For now, links to 13 reports: from Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 5-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down. YEMEN, GAZA, LEBANON and WEST BANK entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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NEWER Ukraine declares readiness to announce 30-day ceasefire with Russia starting Monday, by Elena Teslova | Anadolu Agency MOSCOW — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said today his country is ready to declare a 30-day ceasefire with Russia starting Monday — that the step was coordinated at today’s meeting of the leaders of Germany, France, Poland, the UK, and Ukraine in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine and its allies push for a 30-day ceasefire starting Monday, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — In a show of unity in Kyiv on Saturday, leaders from France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland threatened to ratchet up pressure if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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After ceasefire demand, Kremlin calls European statements ‘confrontational.’ From Reuters. MOSCOW — “We hear many contradictory statements from Europe,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today. “They are generally confrontational in nature rather than aimed at trying to revive our relations. Nothing more.” READ MORE . . .
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Russia and Ukraine blame each other as fighting continues despite Moscow’s truce. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia said today fighting had been taking place in four regions of Ukraine despite this week’s unilateral ceasefire by Moscow, saying its troops had been forced to respond to Ukrainian attacks. Ukraine says Russia has continued . . . READ MORE . . .
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Long-range Russian attacks continue to kill Ukrainians amid ceasefire deadlock, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russia has continued its military campaign two months after a U.S-proposed 30-day ceasefire tentatively accepted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, maintaining attacks along the roughly 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) front line and targeting civilian infrastructure. Click HERE for report including map.
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Russia continues to attack Ukraine while Victory Day celebrations underway in Moscow. From the Kyiv Independent. Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine with guided aerial bombs despite a three-day ceasefire on Victory Day, Ukraine’s Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainska Pravda on Friday. While the Kremlin unilaterally announced a truce from May 8–11 . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 9 Trump to Putin and Zelensky: ‘Get this war ended. From Reuters. WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to “get this war ended” in Ukraine as he pushes for a 30-day ceasefire. Asked what his message to Putin is in the wake of a warning from the U.S. embassy in Kyiv about . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 9 What is the special tribunal for Ukraine that world leaders have backed? by Molly Quell and Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Some 40 world leaders announced their support Friday for the creation of a new international court to prosecute those most responsible for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal would aims to . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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FROM MAY 9 Germany backs Trump’s call for 30-day ‘unconditional’ Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. From Anadolu Agency. BERLIN — Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday voiced support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a 30-day “unconditional” ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking in Brussels, Merz said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 9 Kremlin says necessary to clarify what Merz means when speaking about ceasefire in Ukraine. From Tass. MOSCOW — The words by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on possible start of a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine this weekend should be clarified, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 8 Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own truce over 700 times as Kyiv ratifies U.S. minerals deal, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks on their forces Thursday on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian lawmakers unanimously approved a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. READ MORE . . .
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