Negotiations
Trump Pushed the Button Early: “It Didn’t Affect”
Donald Trump praised this weekend’s Russian-Ukrainian prisoner exchange even before it had begun, Politico reports.
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, the president wrote that a major prisoner exchange “just got done” and that the decision “will go into effect” shortly. At that point, the first of several phases of exchanges had not yet been finalized.
A Ukrainian source says that prisoner exchanges are usually not announced until everything is clear, because Ukraine does not trust Russia to fulfill its promises.
– Trump wanted to be the first to tell about it. Fortunately, it didn’t affect.
Trump Pushed the Button Early: “It Didn’t Affect”
Donald Trump praised this weekend’s Russian-Ukrainian prisoner exchange even before it had begun, Politico reports.
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, the president wrote that a major prisoner exchange “just got done” and that the decision “will go into effect” shortly. At that point, the first of several phases of exchanges had not yet been finalized.
A Ukrainian source says that prisoner exchanges are usually not announced until everything is clear, because Ukraine does not trust Russia to fulfill its promises.
– Trump wanted to be the first to tell about it. Fortunately, it didn’t affect.
Second part of large-scale prisoner exchange completed
Hundreds of prisoners of war have now returned to their home countries, as Russia and Ukraine carried out a large-scale prisoner exchange, several news agencies report.
Both sides say they have brought home 307 soldiers each on Saturday. Yesterday, 390 people were released from each country and in total the countries have agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each.
The prisoner exchange is a result of the otherwise fruitless attempts at peace talks in Istanbul earlier in May.
Hundreds of prisoners of war have now returned to their home countries, as Russia and Ukraine carried out a large-scale prisoner exchange, several news agencies report.
Both sides say they have brought home 307 soldiers each on Saturday. Yesterday, 390 people were released from each country and in total the countries have agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each.
The prisoner exchange is a result of the otherwise fruitless attempts at peace talks in Istanbul earlier in May.
The battles
Analysis: Putin's Kursk trip fits the Russian narrative
Donald Trump seems determined to continue strengthening the US relationship with Russia, and Moscow is noticing it. This is what the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg writes in an analytical text.
He writes that the attempts to reach peace over the past two weeks have been fruitless, but that certain things can still be deduced from them. Rosenberg points out, among other things, how Vladimir Putin has circumvented an ultimatum from European countries about a ceasefire, and that new sanctions are otherwise pending. Instead, he proposed direct talks in Turkey in a way that made Donald Trump believe that the process is moving forward.
“Kremlin critics would put it another way: Russia is buying time.”
CNN’s Clare Sebastian finds it interesting that Vladimir Putin went to Kursk this week, thereby putting the spotlight on the Russian region, despite long-term Ukrainian control after last year’s offensive. It could be interpreted as embarrassing for Russia, but there is an explanation, she says.
– It is important to understand how Russia is shifting the narrative in this war: it is constantly trying to prove that Russia, which has sent hundreds of thousands of troops across the border, is the country under threat.
Analysis: Putin's Kursk trip fits the Russian narrative
Donald Trump seems determined to continue strengthening the US relationship with Russia, and Moscow is noticing it. This is what the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg writes in an analytical text.
He writes that the attempts to reach peace over the past two weeks have been fruitless, but that certain things can still be deduced from them. Rosenberg points out, among other things, how Vladimir Putin has circumvented an ultimatum from European countries about a ceasefire, and that new sanctions are otherwise pending. Instead, he proposed direct talks in Turkey in a way that made Donald Trump believe that the process is moving forward.
“Kremlin critics would put it another way: Russia is buying time.”
CNN’s Clare Sebastian finds it interesting that Vladimir Putin went to Kursk this week, thereby putting the spotlight on the Russian region, despite long-term Ukrainian control after last year’s offensive. It could be interpreted as embarrassing for Russia, but there is an explanation, she says.
– It is important to understand how Russia is shifting the narrative in this war: it is constantly trying to prove that Russia, which has sent hundreds of thousands of troops across the border, is the country under threat.
The fighting
Zelensky calls for more sanctions after the attack
Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for new sanctions against Russia after last night’s massive attack on the Ukrainian capital, several news agencies report.
“It was a tough night for Ukraine,” the president writes on social media. He believes that every such attack shows the world that it is Russia that is responsible for the war being prolonged.
“Only additional sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy will force Moscow to agree to a ceasefire,” he writes.
Zelensky calls for more sanctions after the attack
Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for new sanctions against Russia after last night’s massive attack on the Ukrainian capital, several news agencies report.
“It was a tough night for Ukraine,” the president writes on social media. He believes that every such attack shows the world that it is Russia that is responsible for the war being prolonged.
“Only additional sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy will force Moscow to agree to a ceasefire,” he writes.
Russian invasion The world’s response
Sources: EU considering new sanctions against Russia
The EU is considering cutting off more than 20 banks from the international payment system Swift, as well as lowering the price cap on Russian oil and banning the Nord Stream gas pipelines. This is part of a new sanctions package against Moscow. This is what sources told Bloomberg.
According to the news agency, discussions are now underway between the European Commission and member states, where a final decision has not yet been made.
The Union is also considering introducing additional transaction bans for just over 20 banks and trade restrictions with an estimated value of around 2.5 billion euros, equivalent to around 31 billion kronor.
The European Commission is also expected to propose that the G7 countries' price ceiling on Russian oil be lowered to around $45 per barrel,
Sources: EU considering new sanctions against Russia
The EU is considering cutting off more than 20 banks from the international payment system Swift, as well as lowering the price cap on Russian oil and banning the Nord Stream gas pipelines. This is part of a new sanctions package against Moscow. This is what sources told Bloomberg.
According to the news agency, discussions are now underway between the European Commission and member states, where a final decision has not yet been made.
The Union is also considering introducing additional transaction bans for just over 20 banks and trade restrictions with an estimated value of around 2.5 billion euros, equivalent to around 31 billion kronor.
The European Commission is also expected to propose that the G7 countries' price ceiling on Russian oil be lowered to around $45 per barrel,
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