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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Can The EU's New Tribunal Hold Russia Accountable For Crimes Of Aggression In Ukraine? RFE/RL 07 May 2025 -- European Union foreign ministers are gathering in Warsaw on May 7-8 for an informal council meeting and then head to Lviv a day later in a show of solidarity with Ukraine as Russia plays up its Victory Day celebrations.
• Vance Says Putin 'Asking Too Much,' Calls For Direct Talks As Russia, Ukraine Exchange Major Drone Strikes RFE/RL 07 May 2025 -- US Vice President JD Vance called for direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, saying a deal to end Moscow's war against its neighbor might be out of reach without such contacts.
• Ceasefire alone cannot bring durable solution to Ukraine crisis: Russia's Lavrov IRNA 07 May 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has argued that a durable solution to the Ukraine crisis cannot be found only through a ceasefire or a halt to hostilities.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Lypovoye Settlement in DPR - Defense Ministry Sputnik 07 May 2025 -- Russia's Zapad (West) group of forces has taken control of the village of Lipovoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Long-Term Solution to Ukraine Crisis Requires More Than Ceasefire - Lavrov Sputnik 07 May 2025 -- A long-term solution to the Ukrainian crisis requires not only a ceasefire or a halt to hostilities on the line of contact, but also the eradication of the root causes of the conflict, including the elimination of the security threats to Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

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• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the continued aggravation in India-Pakistan relations Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 May 2025
• Russia 'Deeply Concerned' About Escalating Military Confrontation Between India, Pakistan Sputnik 07 May 2025 -- Russia is deeply concerned about the escalating military confrontation between India and Pakistan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
• Russian-Venezuelan talks President of Russia 07 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, who has come to Russia on an official visit, at the Grand Kremlin Palace.
• Meeting with President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh President of Russia 07 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, who arrived in Moscow to attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory, in the St Catherine Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
• Working meeting with head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov President of Russia 07 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article, Russia and Vietnam: 75 Years of friendship, trust and mutual assistance, May 7, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 May 2025
• H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China for the Russian Gazette PRC MofA 07 May 2025 -- Learning from History to Build Together a Brighter Future
• Chinese FM responds to Ukraine's claim that Russia's Victory Day Parade participants support 'aggressor state' Global Times 07 May 2025 -- When asked about China's participation in Russia's Victory Day military parade, scheduled for May 9, and response to Ukraine's claim that any country joining the parade "would look like support for the aggressor state," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that the great victory in the World Anti-Fascist War was the result of the joint struggle of all peace-loving and justice-supporting countries and people around the world.
• Meeting with President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez President of Russia 07 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, who arrived in Russia to participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Cuban "Granma", Russia and Cuba: Celebrating brotherhood through the years and across distances, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of reinstating diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba, May 7, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 May 2025
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Estonian airspace cannot be used for travelling to Moscow for the 9 May parade Estonia MFA 07 May 2025 -- The Foreign Ministry announced today that Estonian airspace cannot be used for travelling to and from Moscow for the 9 May parade.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Washington: The Kremlin understands only the language of strength and action Estonia MFA 07 May 2025 -- On 5 and 6 May, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna is in Washington DC, where yesterday he met with members of Congress and think tanks, as well as with former Deputy Secretary of State and US Ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, with whom he discussed strengthening the strategic cooperation of Estonia and the USA and the security situation in Europe and the world at large.

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