Germany's defence minister arrives in Kyiv
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visited Kyiv on 11 May to discuss expanding defence cooperation and joint drone development projects.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visited Kyiv on 11 May to discuss expanding defence cooperation and joint drone development projects.

Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced his resignation following incidents involving drones entering the country’s airspace from Russia. Spruds said in a post on X on Sunday, May 10, that he was taking responsibility for the drone incidents.
Donald Trump said five foreign political prisoners had been released from prisons in Belarus and Russia, thanking Alexander Lukashenko for what he called “cooperation and friendship” in a post on Truth Social on May 11.

Over three years, North Korea received from Russia an amount equal to half of the country’s annual GDP in exchange for weapons and troops.
Ukraine may receive the first payments from the EU €90 billion loan as early as next week.