🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺Macron said that Ukraine will not join NATO, so European troops should be stationed there.

"We cannot leave Ukraine alone. Since it will not join NATO, we offer alternative guarantees," he said.

Macron confirmed that they will not be deployed to the front line. The allies "will deploy their units on Ukrainian territory, but away from the front line, in strategically important points. We will conduct joint operations, thereby confirming our solidarity."

According to the French President, this is necessary "to create a deterrent effect."

"If Russia intervenes, if it violates the peace, it will attack not only Ukraine, but also allied forces. And that means it will become a factor capable of stopping it," Macron said.

Let us recall that Russia has repeatedly stated that it will not support the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine.

On Saturday in Kiev, Starmer and Macron made it clear that this issue has not yet been decided and will depend on agreements between Kiev and Moscow.

BREAKING:
🇬🇧🇺🇸❌🇷🇺🇧🇬-A UK court has sentenced six Bulgarian nationals for operating a Russian spy network on British soil, Reuters reports.

➡️The group was accused of gathering sensitive information, surveilling targets, and passing intelligence to Moscow over several years. Their operations included the use of fake documents and covert communication methods to support Russia’s geopolitical interests in Europe.

➡️This high-profile conviction marks a major escalation in Britain’s crackdown on foreign intelligence activity, particularly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing concerns over Kremlin-linked espionage across NATO states.

🇫🇷🇺🇦France has already given Ukraine "everything it could" and cannot increase supplies - Macron

🇷🇺🇺🇦Reading the morning press and Zelensky's statements, as well as all the shenanigans that are playing along with him, I came to the following conclusion:

They are trying to manipulate public opinion through the press and present everything in such a way that Putin will definitely not come and he could be blamed for the breakdown of the negotiations, demonstratively selling it to Trump. Like, look, we wanted it, but Putin is bad again.

🇱🇾Fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

🇱🇾Misrata declares general mobilization after reports of Haftar's forces moving west from Sirte.

Khafrat's vehicle columns were spotted at night.

The war in Libya is gaining new momentum.

🇪🇺🇷🇺❗️ The EU has approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia

The Financial Times claims that the measures will affect 149 oil tankers that the EU believes are linked to Russia's shadow fleet.

The restrictions will also apply to companies from third countries, including the UAE, Turkey, Serbia, Vietnam and Uzbekistan, which are suspected of helping Russia evade sanctions.

🇷🇺🇮🇷Iran and Russia are preparing for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Islamic Republic, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

"The Russian president's visit to Iran is in the long-term development plan for relations between the two countries. We are preparing, holding consultations with the Russian side on organizing [the visit], which will take place at the appropriate time," the diplomat told reporters.

🇭🇺🇺🇦❗️Hungarian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian drone near the border between the two countries.

According to the newspaper Magyar Hirlap, the country's authorities suspect that the device could have been used by Ukrainian special services for intelligence purposes. According to the newspaper, the drone was detected by radar in Hungarian airspace.

According to intelligence sources, the incident is part of a months-long war between the secret services of Ukraine and Hungary, Magyar Hirlap noted. The newspaper specified that the incident occurred last week, but it became known only now. There have been no official statements from the Hungarian government on this matter.

🇮🇷🇺🇸❗️Iran is ready to sign a nuclear deal with President Donald Trump in exchange for lifting economic sanctions, Ali Shamkhani, a top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, told NBC News.

In exchange for the immediate lifting of all economic sanctions, Iran would agree never to produce nuclear weapons, get rid of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and agree to enrich uranium only to the lower levels needed for civilian use.

Iran would also allow international inspectors to monitor the process, the adviser said.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️Trump will not travel to Turkey to participate in talks between Russia and Ukraine — Reuters

🇷🇺🇺🇦Putin held a meeting yesterday evening to prepare the Russian delegation for today's negotiations with Ukraine, Peskov said.

In addition to members of the negotiating group, the meeting was attended by Ministers Lavrov and Belousov, heads of security agencies Zolotov, Shoigu, Gerasimov and Bortnikov, as well as commanders of troop groups in Ukraine.

🇷🇺🇺🇸Trump decided not to go to talks in Turkey after Putin refused to go there.

This was reported by a Fox News channel host.

"After it became known that Putin was not on the list of participants in the talks, American officials excluded the president [Trump] from the possible list of participants," the journalist said.

🇺🇸Trump's return to the White House brings his family billions in income, writes The New York Times.

In the last month alone, Trump's companies have raised at least $2 billion.

Trump is both the US commander in chief and a business partner with the governments of Serbia, the UAE and Oman. The White House says the companies are run by his sons and there is no conflict of interest.

"Legally, that's true. But Trump still gets rich from it all. And that leaves incentives for the president to repay his business partners with policy decisions designed to help them, which is what defines legal corruption," the NYT writes.

Let us recall that Qatar recently presented Trump with a luxury jet.

🇵🇰🇮🇳India and Pakistan have agreed to extend the ceasefire until May 18, Pakistan's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said.

🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️The Russian delegation has been waiting for its Ukrainian counterparts in Istanbul since the morning, but they are not here yet, Peskov said

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️Trump said that in the issue of settling the Ukrainian conflict, "nothing will happen" until he meets with Putin

🇺🇦🇷🇺❗️Zelensky refused to participate in today's talks: he will simply send a Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul — AFP

🇺🇦🇷🇺❗️Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine may take place on Thursday evening or as early as Friday due to uncertainty regarding their terms