The move to curb anti-corruption agencies risked "endangering the values of freedom, democracy in our country and the future of our children," one Ukrainian told NBC News.

Vasily Astrov, expert on the Russian economy at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, told Newsweek that "inflation has really subsided markedly over the past few months. The outcome of this policy has been a marked cooling of domestic demand, with the welcome side effect of rapid disinflation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump has changed his mind about sending weapons to Ukraine.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Fox News on Tuesday that sanctioning Russian oil to end the Ukraine war is a "very real possibility."

Russia has advanced around Pokrovsk for many months, but has so far failed to entirely encircle or seize control of the city.

A law curbing the independence of anti-graft agencies triggered the first street protests of the war and rare rebukes from European allies.

The Bulava unit is part of Ukraine’s Presidential Brigade, which also performs ceremonial guard duties in Kyiv but mostly became a regular combat brigade after the 2022 invasion. Ignatukha and his men saw the war changing and got into drone technology, using their own salaries to buy equipment and build their skills.

Ukraine’s president proposed reviving talks brokered by the Trump administration, which seemed stalled a month ago.

THE LAND ITSELF BEARS THE SCARS OF WAR, WITH WHOLE AREAS IMPASSABLE BECAUSE OF LANDMINES. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF, JOHN GREENWALD, TOOK AN INDEPENDENT TRIP THERE IN THE SPRING. AND HE SHOWS US THE IMPACTS OF THE SECOND PART OF HIS WOUNDS OF WAR SERIES.

So far, 2 rounds of renewed direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been held in Turkish metropolis — on May 16 and June 2 - Anadolu Ajansı