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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Former NATO Chief Rasmussen Says Plan For European Force In Ukraine 'Moving Too Slowly' RFE/RL 19 May 2025 -- Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has told RFE/RL that preparations for a European force to deploy to Ukraine after a cease-fire or peace deal are "moving too slowly" and that the whole European security model was "at a turning point."
• Trump Says Moscow, Kyiv To 'Immediately' Begin Direct Talks Following Call with Putin RFE/RL 19 May 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said that Moscow and Kyiv will "immediately" begin cease-fire talks following his latest call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
• Trump Says Call With Putin Went 'Very Well' Sputnik 19 May 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day went "very well" and that the tone and the spirit of the conversation were "excellent."
• Vladimir Putin's statement to the media following a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump President of Russia 19 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin made a statement to the media following a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Donald Trump.
• Putin and Trump Solidify Positions as the Real Power Brokers in Ukraine Peace Push Sputnik 19 May 2025 -- Dmitry Suslov, deputy director at Russia's Higher School of Economics and the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, breaks down the key takeaways from Monday's potentially historic telephone conversation between the Russian and US presidents.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Two Settlements - MoD Sputnik 19 May 2025 -- Russian forces took control of the Novoolenovka settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address to organisers and participants in the CIS International Legal Forum on the theme Legal Legacy of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War: Historical Significance and Modern Challenges, May 19, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 May 2025
• Moscow hits back at Romania's election 'interference' accusations Press TV 19 May 2025 -- Moscow has rejected claims of "Russian interference" in Romania's presidential election.
• French Intelligence Rejects Durov Allegation Of Romanian Election Meddling RFE/RL 19 May 2025 -- Russian-born Pavel Durov said French intelligence asked him to ban Romanian right-wing comments on the Telegram messaging app he founded ahead of the weekend runoff presidential election in the Balkan country, an accusation the Directorate General for External Security (DGSE) rejected.
• We share our view on the scope of the russian threat, says Minister of National Defence D. Šakalienė Lithuania MND 19 May 2025 -- Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė has met with Minister of Defence of Norway Tore Onshuus Sandvik conducting a visit to Lithuania.

News Reports

• Russia bans Amnesty International as 'undesirable organization' Press TV 19 May 2025 -- Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has banned the "undesirable activities" of Amnesty International.
• Amnesty International Defiant In Face Of Russian Designation As 'Undesirable Organization' RFE/RL 19 May 2025 -- Amnesty International pledged to redouble its efforts to expose human rights violations in Russia after Moscow labeled the group an "undesirable organization," effectively outlawing it and making it punishable under Russian law to have any association with it.