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US President Rubio will journey to Ukraine talks to Turkey this week. Defense Minister Pistorius sees no will to barter a couple of ceasefire in Russia’s President Putin.

More than three years because the starting of the Ukraine War, round 350 male Russians have obtained asylum or safety in Germany. This reveals a response from the Federal Ministry of the Interior to a query of the Left Party, about which the Funke media group studies.

From the start of 2022 to April 2025, 6,374 Russian males between the ages of 18 and 45 utilized for asylum in Germany. 349 of them have been acknowledged as a refugee or entitled to asylum, obtained subsidiary safety or fell below a ban on deportation. The majority of the asylum purposes have been rejected or was finished based on the knowledge.

According to the deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Julia Swyrydenko, the nation has accomplished all the required steps to finance the mineral settlement, together with the institution of an funding fund with the USA. “Another milestone on the way to the start of the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund: Ukraine has completed all the necessary procedures on time,” wrote Swrydenko on social media. A notice that certifies the conclusion of the method was handed over to the US ambassador in Ukraine, Julie Davis, mentioned Swrydenko.

The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj claims to satisfy “Probably” on Sunday Pope Leo XIV. “He will probably meet on Sunday, if it works” with the brand new head of the Catholic Church, Selenskyj mentioned to journalists in Kiev on Tuesday, with out naming the place of such a gathering. “But we don’t yet know how this week will end,” he added with a view to attainable ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday.

US President Marco Rubio will journey to Turkey for talks concerning the Ukraine War this week. “The talks will take place in Turkey this week, probably on Thursday, and they could lead to good results,” mentioned Trump in Riad on Tuesday. “Marco (Rubio) will be there,” added the US President.

A consultant of the US State Department mentioned Rubio was anticipated to be anticipated in Istanbul on Friday. On Thursday, he could have talks in Antalya on the event of a gathering of the NATO international ministers. In Antalya, the Foreign Minister of the NATO member states will come collectively for casual discussions from Wednesday. At the two-day assembly, the preparation of the NATO summit within the Hague is the main target on the finish of June.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius sees no will to barter a couple of ceasefire in Ukraine with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. “He does not want to negotiate, he wants to continue bombing and fighting and making a terrain,” mentioned Pistorius on ZDF.

Pistorius replied when requested whether or not the Russia have been threatened new sanctions a bluff of the Europeans: “I don’t assume that.” Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the opposite heads of state and authorities have made it very clear that “there must be sanctions and reactions and will give if this ceasefire is not adhered to or not even started”.

The Ukrainian President Selenskyj desires to barter Russia in Turkey – and based on his message, initially travels to Ankara earlier than going to Istanbul. According to Chancellor Merz, a ceasefire hangs to President Putin.