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• I Am Waiting to See Who Will Come From Russia, and Then I Will Decide Which Steps Ukraine Should Take - Address by the President President of Ukraine 14 May 2025
• The Office of the President Holds an Online Meeting with Diplomatic Advisors to the Leaders of Southeast European Countries President of Ukraine 14 May 2025
• We Expect the EU's 17th Sanctions Package Against Russia to Be Adopted in the Coming Days and to Include Substantial Restrictive Measures - Ihor Zhovkva President of Ukraine 14 May 2025
• Prime Minister chairs meeting of interagency working group on confiscation of russian assets Ukraine Government 14 May 2025 -- The mechanism for confiscating frozen russian assets, which Ukraine is developing with its partners, was discussed at a meeting of an interagency working group chaired by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
• Svitlana Grynchuk: France to allocate EUR 10 million for mitigating damage from russian drone attack on New Safe Confinement Arch Ukraine Government 14 May 2025 -- France will allocate EUR 10 million to address the consequences of a russian drone attack on the New Safe Confinement (NSC) Arch.
• France contributes EUR 10 million to the EBRD's Chornobyl Fund for the restoration of the protective shelter over the Chornobyl sarcophagus Ukraine Government 14 May 2025 -- During the Assembly of Donors of the International Chornobyl Cooperation Account (ICCA), representatives of the French Government announced a EUR 10 million contribution to the EBRD's Chornobyl Fund.
• Ukraine makes pitch for closer EU defence innovation at EDA event European Defence Agency 14 May 2025 -- Ukraine continues to prioritise rapid innovation on the battlefield and is ready to share further knowledge with the European Union, Deputy Defence Minister Valerii Churkin told attendees at the European Defence Innovation Days event in Poland on 14 May 2025.

Russia

• Composition of Russian Federation's delegation for talks with Ukraine approved President of Russia 14 May 2025 -- The President signed an Order On the Composition of the Delegation of the Russian Federation for Talks with Ukraine.
• Putin Will Not Attend Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks In Turkey RFE/RL 14 May 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will not take part in direct negotiations with Ukrainian leaders in Turkey on May 15, according to a Kremlin statement on the composition of the team of Russian negotiators and experts who will travel to Turkey.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from Moscow. Kremlin. Putin news show, Moscow, May 14, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 May 2025
• Putin Thanks Brazil, China's Leaders for Desire to Help Resolve Ukraine Conflict Sputnik 14 May 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a phone call during a technical stop of a Brazilian government plane in Moscow on its way from China.
• Russian Delegation Will Wait for Ukrainian Side in Istanbul - Kremlin Sputnik 14 May 2025 -- The Russian team will be in Istanbul on May 15, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

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• EU approves new package of sanctions against Russia, warns of additional measures Press TV 14 May 2025 -- The European Union has enacted new sanctions against Russia, while warning of additional measures if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
• The European Union ramps up sanctions against Russia Estonia MFA 14 May 2025 -- Today 14 May, the European Union reached an agreement on a new package of sanctions to ramp up and strengthen measures against Russia.
• Ukraine: Federal Council implements 16th EU sanctions package against Russia Federal Council - Swiss Government 14 May 2025 -- The Federal Council decided on 14 May 2025 that Switzerland will adopt the measures in the European Union's 16th package of sanctions against Russia, with effect from 15 May 2025. 48 individuals, 35 entities and 74 vessels were already added to the Swiss sanctions list against Russia on 4 March. The Federal Council is also extending Swiss sanctions against Belarus.
• At Luxembourg Committee of Ministers meeting, Special Envoy stressed the need to address the issue of children of Ukraine Council of Europe 14 May 2025 -- Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the situation of children of Ukraine, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjord Gylfadóttir, has addressed the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Luxembourg today, stressing the need for a concerted international response.
• Undersecretary Minna-Liina Lind in Luxembourg: Estonia supports the creation of a special tribunal with the Council of Europe for Russia's crime of aggression Estonia MFA 14 May 2025 -- Today 14 May, Undersecretary for Global Affairs Minna-Liina Lind was in Luxembourg to represent Estonia at the meeting of foreign ministers of the Council of Europe.
• The Foreign Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary Artjoms Uršuļskis, in a session of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, underlines the significance of unwavering support to Ukraine Latvia MFA 14 May 2025 -- On 13-14 May 2025, at the annual 134th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Luxembourg, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Artjoms Uršuļskis, underlined Latvia's unwavering support to Ukraine and for the establishment of a Special International Tribunal to hold Russia accountable for its crime of aggression against Ukraine.
• Vice-Minister Grigaitė-Daugirdė: a historic decision - the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the Council of Europe Lithuania MFA 14 May 2025 -- On 14 May in Luxembourg, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, attended the 134th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe that made a decision to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
• Chinese FM responds to question regarding any link between Putin's proposal of direct talks with Ukraine and Chinese leader's Russia visit Global Times 14 May 2025 -- In response to media queries on Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal of direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, which comes soon after Chinese leader's Russia visit and meeting with Putin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday, "We have provided detailed information on President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia, and China has also held press releases on the relevant activities, which you can refer to."
• Statement by Global Affairs Canada on decision of International Civil Aviation Organization Council to hold Russia responsible for downing of Flight MH17 Canada 14 May 2025

News Reports

• What To Expect From Proposed Talks In Turkey On Russia's War Against Ukraine RFE/RL 14 May 2025 -- All of a sudden, Ukraine and Russia are preparing for what could be their first direct peace talks since the spring of 2022, when negotiations launched shortly after Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor broke up.