Liliana Oleniak

12 hours ago | newsukraine.rbc.ua | Roman Kot |Liliana Oleniak

Election rally in Poland (photo: Getty Images)This Sunday, May 18, presidential elections will be held in Poland, one of the most important European countries for Ukraine. Read RBC-Ukraine's article to find out who might replace the current president, Andrzej Duda, and what the key candidates' positions are on supporting Ukraine. In addition to its hostile eastern and northern neighbors, Ukraine is facing more and more problems on its western borders.

14 hours ago | newsukraine.rbc.ua | Liliana Oleniak

"On May 16, 2025, at about 3:30 a.m. Kyiv time, we lost contact with the F-16 aircraft. The Ukrainian fighter was repelling a Russian air attack," the Ukrainian military said. According to preliminary data, the Ukrainian pilot destroyed 3 Russian air targets and was already working on the 4th, using an aircraft cannon. "However, an emergency arose on board. The pilot took the aircraft away from the settlement and successfully ejected.

1 day ago | newsukraine.rbc.ua | Liliana Oleniak

Journalists asked the US president if he was disappointed with the level of the delegation that the Russians sent for talks with Ukraine, which did not include Putin. "I’m not disappointed. Why would I be?.. I know nothing about a delegation, I haven’t even checked," Trump said. At the same time, the American leader is confident that negotiations on Ukraine will not move forward until he meets with Putin. "Nothing’s gonna happen until Putin and I get together, ok?

1 day ago | newsukraine.rbc.ua | Liliana Oleniak

The newly elected Pope met with the communities of the Eastern Catholic Churches. According to the Coordination Center, the delegation of believers led by the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, was the largest and most active among the participants. With the assistance of the Coordination Center and the Embassy of Ukraine to the Holy See and the Order of Malta, a representative of the families of the captured soldiers attended the meeting with the pontiff.

1 day ago | newsukraine.rbc.ua | Liliana Oleniak

Merz says that, at the level of heads of state and government, they had agreed that all possibilities must now be exhausted. He stated that they were discussing further sanctions in the energy and banking sectors, additional measures on assets, and sanctions against individuals, and that they were working on this with their European partners. Answering the question of whether it was a question of confiscation of Russia's frozen assets, he says that this issue is currently being clarified.