Syria is going to abandon the print of banknotes of a new model in Russia. The country's authorities plan to establish cooperation in this area with the United Arab Emirates and Germany, Reuters reports citing sources. Syrian authorities have been studying the possibilities for the seal of bills in the UAE and Germany for some time. The efforts of officials in this direction were activated after the European Union softened sanctions against Damascus in February.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (MUS) Karim Khan went on an administrative vacation until the investigation was completed in connection with accusations of harassment, Reuters reports citing a court office. In a letter to the employees, whom the agency got acquainted, Khan stated that his decision to go on vacation is associated with growing pressure in the media. The lawyers of the chief prosecutor of the Mus rejected the accusations of harassment against their client.

The former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink decided to resign from her post because of disagreement with the policy of US President Donald Trump against Kyiv and Moscow. She talked about this in a column for the publication of Detroit Free Press. Brink was a diplomat for almost 30 years under five US presidents - both democrats and republicans.

Answers Tatyana Stanaya (Carnegie Politika) Alexander Ryumin / TASS / Profimedia chief of GRU Igor Kostyukov, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, assistant to the President of Russia Vladimir Medinsky and the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Galuzin. May 15, 2025 Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia were doomed to failure from the very beginning. Moreover, in fact, they do not need any or the other side, according to political scientist Tatyana Stanovaya.

The former Moscow municipal deputy Alexei Gorinov discovered the centers of tuberculosis, the lawyer of the political prisoner Katerina Tertukhina told Novaya Gazeta. The defender said that on May 10, Gorinov was taken out of the Vladimir pre -trial detention center and now he is in the Novosibirsk insulator. During the stage, the political prisoner fell ill. Gorinov said that he did not sleep for three nights, he has nausea, weakness, cough, shortness of breath, and he cannot raise things.

A brief retelling of his “historical” lectures: England and France are to blame for everything, and the Swedes were going to fight with Russia “until the last Swede” Many say that supposedly, a truce is necessary, and then negotiations on the achievement of peace. So say people who do not know history at all. As Napoleon said , war and negotiations are underway at the same time. The story is repeated in an amazing way. Remember the Soviet-Finnish war.

Ukraine and Russia talked directly for the first time in three years. That's how it was Ramil Sitdikov / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia members of the Russian delegation at negotiations in Istanbul. The second on the right is the head of the delegation, assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky. May 16, 2025 Direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were held in Istanbul - the first since March 2022 .

The district court in New York sentenced the 27-year-old resident of New Jersey Hadi Matar to 25 years in prison in the case of an attack on the British writer Salman Rushdi. It is reported by The Guardian. The trial took place since February 10 in the Chalotokva district (New York). On February 21, the jury found Matara guilty of the attempt on the murder. The lawyer of Matara Andrew Brotigan, speaking to the jury, said that the prosecution did not prove that his client intended to kill Rushdi.

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation updated the register of "foreign agents".

During negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, the Russian delegation was threatened with the capture of the Kharkov and Sumy regions. This was announced by the correspondent of The Economist Oliver Carroll with reference to the "informed source". According to him, the Russian delegation said that Moscow would agree to a ceasefire only if Ukraine withdraws its troops from four regions annexed by Russia. “Moscow also threatened to capture two more [areas] - Kharkov and Sumy,” writes Carroll.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister Cyrus Starmer held a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump shortly after the completion of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul. According to Zelensky, the leaders discussed the negotiations. He noted that Ukraine is ready “for the fastest steps” for the sake of the real world.

Russia and Ukraine agreed in Istanbul to present their "vision of a possible future ceasefire." This was stated by the head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky following the results of negotiations. “We agreed that each party would present its vision of a possible future ceasefire, prescribe this in detail. After such a vision is presented, we believe it is appropriate, it is also agreed on this, - to continue our negotiations, ”Medinsky said.

In the near future, an exchange of prisoners according to the “1000 per 1000” formula may pass between Russia and Ukraine. This was announced after negotiations in Istanbul by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov, reports RBC-Ukraine. “We know the date, but so far we will not tell it,” he said. According to Umarov, the negotiations discussed the “all modalities” of the ceasefire. The head of the Ukrainian delegation promised to report the details later.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that there is not a single person who makes decisions in Russia as part of the Russian delegation in Istanbul. He wrote about this in his telegram channel shortly after the news of the completion of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations.

Negotiations of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul ended, TASS and CNN reported with reference to sources. The meeting lasted almost two hours, clarifies RIA Novosti. At the same time, the source of Interfax reports that the parties only took a “pause” in negotiations. Updated . The TASS source said that the delegations have finally dispersed and are preparing to make statements for the press. Details of negotiations are still unknown.