NATO defence ministers on 5 June 2025 approved new Alliance-wide capability targets to strengthen warfighting readiness, guide budgets and procurement, and balance burden-sharing. Priorities include air defence, long-range strike, munitions stocks, lift and logistics.
On May 6, Ukraine freed 205 defenders from Russian captivity in the fifth exchange of 2025 (64th since the full-scale war). The group spans multiple branches and fronts. Kyiv thanked the UAE for support and pledged medical care, pay, and reintegration for all.
Euromaidan Press reports that Washington, despite owning NATO’s largest Patriot fleet, is refusing to donate more batteries to Ukraine. Citing strained global deployments, the US urges European allies—possibly Greece—to fill the gap as it pivots to the Indo-Pacific.
Following a rare two-hour call, Donald Trump hailed an “excellent” talk with Vladimir Putin, but Moscow refused a 30-day, unconditional ceasefire that Kyiv had accepted. Trump floated Vatican-hosted talks and hinted the U.S. might step back if progress stalls.
The op-ed argues Trump aligned with Putin by urging talks before a ceasefire, pressing Zelensky to meet in Istanbul on May 15 despite Europe’s red line. It says Ukraine won’t concede territory, may walk away without guarantees, and expects Türkiye to mediate.,
Amid frenetic diplomacy, Zelenskyy invites Putin to meet in Istanbul but ties any talks to an immediate, lasting ceasefire. Europe backs a 30-day halt; Moscow resists and fires drones, exposing a hard gap between Ukraine’s demands, Western unity, and Russia’s terms.
On May 9, 2025, the Core Group of states formally backed creating a special tribunal to prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Meeting in Lviv, partners adopted the Lviv Statement and set a May 13–14 launch step via the Council of Europe in Luxembourg.
Using April 2025’s pace—about 68 square miles gained amid roughly 36,600 Russian casualties—Forbes calculates that fully conquering Ukraine would take until 2256 and cost around 101 million troops, underscoring the strategic absurdity of Moscow’s attritional approach.
Russia’s 30-hour Easter truce wasn’t a peace offer so much as a tactic: a rushed, unilateral pause designed to placate Washington, test Kyiv, and shape blame. With logistics unclear and attacks reported near the front, the move looked like narrative warfare, not diplomacy.
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