News about military conflict
The European Union has started discussing possible ways to support Euroclear depository after the Russian court ruling on the recovery of losses related to the blocking of Russian assets.
Estonian authorities have installed fixed drone detection and monitoring equipment at three sections of the land border in the southeast of the country. This is according to a press release from the Estonian Ministry of the Interior.
US President Donald Trump has toughened his negotiating stance with Iran.
Kazakhstan has expressed readiness to accept Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% if the US and Iran reach an agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
A partial opening of the Strait of Hormuz may be imminent. But has a long-term solution to the conflict in the region become more likely?
The U.S. Institute for the Study of War (ISW) analyzed the Russian drone intrusion into Romania and concluded that “Putin now appears to be assuming the risk of causing civilian casualties in NATO countries. The alliance may be forced to enter into air defense agreements with Ukraine and Moldova to be able to defend its territory, regardless of whether Russian drone incursions are accidental or deliberate.”
Moldova will synchronize its diplomatic efforts with strategic partners in order to guarantee the full observance of its national interests when discussing the new regional security architecture. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi in an interview with the Eurosecuritate project.
Bitcoin rebounded to levels near $74,000 on Friday after falling to a near seven-week low in the previous session. Reports that the U.S. and Iran are close to extending a ceasefire agreement helped improve appetite for riskier assets.
The U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
The Moldovan leadership strongly condemned the drone attack on the city of Galati (Romania). The incident caused damage to a residential building, an explosion and subsequent fire.
A drone hit a residential high-rise building in the eastern Romanian city of Galati, the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said. The impact caused an explosion. A fire started in one of the apartments. According to preliminary information, two people were injured. About 70 residents were evacuated from the building, some of them left the building on their own.
In the morning of 28 May, many mass media published a statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kai Kallas that the US embassy was leaving Kiev. At the same time, the head of the European diplomacy emphasized that the embassies of the EU countries remained on the territory of Ukraine.
The EU has decided not yet to appoint a representative for possible talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump has said that no country in the world will be allowed to take control of the Strait of Hormuz.
After the change of the Czech government, the number of countries participating in the initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine has been halved.
Amid growing tensions between Kiev and Minsk, Ukrainian Commander of the Unmanned Systems Force Robert Brovdi issued a warning to Alexander Lukashenko and warned him against dragging Belarus deeper into the war.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that the conflict in Ukraine might end only in ten years and expressed hope that by that time Ukraine would retain its independence and sovereignty.
Latvia and Lithuania, following the European Union and a number of other EU countries, have summoned Russian ambassadors to protest against Russia’s threats to launch new massive strikes against Kiev and demands for foreigners and diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital.
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 27, at his Camp David country residence, where the key topic of discussion will be the situation around Iran and negotiations on a possible end to the conflict.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys told domestic television channel LRT that his threat to attack Kaliningrad if necessary came from a desire to show that the Baltic states “can defend themselves.”
