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![Youth rowers on the water at a European rowing regatta — Russian U‑19 crew misses the 2025 championship after refusing to sign an anti‑war declaration. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rus-300x165.webp)
Russian rowers officially refused to confirm they had not support Russia’s war against Ukraine
Russian rowers who qualified for the 2025 European U‑19 Rowing Championships in Poland will miss the event after refusing to sign a declaration renouncing support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and related political conditions imposed by hosts and organizers. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 13, 2025
![Line of freight trucks halted at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing as Polish carriers protest and withdraw from the e-queue amid a blockade. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/kordon-300x171.webp)
Ukraine Border is Blocked by Polish Protesters Again
Polish hauliers have blocked the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint on the Poland-Ukraine border in protest against Ukraine’s new electronic queue system, stopping normal truck traffic and forcing many carriers to withdraw from the queue en masse as freight flows stall. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 13, 2025

Scholz’s party supports lifting U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream-2
Germany’s governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) is reportedly backing the idea of lifting U.S. sanctions linked to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline — a move that could reshape transatlantic energy politics and Berlin’s stance toward Russia. SPD leaders have historically supported the pipeline and sought eased sanctions tied to it.…
May 13, 2025

Ukrainian drones struck two Russian airfields: Shaikovka and Kubinka
Ukrainian attack drones struck Russia’s Shaikovka and Kubinka airfields deep inside enemy territory, targeting Tu-22M3 bombers, Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters during the ongoing war.
May 13, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war updates as of May 13, 2025
Ukraine reports 166 combat clashes and 78 Russian airstrikes on May 13, 2025, repelling multiple attacks and inflicting heavy losses, as the war enters its 1,175th day. EMPR.media provides the full update.
May 13, 2025

Negotiations with Russia must take place in the presence of international partners so that Putin cannot distort Ukraine’s position
Ex-Ukrainian FM Ohryzko says any negotiations with Russia must include international partners so Putin can’t distort Kyiv’s stance — a bold take on peace talks and global diplomacy.
May 12, 2025

Germany says Russia needs to respond to ceasefire in Ukraine offer by end day or face sanctions
Germany warns Russia to answer a Ukraine ceasefire offer by day’s end — or face new sanctions as Western leaders amp up pressure for peace and punitive measures against Moscow.
May 12, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war updates as of May 12, 2025
May 12 2025 war update: intense fighting with 65 air strikes, 3,443 drone sorties and 155 clashes. Ukrainian forces repel attacks while inflicting heavy Russian losses on multiple fronts.
May 12, 2025

Ukraine has issued a démarche to the countries whose representatives attended the military parade in Moscow
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned envoys from countries whose representatives attended the Moscow Victory Day parade, lodging a formal demarche over diplomatic support for Russia.
May 10, 2025

WTA, everything okay? Ukrainian tennis player stripped of points for trophy in Italy
Ukrainian player Oleksandra Oliynykova won an Italian title but was fined and had points removed by the WTA because her team missed a deadline email — father was on a combat mission. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
May 9, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war updates as of May 9, 2025
May 9 2025 war update: Russian troops continue offensive actions despite a declared Victory Day truce. Heavy assaults, drone strikes and frontline clashes mark the conflict. See details.
May 9, 2025
![Security Service of Ukraine agents detaining Hungarian military intelligence operatives accused of spying on Ukraine’s defence and population in Zakarpattia. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/sbu-300x185.webp)
For the first time in Ukraine’s history, the SBU has uncovered a Hungarian military intelligence network that was conducting espionage against our country
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network in Zakarpattia, detaining two alleged spies accused of gathering defence and socio‑political intelligence against Kyiv. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 9, 2025