(2025-05-17). Ukraine has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in arms buys: Report. presstv.ir Ukraine has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in botched arms purchases, says a report by the Financial Times newspaper.
(2025-05-17). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine talks. america.cgtn.com 
A Russian official says Moscow and Kyiv agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, marking their biggest prisoner swap since the start of the conflict. The news comes as peace talks got underway in Istanbul, lasting under two hours, with no apparent sign of progress in narrowing the gap between the sides. | A back and forth between Kyiv, Moscow and Washington hinted at the possibility of a three-way meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelenskyy. But that failed to materialize, leaving the Ukrainian side frustrated, and the talks to lower-level delegations. The question remains — what happens next? | To di…
(2025-05-17). Russia, Ukraine agree on large-scale POW swap, further talks in Istanbul. independent.co.ug 
ISTANBUL, TURKEY | Xinhua | Delegations of Russia and Ukraine concluded their meeting in Türkiye's Istanbul on Friday, agreeing to hold a new round of negotiations and have a large-scale prisoner exchange. As a key outcome of the two-hour talks, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 people from each side. According …
(2025-05-17). "The mining agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States illustrates the desire of US capital for unrestricted access to Ukrainian mineral resources." cadtm.org
(2025-05-17). Russia demanded Ukraine to cede more territory at Turkey talks. newarab.com 
(2025-05-16). Ukraine before the war: Visiting Soviet Kiev in 1974. peoplesworld.org 
With ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia underway in Turkey, even as the fighting continues in the east, retired People's World Editor Tim Wheeler shares his memories of visiting Kiev in 1974. At the time, the city was the capital of the Ukrainian SSR, one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union. I will …
(2025-05-16). 3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Leftists Fight for Labor Rights Under Martial Law. truthout.org As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, Ukraine's left-wing community is continuing its work fighting both neoliberalism and Russian aggression. Sotsialnyi Rukh or "Social Movement" is Ukraine's largest and oldest democratic socialist organization. Founded in the aftermath of the Euromaidan protests of 2013-14, Sotsialnyi Rukh has held steadfast to its principled leftist… |
(2025-05-16). Diplomacy Watch: Istanbul talks postponed and 'in shambles'. responsiblestatecraft.org 
The highly anticipated peace talks in Turkey
(2025-05-16). The geopolitical future of Ukraine four possible scenarios for. onlineopinion.com.au The most probable outcome for 2025—2026 is a continued stalemate, where neither Ukraine nor Russia achieves a decisive military victory.
(2025-05-16). Ukraine Situation Report: Third F-16 Viper Lost. twz.com 
A Ukrainian "According to preliminary data, the pilot destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon," the Ukrainian Air Force stated on Telegram. "However, an emergency situation arose on board. The pilot took the plane away from the settlement and successfully ejected." | Ukraine has lost…
(2025-05-16). Ukraine War Day Macron The Mason? Part II. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
(2025-05-16). Almost 33,000 Ukrainian citizens arrive in Belarus since 2025 year-start. eng.belta.by Belarus has admitted 32,851 citizens of Ukraine since the start of 2025. | Of them 16 people crossed the Ukraine-Belarus border, 26,129 came from | Poland, 6,328 from Lithuania, and 378 from Latvia.
(2025-05-16). Russia and Ukraine Agree to Prisoner Swap At Istanbul Talks. news.antiwar.com Moscow and Kiev each agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war during Friday's peace talks in Istanbul, the first direct sit-down between the warring states in more than three years. Little progress was made toward a broader truce, however. Speaking after the meeting, Russia's chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, said he was "satisfied" with the first …
(2025-05-16). While Trump Speaks of Ukraine Peace, Washington Opens a Second Front Against Putin. globalresearch.ca The US House of Representatives Has Passed the MEGOBARI Act (HR 36) that places Georgia, now an independent country and once a province of the Soviet Union, under American protection. Washington has to protect free and fair elections in Georgia …
(2025-05-16). The Odessa Moment. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca Russia has informed Ukraine of its baseline condition for conflict termination—the withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from the territory of lands which, from the perspective of the Russian Constitution, constitute part of Mother Russia. These include Kherson, Zaporozhia, Donetsk and …
(2025-05-16). Donald Trump Now Owns the Ukraine War. globalresearch.ca "It's not my war." —Donald Trump (on board Air Force One on April 25) | President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that the Ukraine War is Joe Biden's, not his. But now the Ukraine war belongs to Trump. He can no …
(2025-05-16). Russia and Ukraine finalize their talks in Türkiye. defenddemocracy.press Russia and Ukraine conclude talks in Istanbul, with plans for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange and uncertainty over future negotiations. May 16, 2025 The discussions between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations have concluded as of Friday, though it remains uncertain whether the talks will continue, according to a source familiar with the situation who spoke to …
(2025-05-16). We Reject Any Israel-Ecuador "Cooperation" In Our Name / Desde CPAZ DDHH: Rechazamos Cualquier "Cooperación" Israel-Ecuador En Nuestro Nombre. worldbeyondwar.org 
By CPAZ (Coordinator for Peace, Sovereignty, Integration and Non-Interference), World BEYOND War, May 15, 2025 | Español Abajo | The saying "God brings them up and they join together" symbolically and literally alludes to the meeting of people with similar political-ideological position as recently happened in the Middle East where the Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa established "cooperation agreements" with the government of Benjamin Netanyahu accused of genocide against the Palestinian population, and "coincidentally" the U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the region to refine his strategy of "voluntar…
(2025-05-16). California Educators Sync Up Negotiations For More Leverage. popularresistance.org Public school educators in 32 union locals across California are joining forces to maximize their power in a campaign called "We Can't Wait." It covers 77,000 educators—about a quarter of the California Teachers Association's total membership—serving a million students. | The campaign started with 11 locals that worked to align their contract expiration dates for the end of June: Anaheim, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Natomas, Oakland, Richmond, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Twin Rivers. And it quickly spread from there. | Locals have organized educators to sign onto the campaign's plat…
(2025-05-16). Anatomy of a social crime: How financial speculation shuttered Crozer Health in Chester, Pennsylvania. wsws.org The bankruptcy of healthcare service provider Prospect Medical Holdings has revealed the real face of the capitalist system's subordination of public health to market forces, leaving an entire community to fend for itself without life saving services.
(2025-05-16). Denmark's "Politiken" Newspaper Bases Its China Smear Campaign on Sources Financed by the CIA, the US, the EU and NATO Countries. globalresearch.ca The development — or decline — of the Danish daily newspaper Politiken as a quality newspaper in the field of foreign policy pains me. Allow me a personal, somewhat nostalgic introduction. I wrote frequently for Politiken from 1971 to 1994. …
(2025-05-16). Venezuela Thanks UNICEF for Efforts in Return of Two-Year-Old Maikelys. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government has thanked the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for its role in facilitating the return of Maikelys Espinoza, the two-year-old girl separated from her mother by the government of the US empire before being repatriated. | On Thursday, May 15, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez met with Gianluca Rampolla, the coordinator of the United Nations (UN), in Caracas to highlight the agency's efforts. | "In a meeting with Ambassador Gianluca Rampolla, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Venezuela," the vice president wrote on social media, "we conveyed President Nic…