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Combat Operations

• Ukrainians Mourn Mother Who Died Protecting Her Child From Russian Attack Drones RFE/RL 21 May 2025 -- The Russian air strike that killed Ukrainian mother Anna Yefymenko near Kyiv on May 18 was part of a swarm of hundreds of Shahed drones launched by Russia that night.

Ukraine

• Andriy Yermak Coordinated Positions on Peace Negotiations with Advisors to Nordic and Baltic Leaders President of Ukraine 21 May 2025
• Russian Assault Operations Continue, and Our Forces Maintain All Necessary Combat Activity - Address by the President President of Ukraine 21 May 2025
• Sanctions Against Russia and Ukraine's European Integration Path: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Holds Conversation with António Costa President of Ukraine 21 May 2025
• The Office of the President Holds a Meeting with International Monetary Fund Mission Representatives President of Ukraine 21 May 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Held a Call with Mark Rutte President of Ukraine 21 May 2025
• Coordination of Steps and Opening of Clusters in EU Accession Talks: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Had a Phone Call with Donald Tusk President of Ukraine 21 May 2025
• Government ensures stable financing of the needs of the Defence Forces: Prime Minister Ukraine Government 21 May 2025 -- The state consistently and fully fulfils its obligations to its citizens. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting of the Cabinet on 21 May.
• Statement by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at Government session Ukraine Government 21 May 2025

Russia

• Putin Makes Surprise Visit To Russia's Kursk Region Amid Accusations of Stalling Peace Talks RFE/RL 21 May 2025 -- President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Russia's Kursk region, his first since Russian troops pushed out Ukrainian troops who had been occupying parts of the region since launching an incursion last year.
• Putin's Trip to Kursk Sends Clear Power Message to Western Elites - Experts Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin's visit to Russia's border region shows that the country has restored the status quo and is ready for any scenario, Ali Baydoun, a Lebanese expert on international relations, tells Sputnik.
• Ukraine Loses Over 445 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Center Group Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Russia's Tsentr (Center) group of forces has eliminated over 445 Ukrainian soldiers over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Putin Visits Russia's Kursk Region Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Prior to this, the Russian president visited the Kursk Region on March 12. At the time, he held a meeting at one of the command posts of the Kursk troop grouping.
• Peskov Comments on Who Will Sign Documents With Russia on Behalf of Ukraine Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- The issue of who will sign peace treaty documents on the part of Ukraine if an agreement with Russia is reached will be discussed one way or another, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.

United States

• US Expects Terms for Ukraine Ceasefire From Russia This Week - Rubio Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- The United States hopes that Russia will present its terms for a ceasefire in Ukraine this week or in the coming days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.
• No breakthrough during Trump phone calls about Ukraine peace People's Daily 21 May 2025 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Russia and Ukraine make a deal directly with each other and that both countries could get enormous economic benefits from ending the war, which has now dragged on for three years.
• Explainer: What to know about Trump's calls with Putin, Zelensky? People's Daily 21 May 2025 -- Ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine "will begin immediately," said U.S. President Donald Trump after his two-hour call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Monday, noting that "the tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent."

NATO

United Nations

• Update 292 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 21 May 2025 -- The IAEA team based at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) heard bursts of gunfire this morning, coinciding with a purported drone attack on the site's training centre, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

Foreign Reactions

• Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna's comment on achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine Estonia MFA 21 May 2025
• Vice Minister K. Aleksa underlined strong military aid to Ukraine and stronger European defence capabilities Lithuania MND 21 May 2025 -- Vice Minister of National Defence Karolis Aleksa took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) focussed on strengthening defence readiness of EU member states and ensuring military aid to Ukraine.
• UK reaffirms support for Ukraine, tightens sanctions on Russia, and urges ceasefire: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 21 May 2025 -- UK Military Advisor, Lt Col Joby Rimmer, says that despite claiming commitment to peace, Russia has escalated its military aggression by refusing to engage in peace talks, launching record-breaking drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians, and continuing to violate international law.

News Reports

• Ukrainian Former Yanukovych Adviser Andriy Portnov Reportedly Shot Dead In Spain RFE/RL 21 May 2025 -- Andriy Portnov, an adviser to former pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was reportedly shot dead on May 21 just outside of Madrid after dropping off his children at school.
• What's Known About Ex-Adviser to Yanukovych Shot Dead in Spain? Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- The body of Andriy Portnov, ex-adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, has been removed from the crime scene. The area remains cordoned off, with police still on-site, Sputnik correspondent reported.