Alexander Lukashenko

The Belarusian army has started military exercises right next to the border with Poland, a day after it was reported from Poland that there is a real fear of the country's conflict with Russia.

Belarusian mothers launched a flash mob to protest against the involvement of Belarusians in the Russian war against Ukraine. They put their children's toys in conspicuous places with paper sheets reading calls to stop the war. 

Meanwhile, self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko threatens Ukraine to join Russia in the war against Ukraine.

The war in Ukraine goes painfully on. After 4 months, the Russians show slow gains and have taken much of the Donbas, E Ukraine. In fact, if we count Crimea and the land along the south coast as well, Russia has grabbed almost 20% of Ukraine's land, and most of it is the most valuable, including where the wheat is grown.

At a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss the handover of missiles with nuclear weapons to Minsk.
These are systems that are technically capable of carrying various types of weapons, said the spokesman of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov.

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their gains in the east.

Associated Press journalists in Kiev saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians. Klitschko said two people were hospitalized with injuries.

Lavrov added that he would gladly accept the invitation of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to gather for talks on the territory of Belarus.
"I do not see any possibility for Ukraine to make any proposals, but we will not propose anything either. We presented our proposals a long time ago. Now the ball is on their side," Lavrov said.

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, says that a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is possible only if the topic is ending the war.
Europe says its stockpiles have been depleted after deliveries to Kyiv.

New evacuations from Mariupol, Putin apologizes to Israel, London increases military supplies to Kyiv. Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

The UN announced that there will be more evacuations from Mariupol today

"We did not invite any foreign leader to Victory Day. The fact is that this is not an anniversary date. This is our holiday, this is a holy holiday for all of Russia, for all Russians. But we did not invite foreign leaders," Peskov said.
Asked to clarify, he answered that the visit of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, on May 9 is not expected.

In the negotiations with the Russian Federation, Ukraine adheres to the Istanbul Communiqu and has not changed its positions, said the head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, David Arakhamia.
U.S. President Joseph Biden indirectly accused Vladimir Putin of genocide.