(2025-05-21). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-05-21). Defending Europe without the United States. asiatimes.com 
Some 35 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it took President Vladimir Putin's attempt to impose Russian hegemony on Ukraine to galvanize the Europeans into coming to terms with a geopolitical reality that until recently they had done their best to ignore: The global balance of power has changed and the United States …
(2025-05-21). U.S.' detached stance on Ukraine conflict seen after Trump-Putin talks. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists following a phone call with US President Donald Trump at the Sirius educational center near Sochi in the Krasnodar region, Russia, May 19, 2025.
(2025-05-21). Rooting Out The Root Causes In Ukraine. popularresistance.org After a two-hour telephone call between the presidents of Russia and the United States on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said: | I would like to emphasize once again that the conversation was very constructive, and I rate it highly. The question, of course, is for the Russian and Ukrainian sides to show maximum desire for peace and find compromises that would suit all parties. At the same time,I would like to note that Russia's position is generally clear. The main thing for us is to eliminate the root causes of this crisis. | It should be no mystery to Western leaders, media and the public what those root caus…
(2025-05-21). 3 years into war, Ukrainian leftists fight for labor rights under martial law. internationalviewpoint.org Ukrainian leftists face a double bind, caught between anti-labor governance in Ukraine and military attacks from Russia. | – | / |
(2025-05-21). Pope Leo steps into Ukraine war with offer to host talks. geo.tv 
Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves the basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in Rome, Italy, May 20, 2025. — Reuters ROME: Pope Leo XIV has offered to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed…
(2025-05-21). Zelensky accuses Russia of buying time to stall peace talks. geo.tv 
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group ahead of a two-day NATO Defense Ministers Council at the alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2023. — ReutersUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on…
(2025-05-21). Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul; Erdoƒüan at the European Political Community Summit; Galatasaray: the month May belongs to us. unitedworldint.com Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week in Türkiye, the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul were at the forefront of the agenda. Besides hosting the meetings, Türkiye put in significant effort to bring the two sides together. Another important item of the agenda was President Erdoƒüan's participation and talks in the European …
(2025-05-21). No to the Russian-US plan to annex Ukraine! internationalviewpoint.org "If we want to avoid the worst-case scenario, namely Ukraine's defeat and the strengthening of Russian neo-fascism, international solidarity must be stronger than ever." | – | / |
(2025-05-21). "For the Neofascists, the Law of the Jungle is the Only One That Makes Sense" internationalviewpoint.org Where did the "global neofascist axis" come from, and where is it going? What destabilizing effects might Russia's war in Ukraine have? Ilya Budraitskis and Gilbert Achcar discuss the current conjuncture | – | / |
(2025-05-21). Video: Former Ukraine MP killed in a shooting in Madrid. albawaba.com
(2025-05-21). "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