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Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun rebuffed U.S. concerns about China’s “provocative” behavior toward Taiwan, and told the U.S. to stop sending “wrong signals” to “separatist forces,” at a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Singapore on Friday.

Ukraine can use weapons supplied by Germany against attacks from positions just over the Russian border, Berlin announced Friday.

Russian deaths and wounded crossed the half-million mark in the past week, per Ukraine’s publicly stated estimate.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested President Joe Biden could one day support Ukraine attacking Russian territory with U.S. weapons.

Russia is expanding a factory to produce at least 6,000 Iranian Shahed suicide drones per year, according to the Prana Network.

NATO members France and Poland stated publicly that Ukraine was free to use their missiles to strike targets within Russia.

The Swedish government said Wednesday that it will donate 13 billion kronor ($1.23 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, in the largest package of assistance Sweden has so far donated.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is facing calls to resign after arguing Ukraine should be allowed to use Western weapons to attack the Russian mainland.

Zelenskyy and Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez signed a bilateral security agreement that allocates 1 billion euros of military aid in 2024

The Ukrainian government praised France’s “determination”, encouraging it to send soldiers to its territoiry quickly.

Pope Francis received a group of some 30 “Palestinian and Ukrainian children” in the Vatican this weekend, the Vatican reported.

Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraine’s northern border as 14 were killed in Kharkiv on Sunday.

The Group of Seven (G7) nations said they had moved toward an agreement on squeezing more money from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine.

On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that Russia’s economy is “doing just fine” because China and India are buying their oil and while the delays in supplying Ukraine has hurt

Western nations should end their prohibition on Ukraine using their missiles to hit targets within Russia, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the Kharkiv region earlier this month, Zelensky said.

Ukraine’s Western backers are sending new tranches of weapons and supplies, but Russia attempts to taunt the effort.

The Biden administration is now weighing adopting a plan backed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that would allow Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-provided weapons.

The shooting of Robert Fico may be recognised as a terror attack after the gunman admitted he shot the PM for political reasons. 

The crowd attending former President Donald Trump’s historic rally in the Bronx erupted in a chant of “We love Trump!” and “Four more years!” — another warning shot for Democrats as Trump stumps in their own backyard.

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) demanded to know from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday why the Biden administration was placing conditions on Israel that it was not placing on Ukraine, since both were attacked without provocation.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday appeared to back allowing Ukraine to use American-provided weapons to strike Russia or Russian-controlled territory.

Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid have forced leaders of the war-ravaged country to institute nationwide rolling blackouts.

House Intelligence Committee leaders and members on Monday called for the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with American-provided weapons under certain conditions.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify before the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, as the Biden administration faces a number of international crises.

On Monday’s “CNN News Central,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod responded to a question on the chaos in the world under President Joe Biden in the Middle East and in Europe with the Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected calls from French leader Emmanuel Macron for a truce with Russia during the Paris Olympics and criticised the West for seeking a swift end to the war.

A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers amid the Russian offensive.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is rumored to be in contention for former President Donald Trump’s running mate, joined Donald Trump Jr. on his Triggered podcast for an interview Thursday.

The Senate will hold a hearing discussing providing long-range weapons to Ukraine in its war against Russia on Thursday, May 16.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that China is interested in offering “reliable security guarantees” to Ukraine.

Attempts to gain foothold “have been foiled,” the general staff said. It was not possible to verify the claim, the Associated Press noted.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to China on Thursday for an extensive meeting with communist dictator Xi Jinping, expected to conclude with the singing of a 30-page joint statement affirming the “special nature” of their countries’ ties.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performed Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” on the electric guitar on Tuesday night in Kyiv, Ukraine, as part of a solidarity visit to boost morale in the embattled former Soviet republic.

Blinken arrived on Tuesday morning, promising “assistance is now on the way” after Congress passed the $95 billion foreign aid package. 

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin sacked his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, who last year been the subject of the Wagner attempted coup.