15 May 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Putin's No-Show Tempers Hopes For Breakthrough In Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks RFE/RL 15 May 2025 -- The first direct peace talks in more than three years are set to take place between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on May 16, though neither side has sent high level delegations, tempering expectations of major progress toward a halt in Europe's longest conflict since World War II.
Fiber-Optic Ukrainian Ground Drones Keep Critical Supplies Moving To The Front RFE/RL 15 May 2025 -- Frontline Ukrainian soldiers in need of ammo, fuel, and food are now getting a steady supply without putting the lives of delivery drivers at risk, say operators of a new generation of fiber-optic drone.
Ukraine And Russia To Talk For First Time In Over 3 Years, But Without Putin Or Zelenskyy RFE/RL 15 May 2025 -- Delegations from Russia and Ukraine will hold direct face-to-face peace talks for the first time in more than three years in Istanbul, though the teams will be composed of lower-level technocrats after President Vladimir Putin said he would not attend.

Meetings on Cooperation within the President of Ukraine's Bring Kids Back UA Initiative Held in Sweden President of Ukraine 15 May 2025
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Holds a Meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Ukraine 15 May 2025
Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Noël Barrot Ukraine Government 15 May 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "It was a great opportunity to share ideas with Jean-Noël Barrot in Antalya.
Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Germany, Poland and France Ukraine Government 15 May 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "Started the day by meeting our close friends in the Weimar+ format: Jean-Noël Barrot, Johann Wadephul and Radosław Sikorski.
Ministers of Energy of Ukraine and France discuss further cooperation in Warsaw Ukraine Government 15 May 2025 -- During a meeting of EU energy ministers in Warsaw, Ukraine's Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, held bilateral talks with France's Minister of Industry and Energy, Marc Ferracci.

Putin's Motives, Risks, And Potential Rewards In Rejecting Zelenskyy's Call For Talks RFE/RL 15 May 2025 -- For a while in the whirlwind of diplomacy this week over the Kremlin's war on Ukraine, it seemed like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had gotten the better of his adversary.
Meeting on preparations for upcoming talks with Ukraine President of Russia 15 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting on preparations for the upcoming talks with Ukraine ahead of the Russian delegation's departure to Istanbul.
Russian Forces Take Control of Novoaleksandrovka, Torskoye Villages in DPR Sputnik 15 May 2025 -- The Russian armed forces have taken control of the villages Novoaleksandrovka and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Istanbul Talks: Russia Ready to Negotiate, Waiting for Western Sponsors to Push Ukraine Forward Sputnik 15 May 2025 -- Russia is ready for serious talks in Istanbul on Ukraine, but the results of the talks depend not only on Moscow's position, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday.

Update 291 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 15 May 2025 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has for more than a week relied on a single power line to supply the electricity it needs for essential nuclear safety functions, with the military conflict hampering efforts to restore the connection to its back-up line, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: fundamental principles of international law must not be set aside in peace negotiations, says PACE committee PACE 15 May 2025 -- The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, meeting on 13 May in Paris, categorically reaffirmed indisputable legal and human rights considerations related to the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine.

PM: The world has paid the price for Putin's aggression. He must now pay for avoiding peace. Gov.UK 15 May 2025 -- Piling the pressure on the Kremlin will be the focus of discussions at the European Political Community [EPC] today, after Putin dodged US arranged peace talks in Istanbul yesterday [Thursday].

Baiba Braže at NATO meeting in Türkiye: Weakening Russia's military capabilities is the most direct and cheapest way to achieve peace in Ukraine; Russia needs to be pushed to peace. Latvia MFA 15 May 2025 -- Strengthening NATO's defence and security, cooperation with partners around the world, weakening Russia's military and economic capabilities, and continuing support for Ukraine were the main topics at the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting on 14-15 May 2025 in Antalya, Türkiye.

Turkish, Ukranian FMs meet on upcoming Russia-Ukraine peace talks People's Daily 15 May 2025 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha on Wednesday in Türkiye's city of Antalya before the upcoming Russia-Ukraine peace talks scheduled in Istanbul.

How Ukraine's Frontline Farmers Fight Drones Over Minefields RFE/RL 15 May 2025 -- For Oleksandr Hordiyenko, a farmer in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, this spring is shaping up badly: Frost during an April cold snap damaged half the crops he had already sown, and rains that fell across much of the country steered clear of his land.

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