, Russia is stalling.
"When it took the Russians per week to formulate the so-called 'memorandum' in response to the demand for a ceasefire, it’s undoubtedly a mockery of the entire world," Zelensky mentioned.
"We’d like a ceasefire. We’d like diplomatic steps towards actual peace. And it's undoubtedly time to place extra strain on Russia."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned on Might 20 that there was "no timeline" for finishing the doc, in response to Russian state media TASS.
Three days later, International Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned Russia would solely submit the draft "settlement doc" after the continued prisoner change is accomplished.
That change, agreed throughout direct Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul on Might 16, noticed either side start returning 1,000 prisoners of battle (POWs) on Might 23. It marks the biggest such swap since Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014 and is the one concrete end result of the Istanbul talks to this point.
Zelensky mentioned Moscow continues to dam any significant progress past the prisoner swap.
"Each day within the battle is a lack of life. After all, in Russia, they don't depend individuals. However the world should depend," he mentioned. "New sanctions in opposition to Russia are wanted. I thank every certainly one of you who advocate and help this."
The Kyiv IndependentKyiv IndependentRussian army helicopter crashes in Oryol OblastA Russian Mi-8 fight helicopter crashed close to the village of Naryshkino in Russia's Oryol Oblast on Might 23, killing the crew, the state-controlled information company TASS reported, citing the Russian military's Moscow Army District.
The Russian Telegram channel Baza printed a video that purportedly exhibits smoke rising after the helicopter crash, adopted by further explosions.
The Moscow Army District attributed the crash to a technical malfunction.
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-era plane mostly used for transport by each the Russian army and civilian authorities companies. It may possibly additionally serve in fight and command roles.
There have been a number of instances of Russian helicopters and planes crashing throughout the full-scalewar, generally leading to fatalities.
Russia's aviation trade took a heavy hit on account of Western sanctions, usually missing the mandatory parts to keep up the plane.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova
Russia executes 2 Ukrainian POWs close to Pokrovsk, prosecutors sayRussian forces have executed two Ukrainian prisoners of battle throughout an assault close to the village of Udachne, 12 kilometers (7 miles) west of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's Prosecutor Basic's Workplace reported on Might 23.
In response to the prosecutors, the incident occurred on Might 22 throughout an assault on Ukrainian positions in some of the energetic fight zones of the entrance line.
Russian troops reportedly took two of 4 Ukrainian troopers prisoner throughout the assault and later shot them useless with automated weapons in a close-by forest. The destiny of the opposite two troopers stays unknown.
"The deliberate killing of prisoners of battle is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is certified as a severe worldwide crime," the Prosecutor Basic's Workplace mentioned in a press release.
Ukraine's army and regulation enforcement companies have launched an investigation to determine these accountable.
The execution of prisoners of battle (POWs) follows a documented sample of battle crimes dedicated by Russian forces. As of mid-December 2024, Ukrainian authorities recorded the execution of 177 Ukrainian troopers after seize.
Visible proof and forensic information have backed repeated claims by Kyiv that Moscow systematically violates worldwide humanitarian regulation by focusing on unarmed troopers and civilians.
The Geneva Conventions classify abstract executions of detainees as grave breaches of worldwide humanitarian regulation.
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Normal Workers on the state of affairs on the entrance: 150 fight clashes, the enemy used 1291 kamikaze drones
Throughout the day, 150 fight clashes occurred on the entrance. The enemy launched 50 air strikes, dropped 80 KABs, used 1291 kamikaze drones and carried out 4204 shellings.
The tip of the European Union’s tariff-free commerce preferences for Ukrainian agricultural merchandise is greater than only a coverage change, it’s a wake-up name.
For years, the EU has served as the biggest and most dependable marketplace for Ukraine’s agricultural exports. However as Brussels rolls again preferential quotas, Ukraine should quickly diversify and open up new non-EU markets to safeguard its economic system and cement its position in world meals safety.
Ukraine stands at a buying and selling crossroads. It should now resolve which path to go down because the European Union plans to use a lot larger tariffs on agricultural and different exports as quickly as subsequent month.
The Breadbasket of Europe — and pastUkraine has lengthy been generally known as the breadbasket of Europe. Wealthy in black soil and considerable in agricultural know-how, the nation is a world powerhouse in meals manufacturing. Even underneath the shadow of conflict, after Russia’s invasion, the sector stays a cornerstone of the nationwide economic system.
Regardless of missile strikes, minefields, and logistical nightmares, Ukrainian farmers have stored working. Agricultural merchandise account for 60% of all exports, bringing in an estimated $25 billion in earnings over the previous 12 months. The world will depend on Ukrainian grain, oilseeds, and foodstuffs. Ukraine is the biggest world exporter of sunflower oil, one of many greatest corn exporters, and a significant provider of wheat and barley. That power should now be redirected towards a broader set of buying and selling companions.
Ukraine doesn’t simply provide grain, it gives meals safety.
Relying too closely on anybody market, particularly one the place political and financial headwinds can shift shortly, is dangerous. The EU’s new limits underscore the vulnerability of Ukraine’s agri-export mannequin. To remain aggressive, Ukraine should have interaction extra vigorously with different international locations within the Center East, North Africa, and Asia, a lot of which face mounting meals insecurity and would profit drastically from secure Ukrainian provide traces.
Initiatives just like the “Grain from Ukraine” program, offering for a number of the poorest international locations in Africa, have already proven the strategic worth of Ukrainian agriculture. Residents in Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, and plenty of different international locations have benefited. However these efforts should now develop from humanitarian assist to long-term industrial partnerships.
What Ukraine has to supplyUkraine doesn’t simply provide grain, it gives meals safety. As local weather change and battle disrupt meals techniques throughout the globe, Ukraine’s agricultural output can function a stabilizing drive. The nation’s capability to ship massive volumes of high-quality produce, typically at aggressive costs, makes it a pure companion for international locations with rising populations and meals import wants.
Along with bulk commodities, Ukraine is more and more aggressive in higher-value merchandise. The nation exports a whole bunch of thousands and thousands of {dollars} of natural items to dozens of nations, regardless of the conflict. With rising world demand for sustainable, ethically produced meals, Ukrainian agribusinesses are well-positioned to enter area of interest and premium markets in the event that they get the fitting assist.
The funding holeRight here’s the catch: Seizing these alternatives requires capital. A lot of Ukraine’s agricultural infrastructure, storage services, railways, and processing vegetation want funding. Some have been broken, degraded, or underdeveloped for many years. Logistics routes stay susceptible. Certification requirements and packaging typically must be upgraded to fulfill the calls for of recent markets.
Overseas direct funding (FDI) is vital to bridging this hole. Traders in agribusiness, logistics, expertise, and processing can discover long-term worth in Ukraine’s huge agricultural potential. In return, their capital and experience might help modernize the sector, unlock exports, and create jobs throughout the nation.
Enterprise capital in agri-tech and climate-resilient farming, as an example, may assist Ukrainian producers enhance yields and diversify crops. Partnerships with multinational meals firms may pave the best way for Ukraine to maneuver up the worth chain — producing not simply uncooked grain however ready-to-eat foodstuffs, sauces, child meals, and premium packaged items.
This isn’t nearly economics. It’s a matter of nationwide safety and world stability. A thriving agricultural sector boosts Ukraine’s GDP, stabilizes rural communities, and reduces dependence on worldwide assist. It additionally enhances Ukraine’s geopolitical relevance by serving to feed an more and more hungry world.
Ukraine’s farmers have confirmed their grit. Now they want new markets and the funding to achieve them. From North Africa to Southeast Asia, the demand is there. The standard is in Ukraine. What’s wanted is the bridge, constructed by way of commerce coverage, diplomacy, and critical overseas funding.
Ukraine should sow the seeds now for a diversified, resilient, and affluent agricultural future. And the world needs to be keen to assist it develop.
The Kyiv IndependentMaria Repko
![From civilians to political prisoners: Umerov assured that work is underway to launch all classes of prisoners Rustem Umerov, the Minister of Protection of Ukraine, emphasised that the crew is working to launch all classes of prisoners – from civilians to political prisoners. He stated this throughout a dialogue on the Atlantic Council, experiences the Ukrainian Voice of America. “We’ve got completely different classes of individuals [in captivity]. We’ve got army personnel. We’ve got civilians. We’ve got political prisoners – those that are in Crimea. We perceive who they’re. We’ve got names. We all know what occurred to them,” Umerov stated. “So, we’re engaged on all instructions, on all classes of individuals, to get them again,” the minister added. In accordance with him, the alternate of prisoners is a really tough negotiation course of, and Ukraine is involving all potential mediators in it. “It’s a very tough negotiation course of. We contain everybody, each nation that may assist us, each mediator. And we proceed to work on it,” Umerov emphasised.](https://newspaperguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1748020107-1891-large.webp.jpg)
From civilians to political prisoners: Umerov assured that work is underway to launch all classes of prisoners Rustem Umerov, the Minister of Protection of Ukraine, emphasised that the crew is working to launch all classes of prisoners – from civilians to political prisoners. He stated this throughout a dialogue on the Atlantic Council, experiences the Ukrainian Voice of America. "We’ve got completely different classes of individuals [in captivity]. We’ve got army personnel. We’ve got civilians. We’ve got political prisoners – those that are in Crimea. We perceive who they’re. We’ve got names. We all know what occurred to them," Umerov stated. "So, we’re engaged on all instructions, on all classes of individuals, to get them again," the minister added. In accordance with him, the alternate of prisoners is a really tough negotiation course of, and Ukraine is involving all potential mediators in it. "It’s a very tough negotiation course of. We contain everybody, each nation that may assist us, each mediator. And we proceed to work on it," Umerov emphasised.
Rustem Umerov reported that the lists for the alternate with Russia embrace troopers from all elements of the Protection Forces, together with "Azov," in addition to civilians. Ukraine has began step one of the alternate.
Editor's notice: This can be a creating story and is being up to date.
Ukraine and Russia on Could 23 started the biggest alternate of prisoners of conflict (POWs) because the begin of Russia's conflict in 2014, a Kyiv Impartial journalist reported from the positioning of the swap.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Telegram that 390 Ukrainian prisoners had been exchanged as a part of the primary stage of the swap.
"We’re bringing our folks house. The primary stage of the '1000-for-1000' alternate settlement has been carried out," Zelensky wrote. "As we speak – 390 folks. On Saturday and Sunday, we anticipate the alternate to proceed."
Russia's Protection Ministry stated that 270 troopers and 120 civilians had returned to Russia as a part of the primary stage.
The alternate will see 1,000 POWs from either side return house, in a deal agreed upon throughout direct talks in Istanbul on Could 16, the primary such talks between Moscow and Kyiv since 2022.
"I thank everybody who helps and dealing 24/7 to convey Ukrainian women and men again house. It is extremely vital to return everybody who stays in captivity," Zelensky added.
The Ukrainian and Russian governments confirmed that they had obtained the lists of POWs to be exchanged on Could 22.
Zelensky introduced on the identical day that he held a gathering to arrange the alternate and referred to as the settlement on the POW swap the one "actual" results of the assembly between the 2 delegations in Istanbul.
"The settlement on the discharge of 1000 of our folks from Russian captivity was nearly the one actual results of the assembly in Turkey. We’re working to make sure this end result. We’re discovering out the main points of every individual listed on the Russian aspect," Zelensky stated.
Individuals who hope for the return of their family members from captivity got here to the alternate web site anticipating excellent news. Mariia Barkova, who has been ready for her brother, a marine, to return from Russian captivity for 4 years, stated she by no means misses a single alternate, and the information that this one can be the biggest in historical past gave her new hope.
“When my good friend’s son was exchanged, I acquired extra hope. I believed it was attainable to attend for the alternate to happen quickly,” Barkova stated.
Barkova added that their mother and father are below occupation and wait for his or her son to be exchanged.
“His brother can be ready for him. He’s a most cancers affected person,” Barkova stated. “I share this info in every single place and hope one brother will assist save the opposite.”
Inna Sokurina can be ready for the return of an in depth member of the family — her son, a marine, who has been in Russian captivity for 37 months.
“We don’t know if he will likely be within the alternate, however we hope he will likely be. In any case, at this time is Marine Corps Day (Could 23),” Sokurina stated.
Sokurina added that she got here to the alternate for the primary time due to its scale. “This can be a large-scale alternate, 1,000 folks. We determined that this might be an indication,” she stated.
In accordance with the President's Workplace chief Andriy Yermak, diplomatic representatives of the Nordic and Baltic nations additionally participated in preparations for the swap. He added that after the 1,000-for-1,000 alternate is accomplished, future direct talks with Russian officers might be organized.
A minimum of 8,000 Ukrainian service members are held captive by Russia, Iryna Vereshchuk, Presidential Workplace deputy head, stated on Could 1, citing information from Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Therapy of POWs.
Kyiv doesn’t launch the figures for what number of Russian POWs are at present in Ukrainian custody.
Whereas ceasefire agreements and peace talks have remained elusive because the begin of the full-scale invasion, common prisoner swaps have remained one of many few areas of ongoing cooperation between the 2 nations.
Ukraine has lengthy advocated for an "all-for-all" alternate, however Russia has to date resisted the proposal.
The newest alternate included solely troopers, however Zelensky has beforehand stated that Ukraine is working to return journalists and political prisoners from Russian captivity as nicely.
On Could 20, the pinnacle of the Ukrainian Nationwide Union of Journalists, Serhii Tomilenko, handed over a listing of Ukrainian media employees held in Russian captivity to the Vatican's ambassador to Ukraine, Visvaldas Kulbokas. In accordance with the union, no less than 31 Ukrainian journalists are being illegally detained by Russia.
Russia has a standard follow of sentencing captured Ukrainian journalists to lengthy jail phrases on fabricated expenses and holding them captive in harsh situations below bodily and psychological stress, which normally quantities to torture, Yurii Vitrenko, a everlasting consultant of Ukraine to worldwide organizations in Vienna, stated on April 10 throughout a daily assembly of the OSCE Everlasting Council.
Russian forces have additionally killed 103 media employees through the full-scale invasion, in accordance with Ukraine's Tradition Ministry.
Amongst these killed was Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, whose physique Ukraine introduced again in April. Roshchyna's physique confirmed indicators of torture and was lacking some inside organs, which can have been intentionally eliminated to obscure indicators of suffocation or strangulation, in accordance with an investigation by the Forbidden Tales journalism community.
Russia additionally illegally detains no less than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians, of whom solely 174 have been returned, in accordance with Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
Lubinets pressured {that a} nation that occupies the territory of one other has no proper to detain civilians, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. "Sadly, worldwide humanitarian regulation doesn’t reply the query of learn how to reply if Russia continues this unlawful follow," he added.
One other space of Ukraine's efforts to convey again its residents is expounded to the return of Ukrainian youngsters.
Over 19,500 youngsters have been forcibly deported to Russia, Belarus, or the occupied territories, in accordance with authorities information. Thus far, solely about 1,300 of them have been safely delivered to Ukrainian government-controlled territory.
Ukrainian youngsters forcibly taken to Russia or Russian-occupied territories are positioned in households or Russian camps, the place they’re recognized to be subjected to intense anti-Ukrainian propaganda, and at instances, army coaching.
The Worldwide Legal Court docket (ICC) has additionally taken up the matter. In March 2023, it issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Youngsters's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova over their involvement in abductions.
On Could 8, the European Parliament overwhelmingly handed a decision condemning Russia's forcible deportation and Russification of Ukrainian youngsters, calling it a "genocidal technique" aimed toward erasing Ukrainian identification and demanding the unconditional return of all kidnapped minors.
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Battles for Sumy and Kharkiv will start: Zhorin identified the principle risks of Putin's "buffer zone"
Deputy commander of the third Separate Assault Brigade Maksym Zhorin believes that the creation of a buffer zone will result in the lack of territories and battles for Sumy and Kharkiv. Putin plans to grab the Sumy area.
German-based tech firm Kontron exported delicate know-how to Russia by way of its Slovenian subsidiary, Kontron doo, regardless of a brand new spherical of EU sanctions, Politico reported on Might 23.
In accordance with the outlet, Kontron used the Slovenian entity to ship over 3.5 million euro ($3.9 million) price of telecommunications gear to its Russian subsidiary, Iskra Applied sciences, between July and November 2023.
The shipments included 11 deliveries and included the SI3000 telecommunications platform — a dual-use product able to monitoring and intercepting communications.
The transfer appeared to bypass a number of rounds of EU sanctions launched in 2023 concentrating on dual-use and delicate applied sciences, in accordance with Politico.
Kontron mentioned the exports have been associated to pre-sanction contracts and have been licensed by Slovenian authorities beneath beforehand issued licenses. Nonetheless, the media outlet reported that EU sanctions apply to all dual-use know-how contracts, together with these signed earlier than the restrictions took impact.
Exceptions could exist, however solely in particular circumstances equivalent to cybersecurity, medical use, or emergencies — and provided that licensed by the related nationwide authorities.
Regardless of intensive Western sanctions aimed toward reducing off provide traces, Russia continues to acquire sanctioned items, equivalent to microchips, by way of third-party international locations.
Kyiv's allies have sought to halt the Kremlin's capacity to bypass sanctions.
Earlier this week on Might 20, EU adoptedthe seventeenth bundle of sanctions towards Russia, primarily concentrating on its shadow fleet of oil tankers.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy