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⚡️ Russia declares Amnesty International an 'undesirable organization.' kyivindependent.com/russia-declare…

⚡️ Ukrainian detained in Poland for allegedly smuggling migrants across Belarus border. Polish officers stopped a Mazda car for inspection and discovered the 36-year-old Ukrainian woman behind the wheel, along with five Afghan nationals in the vehicle, the Polish police said.

⚡️ EU members preliminarily agree to launch 150-billion-euro defense fund, source says. The new mechanism, proposed by the European Commission in March, will allow member states to borrow money from the EU to purchase weapons and military equipment. kyivindependent.com/eu-countries-p…

Gosha Rubchinskiy is not just a second-rate photographer — despite his claims to be 'beyond ideology,' his work promotes pro-Russian narratives. My latest for The Kyiv Independent. kyivindependent.com/aestheticized-…

Russian photographer and fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy’s new book “Victory Day” was included at the Photo London Festival, aestheticizing a war founded on violent falsehoods. kyivindependent.com/aestheticized-…

⚡️ EU coordinating next Russia sanctions with US, Germany says. Washington's participation in a potential sanctions package would be "very central," German government spokesperson Stefan Cornelius said. kyivindependent.com/eu-coordinatin…

⚡️ 'Need to put pressure on Russia to end the war,' Zelensky says hours before Trump-Putin call. President Volodymyr Zelensky met with top officials on May 19 to evaluate the outcome of Ukraine-Russia negotiations held in Istanbul last week. kyivindependent.com/hours-before-t…

The Kyiv Independent sat down with Farkas at the Kyiv Security Forum on May 8 to ask her if that worst-case scenario had come true, or if there was still some hope left for Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/we-arent-there…

⚡️ Trump calls Putin after Istanbul Ukraine peace talks, Russian media reports. The call comes days after largely inconclusive negotiations in Istanbul, where Russia sent a delegation of low-level officials and reiterated sweeping territorial demands. kyivindependent.com/trump-putin-ca…

The global youth aid agency SOS Children’s Villages bring mental health services to children in various rural settlements. These small communities closer to the battle lines often have the least access to mental healthcare in all of Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/ukraines-menta…

⚡️ 'It's our land' — Zelensky responds to Putin's call with Trump, Russia's Ukraine ceasefire demands. "It means that they don't want peace… if they demand what they know we won't agree to," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. kyivindependent.com/its-our-land-u…

⚡️Zelensky dismisses Putin's demand to withdraw troops from 4 Ukrainian regions. "It means that they (Russia) don't want peace," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "If they demand what they know we won't agree to," he added. kyivindependent.com/zelensky-dismi…

⚡️'Strong EU sanctions' coming soon, US expected to sanction Russian banks, energy, Zelensky says. The EU is preparing an important sanctions package against Russia as Moscow continues to refuse a ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 19. kyivindependent.com/strong-eu-sanc…