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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦#MarcoRubio stated that the #US will decide on a potential #Putin–#Trump meeting after the #Ukraine talks in #Istanbul. He expressed “no high expectations” for the current negotiations, adding: “The only way forward is with direct participation from Trump and Putin. The Russian delegation doesn’t suggest a real breakthrough.”

🇵🇰⚠️🇮🇳#India and #Pakistan have agreed to extend their ceasefire until May 18, according to Pakistani FM #IshaqDar. The extension follows renewed communication between the two countries’ militaries—a rare moment of coordination across a tense border.

🇺🇦⚠️🇷🇺CONFIRMED: #Putin will not attend the peace talks with #Ukraine scheduled for tomorrow in #Istanbul, the #Kremlin announced. #Zelensky had previously stated he would only participate if Putin was present, calling it “useless” to negotiate with any other Russian official. The Russian delegation will instead be led by: – Vladimir Medinski (Putin’s top adviser) – Mikhail Galuzin (Deputy FM) – Igor Kostiukov (GRU Director) – Alexander Fomin (Deputy Defense Minister)

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇨🇳The #US has sanctioned networks in #Iran, #China, and #HongKong for supporting #IRGC weapons production. 6 individuals and 12 entities were targeted for aiding #Iran’s ballistic missile program, particularly in producing carbon fiber. Among them: Iranian firms AFDCO, PKGB, NSMI; Chinese company Shanghai Tanchain and its executives; and a Hong Kong front company used to source materials from China and ship them to Iran on behalf of already-sanctioned entities.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺“Nothing’s going to happen until #Putin and I meet,” said #Trump, suggesting that real progress in the #Ukraine talks will only come through direct top-level negotiations.

🇮🇱🇵🇸Over 115 people were killed today in a wave of #Israeli airstrikes across the #Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. The surge in both the number and intensity of bombings suggests preparations are underway for a major offensive aimed at occupying the enclave.

🇮🇱🇵🇸#IDF reports that the 16th Brigade has completed its mission in northern #Gaza, operating in #Shejaiya and #DarajTuffah. Over the last two months, troops eliminated “numerous terrorists,” dismantled over 600 #Hamas infrastructure sites, and destroyed hundreds of meters of underground tunnels.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸#Peskov: ▪ A #Putin–#Trump meeting has not been discussed at a substantial level; ▪ Too early to say what level the next #Ukraine talks will reach or if Putin will join; ▪ The Russian delegation in #Istanbul will report progress “as required”; ▪ Putin defined the delegation’s negotiating stance at yesterday’s meeting; ▪ All commanders in the Special Military Operation briefed him on the frontline situation. 🔗TASS

🇵🇸🇮🇱The #IDF killed at least five #Palestinian gunmen this morning in the West Bank town of #Tamun. In nearby #Tubas, undercover police raided an apartment hiding the leader of a “local terrorist network.” Several arrests were made. The operation follows yesterday’s shooting that killed an Israeli woman.

🇺🇦🇹🇷#Zelensky will not take part in the upcoming negotiations, as he will be in #Ankara meeting with President #Erdoğan at that time. According to Ukrainian officials cited by the Wall Street Journal, the talks will focus solely on a potential 30-day #ceasefire.