War in Ukraine. The most important events of the last day

1172 days ago, Russia's armed invasion of Ukraine began. On the night of Saturday to Sunday, Vladimir Putin offered Ukraine to resume on May 15 in Istanbul without preliminary conditions of direct peace conversations, but a few hours later there was an attack of Russian drones on Kiev – Reuters said. Here are the most important events of the last day around the war in Ukraine.

> Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed from Saturday to Sunday Ukraine Resumption on May 15 in Istanbul without preliminary conditions of direct peace conversations. He emphasized that Russia proposes direct conversations with Ukraine in Istanbul in order to “eliminate the original causes of the conflict” and “restoring long -term, lasting peace”.

A few hours later, Ukraine's air defense units tried to repel the Russian drone attack on Kiev, as the city of Witalij Klitschko informed about. He also appealed to the residents about staying in shelters. Witnesses reported to Reuters that they had heard explosions in the capital.

> US President Steve Witkoff “broke the long -term protocol, not hiring his own translator during three high -level meetings with Vladimir Putin in Russia, deciding instead to use Russian translators” – say NBC News informants with knowledge about Witkoff's conversations. The American president's envoy conducted talks in Russia about Ukraine three times – in February, March and April this year.

The station points out that Witkoff does not speak Russian. Using the Kremlin translators, he risked that some nuances in Putin's messages would be overlooked and will not be able to independently verify what was said to him – the two former US ambassadors explained. “If, in the presence of Witkoff, Russian was spoke, he simply did not have the opportunity to know what was mentioned,” commented one of the interlocutors of NBC.

> Prime Minister Donald Tusk, president France Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer and the President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski called Russia in Kiev on Saturday for unconditional suspension of weapons from Monday to 30 days and joining peace conversations. The initiative was supported by leaders of about 30 countries of the “Coalitions of Volunteers” who merged with Kiev online. The proposal was also supported by US President Donald Trump.

> Ukraine and the countries of “Coalitions willing” demanded from Russia full and unconditional fights from Monday, May 12. If Moscow does not agree, sharp sanctions against its energy and banking sector are applied – the President of Ukraine said on Saturday.

> Earlier on Saturday, after the Kiev meeting of European leaders, spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Pieskow He accused the European countries that their statements were “contradictory” and “confrontational”, he also announced that Russia could not be intimidated with the threat of sanctions – Russian agencies, cited by Reuters and CTK.

> The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Hakan Fidan has transferred to European leaders that Ankara is ready to undertake the obligation to monitor the possible suspension of weapons in Ukraine, “Reuters said, citing a source in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

> According to the reports of “The New York Times”, on Friday a representative of the Congress announced that United States They approved the transfer of 125 long -range artillery shells and 100 Patriot shells by Germany. As Kyiv Independent reminds, weapons produced in America must not be exported without the consent of the US government.

> The airspace above one of the main Russian polygons of rocket troops, Kapustin Jar in the Astrakhane region, will be closed this Monday and Tuesday. This indicates the likelihood of Russia's use of the Ballistic Medicine Orieser – alerted Military Portals and Ukrainian truth on Saturday.

> In the near future, Iran plans to convey Russia to the short -range ballistic rockets Fath -360, which Moscow could use in the war against Ukraine, “Reuters said, citing two Western security officials, familiar with the case.

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