Update about the situation, Sunday 18 May at 9 p.m.
The American vice-president JD Vance received VolodyMyr Zelensky in Rome. The two men spoke “The situation at the front, preparations for the exchange of Monday [entre Trump et Poutine]The possibility of sanctions against Russia in the absence of results, a cease -the fire ”According to a source close to the Ukrainian presidency.
The Ukrainian president was also received by Pope Léon XIV. “Ukraine is finally waiting for negotiations on just and permanent peace”The new pope said earlier, after mass that marked the start of his pontificate.
Vladimir Putin repeated his willingness to “eliminate” the “causes” of the conflict in UkraineTwo days after the first conversations with KYIV since 2022, who have not led to a truce.
The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, announced that he wanted to speak with Donald Trump with Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron before the interview of the American president with Vladimir Putinto “Prepare” This phone exchange, planned for tomorrow.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported on Sunday morning 273 Russian attacks, since Saturday afternoon, performed using Shahed -Type Drones and “Imitative drones” (Lokt) And said he had shot 88. The Russian Ministry of Defense, for his part, said that he destroyed 25 Ukrainian drones above his territory.
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