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20:30: At least 12 people have been killed and around sixty others injured on Thursday in a massive attack of Russian drones and missiles, forty-eight hours after a truce between Moscow and Kiev expired.
Russia is openly mocking peace efforts, says Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
The number of detainees in Russia has decreased by over 180,000 in five years, partly because Moscow sent prisoners to fight in Ukraine, explained Arkadi Gostiev, head of the penal administration.
“These forces are the most powerful in Europe,” says Marco Rubio
In an interview with Fox News, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that “the Ukrainian armed forces are currently the most powerful in Europe.”
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces are the strongest and most powerful armed forces in all of Europe right now.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to Fox News today
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“Moscow escalates rather than negotiates,” laments German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Massive Russian bombings in Kiev on Wednesday and Thursday show that Moscow is choosing escalation over negotiation, stated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on social media X, emphasizing that “We continue to stand with Ukraine. Kyiv and its partners remain ready for talks on a just peace. Russia keeps waging war.”
Russia’s heaviest attacks on Ukraine in a long time send a clear message: Moscow is choosing escalation over negotiation. We continue to stand with Ukraine. Kyiv and its partners remain ready for talks on a just peace. Russia keeps waging war.
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (@bundeskanzler) May 14, 2026
