Poutine suggests that the war in Ukraine is “coming to an end”
Vladimir Putin estimated on Saturday that the war in Ukraine was coming to an end. During an exchange with journalists after the celebrations of May 9, commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, the Russian president was asked about Western support for Ukraine. He affirmed, “A globalist faction of Western elites is fighting us through the Ukrainians,” disregarding the fact that “it is Russia that launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022,” as noted by The Kyiv Independent. “I think it is coming to an end, but the situation remains serious,” he added. Vladimir Putin also stated that he was ready to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a third country—an unprecedented move since the start of hostilities—but only to sign a final peace agreement, not to engage in direct negotiations.
Brazil: Supreme Court suspends a law reducing Bolsonaro’s prison sentence – The Supreme Court of Brazil suspended on Saturday the application of a law, approved in December by Parliament, that could “reduce the sentences of former president Jair Bolsonaro and others convicted of attempting a coup,” according to Folha de Sao Paulo. The law had been censored by left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but lawmakers overturned the presidential veto in late April, and the law was promulgated on Friday. Justice Alexandre de Moraes stated that it was necessary to wait for “the Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the text,” which is facing a number of “judicial challenges,” as reported by the Brazilian newspaper. “Once again, democracy is being shaken,” reacted Flavio Bolsonaro, senator and son of the former president.
United States: Person struck and killed by plane during takeoff – A Frontier Airlines plane “struck and killed an individual who had breached the perimeter fence and entered the runway of Denver International Airport (Colorado) late Friday night,” as reported by The Denver Post. The aircraft, bound for Los Angeles, was “accelerating for takeoff” at the time of the accident, which resulted in “a engine fire,” leading to the evacuation of the 224 passengers and seven crew members, and causing twelve injuries, according to the local American newspaper. Denver Airport clarified that the trespasser on the tarmac was not one of their employees. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that an investigation had been opened.
