It's still Tuesday!

Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas at the press conference Check against delivery! Good afternoon. We had just a long but focused meeting of the foreign ministers. First, of course, we discussed Ukraine. Ministers, like always, heard directly from the Ukraini...

My full press remarks here ↓

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Daily U-turns, whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed, are reckless.

Transit through the Strait must remain free of charge.

The EU has reached the political agreement to widen our sanctions regime to also target those responsible for breaches to freedom of navigation. (1/2)

Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriages

“Israeli officials are effectively green-lighting the use of sexual violence, when they decide not to prosecute the most high-profile case, which is extremely well documented. There is a culture of accepting sexualised assault against Palestinians.“

This is how terror becomes systemic.

Volodymyr #Zelenskyy and António Costa Discussed the Unblocking of the €90 Billion #EU Financial Support Package

The Head of State emphasized that #Ukraine has delivered on what was requested

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Tõsised inimesed neh. Sellised juba nalja ei mõista. Panevad kõik putukad ja jalgratturid purki ning annavad mürki.

Phoenix UAV unit drones recorded the impact of a heavy Russian aerial bomb on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast

Russia strikes the city with artillery, multiple rocket launch systems (MLRS), as well as guided and unguided aerial bombs, every day
📹 Phoenix

However, we fully aware that so far, there are no signs of his willingness to choose peace.

We therefore also call on international community to increase pressure on Russia to finally end the killing and destruction, to support comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in line with UN Charter.

and work to create Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, and International Claims Commission for Ukraine.

We need to be clear in calling this a war of choice. We call again on Putin to finally end the war that he started.

Denmark at UN: There must be accountability for international crimes committed by Russia in this brutal campaign to destroy independent Ukraine.

Denmark fully supports efforts by International Criminal Court, Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine,

Still alive then? Pity.

Äkki teeb keegi nalja? Sebra pärast küsin.

🇺🇦Ukrainia authorities estimate more than 19,500 children have been forcibly removed.
🎯 🇺🇸
Congress MUST act HRes564

🛜 Zelensky: Restricting access to social networks in Russia is not about limiting criticism of Putin.

A large mobilization, that is, mobilization from central cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. The restrictions indicate that no one in Russia will accept mobilization of this level.

Where it fits:
#RapidRanger fills the gap between Ukraine's mobile fire groups and heavier, less mobile SAM systems — operating effectively in zones where radar can't see and other systems can't react fast enough. Ty GB 🇬🇧 5/end

Ukraine’s air defense has a new piece on the board.
British Rapid Ranger fills the gap between mobile fire teams and heavy, low-mobility SAM systems — protecting areas traditional radar can’t cover.
Light. Fast. Lethal. Already proven against Shaheds. What is is and does 🧵 1/

Overnight, Ukrainian forces struck "Samara" oil station in Russia’s Samara region. Facility is a key part of Russia’s oil transportation infrastructure.

Large-scale fire broke out at site. Drone attack damaged 5 tanks, each with capacity of 20,000 cubic meters of crude oil.

The European Union, #Ukraine, Canada and international partners will meet on 11 May 2026, in Brussels, for the high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.

Bringing Ukrainian children back home Check what the international community is doing to bring Ukrainian children back home.

Bringing Ukrainian children back home

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been unlawfully taken. The international community is uniting to return them.

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Heres the link:
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Ukraine to replace frontline troops with 25,000 ground robots Ukraine has started taking Russian position entirely with unmanned frontline ‘robots’.

Excellent! #Ukraine shows #Poland, #Finland, and the Baltic States, how to secure the #NATO's Eastern border! tvpworld.com/92806912/ukr... via @tvpworld.bsky.social

Russia's 'digital concentration camp' in occupied Ukraine is further cutting families off from each other Editor's note: The names of the people with relatives left in the Russian-occupied territories have been changed for security reasons. Communication between residents of Russian-occupied areas of Ukr...

Immer schärfere Restriktionen u.a. für Telegram durch die Besatzer führt dazu, dass die Kommunikation mit Angehörigen in besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine schwieriger wird. Oft war Telegram die einzige Verbindung für durch Okkupation getrennte Familien./Ki

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Russians Admit They Are Losing The War As Propaganda Facade Crumbles YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv

"UKRAINE IS OVERTAKING US" and other complaints by Russians as Ukraine rips apart Putin's world.

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#ToonieTuesday UPDATE French Translation 🪙✈️💙💛

Escaping the Drone Siege in the Humanitarian Catastrophe of Oleshki Zarina Zabrisky speaks to Ukrainians about the horrors of an underreported genocide taking place right now in the Russian-occupied part of the Kherson region

@zarinazabrisky.bsky.social berichtet über Oleshki - ein Ort unter Belagerung im TOT von Kherson. Die Menschen leiden Hunger, medizinische Versorgung gibt es nicht mehr, die Besatzer terrorisieren die Bewohner:innen mit Drohnen. Die Hölle auf Erden. Genozid./Ki

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Indeed, the claim to "having brought culture" is very common among muscovite chauvinists. We know what this "culture" means in reality.

Billionaire “efficiency” = secret chats, canceled grants, and no accountability.

This is what happens when Silicon Valley cosplay runs the government. 🙃

#InvestigateDOGE 🔍️

or of letting your teenage child go visit a friend. Imagine living like this. This is life in Ukraine.

In Sloviansk, anti-drone nets have been installed on public bus to protect against constant russian drone attacks.

Imagine the blood‑chilling experience of going to work every morning under such circumstances,

We must significantly tighten the sanctions. Or Ukraine will have to strike again.