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20250515             Donnerstag, 15. Mai 2025
20250515             Russlands Angriffskrieg: Putin reist nicht zu Ukrainegipfel nach Istanbul
202505150025 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/krieg-in-der-ukraine-waldimir-putin-reist-nicht-zu-verhandlungen-nach-istanbul-a-2281c246-3ff2-4a34-8478-3ae474edce32
20250515             Vorfall während Merz-Rede: Bundestagspräsidentin Klöckner rügt Linke für »Genozid«-Zwischenruf
202505150239 Politik
www.spiegel.de/politik/julia-kloeckner-bundestagspraesidentin-ruegt-linke-fuer-genozid-zwischenruf-a-5437d0fe-d283-4ca4-8e45-14af9a9e1e62
20250515             Golfreise von US-Präsident Trump: Boeing sichert sich Großauftrag von Qatar Airways
202505150333 Wirtschaft
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/golfreise-von-donald-trump-boeing-sichert-sich-grossauftrag-von-qatar-airways-a-d01f167f-4e3f-482b-9f3d-850b519001da
20250515             Problemstandort: US-Firmen investieren weniger in Deutschland
202505150651 Wirtschaft
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/wirtschaft-in-deutschland-us-firmen-reduzieren-investitionen-deutlich-a-c36e0915-36d4-46ce-9256-6994bedf7456
20250515             Finanzstreit mit Trump: Harvard-Präsident Garber will auf 25 Prozent Gehalt verzichten
202505150708 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/harvard-praesident-alan-garber-will-auf-25-prozent-gehalt-verzichten-a-1fe974fc-4995-4cd5-9873-67233a34646f
20250515             Hybride Kriegsführung: Hacker nehmen Rüstungslieferanten der Ukraine ins Visier
202505150735 Netzwelt •
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/ukraine-krieg-russische-hacker-zielen-auf-ruestungslieferanten-der-ukraine-a-de333920-16c3-4d95-b8b8-7f929bfc3210
20250515             Brandsätze, Steinwürfe, rassistische Graffiti: 2024 gab es 255 Angriffe auf Flüchtlingsheime in Deutschland
202505150743 Politik
www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/rechtsextremismus-2024-gab-es-255-angriffe-auf-fluechtlingsheime-in-deutschland-a-b6865769-dc1d-47a3-a7d5-b66149f1f8d7
20250515             Alternative Antriebe: Große Mehrheit bleibt skeptisch gegenüber Elektroautos
202505150800 Wirtschaft •
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/alternative-antriebe-grosse-mehrheit-macht-einen-bogen-um-elektroautos-a-4dc408d8-9af2-4e2c-8713-84aa35963381
20250515             Kontaktdaten erbeutet: Zehntausende BVG-Kunden von Hackerangriff betroffen
202505150825 Netzwelt
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/bvg-zehntausende-kunden-von-hackerangriff-betroffen-a-2cc23eb4-a529-4dec-a555-3a7b8ec50f4f
20250515             Neuseeland: M?ori-Abgeordnete soll nach Haka-Protest vom Parlament suspendiert werden
202505150837 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/neuseeland-maori-abgeordnete-sollen-nach-haka-protest-suspendiert-werden-a-3be8f013-eb87-4ad7-bd0e-ff6adb9a2e59
20250515             Forderung des Eigentümerverbands: Private Vermieter sollen sich nicht mehr an Mietpreisbremse halten müssen
202505150842 Wirtschaft •
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/mietpreisbremse-eigentuemerverband-fordert-ausnahmen-fuer-kleinvermieter-a-8a6db767-24c8-4766-a4df-2d8afb865838
20250515             Nato: Außenminister Wadephul stellt sich hinter Trumps Fünf-Prozent-Vorgabe für Militärausgaben
202505150911 Politik
www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/nato-johann-wadephul-befuerwortet-fuenf-prozent-vorgabe-von-donald-trump-fuer-militaerausgaben-a-46a3f7ab-5206-4d0f-a8c9-2a4f8bd8aa8b
20250515             Umfrage zu Agrarsubventionen: Verbraucher fordern Tierwohl und Nachhaltigkeit
202505150952 Wirtschaft •
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/service/agrarsubventionen-verbraucher-erwarten-laut-umfrage-tierwohl-und-nachhaltigkeit-a-76598b18-eb0b-4fce-b691-3205a1e64468
20250515             Überraschende Prognose: Deutschland schafft das Klimaziel 2030 – aber nur dank schlechter Konjunktur
202505151002 Wissenschaft
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/verkehr-sektor-reisst-klimaziel-2024-deutlich-a-319102f2-1f10-4188-82cd-ee1ba683649e
20250515             Während Rede von Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Mitbegründer von Ben & Jerry’s nach Zwischenrufen im Kapitol festgenommen
202505151009 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/ben-jerrys-ben-cohen-nach-gaza-protest-im-kapitol-festgenommen-a-2c90a4c4-260f-48d3-a608-e6779441393b
20250515             Miniwachstum: Wirtschaft in Eurozone schwächer als erwartet
202505151205 Wirtschaft
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/schwacher-aufschwung-wirtschaft-in-eurozone-tut-sich-schwerer-als-erwartet-a-7c955edd-81ca-485e-b9f1-4e16f0400ac6
20250515             Einschätzung der EU-Kommission: TikTok verstößt gegen EU-Recht
202505151216 Netzwelt
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/tiktok-verstoesst-laut-eu-kommission-gegen-eu-recht-a-ef66347e-e248-4e07-8ce5-4709fd42b00b
20250515             Immer höhere Kosten: Kfz-Versicherung hat sich binnen drei Jahren um 50 Prozent verteuert
202505151236 Mobilität
www.spiegel.de/auto/kfz-versicherung-verivox-misst-teuerung-um-50-prozent-binnen-drei-jahren-a-4f27804a-df26-4287-8bc0-7568303d9ed8
20250515             Tote Haie, Rochen und Fische: Giftige Alge löst Massensterben von Tieren vor Australien aus
202505151257 Wissenschaft
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/australien-giftige-alge-loest-massensterben-von-haien-rochen-und-fischen-aus-a-6500cc9d-3e78-4424-a719-ca5720631a33
20250515             Thu May 15 2025
20250515             [l] In Zürich gibt es auch eine werbefrei-Initiative.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db6f9a
www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/entscheid-mit-folgen-branche-besorgt-ueber-drohendes-werbeverbot-in-der-stadt-zuerich
20250515             [l] Aus der Fachkräftemangel-Sektion heute:
20250515             AI helps labor-short Japan keep nuclear plants safe
20250515             Sollte da nicht der Regulator dazwischengehen?
20250515             Nein!
20250515             Dessen Idee war das!
20250515             In a March discussion forum with power companies, Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka suggested that AI could be used in inspections — to spot corrosion early in containment buildings, for example.
20250515             Denen sind offenbar noch nicht genug Atomkraftwerke geplatzt.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db70a3
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/AI-helps-labor-short-Japan-keep-nuclear-plants-safe
20250515             [l] Die BVG hatte einen Datenreichtum, der offenbar 180.000 Kundendatensätze betrifft.
20250515             Money Quote:
20250515             Der Schutz personenbezogener Daten habe für das Unternehmen höchste Priorität. Man achte bei der Auswahl von Dienstleistern auf zertifizierte IT-Sicherheitsstandards.
20250515             Eines Tages werdet ihr merken, dass man Sicherheitszertifikate nicht essen kann, um mal einen alten Greenpeace-Aufkleber mit der Brechstange zu adaptieren.
202505160354 ======== NEWS appended
20250515             Vor russisch-ukrainischem Treffen: Selenskyj spricht von »Täuschungsmanöver« – Moskau bezeichnet ihn als »Clown«
202505151410 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/wolodymyr-selenskyj-aergert-sich-ueber-scheindelegation-und-wird-als-clown-beschimpft-a-3690ce18-026c-4db9-ad6d-2f29db144fe0
20250515             Vergleich der OECD-Länder: Deutsche 15-Jährige sind besonders oft am Bildschirm
202505151424 Panorama
www.spiegel.de/panorama/bildung/oecd-vergleich-deutsche-15-jaehrige-sind-besonders-oft-am-bildschirm-a-553f00ce-6e17-4df1-9838-574aa43556a2
20250515             Höhere Militärausgaben: Die Nato lobt, die SPD bremst
202505151455 Politik
www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/johann-wadephul-will-hoehere-militaerausgaben-die-spd-bremst-a-cacd09f5-81d1-43de-96cc-653406e95f06
20250515             Klingbeils erste Steuerschätzung: Finanzministerium erwartet bis 2029 rund 81 Milliarden Euro weniger Steuereinnahmen
202505151508 Wirtschaft
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/steuern-arbeitskreis-steuerschaetzung-erwartet-bis-2029-rund-81-milliarden-euro-weniger-steuereinnahmen-a-0d37b857-ee21-423e-a07f-0eed6c5ca7fb
20250515             Felsen von Étretat in der Normandie: Monet machte sie berühmt, Instagram machte sie kaputt
VON—ANTJE—BLINDA
202505151513 Reise
www.spiegel.de/reise/europa/felsen-von-etretat-monet-machte-sie-beruehmt-instagram-machte-sie-kaputt-a-99d0fa2c-0a2e-49d8-9a95-415885827f1f
20250515             Neuer Kurs in Migrationspolitik: Zahl der Zurückweisungen laut Dobrindt um 45 Prozent gestiegen
202505151535 Politik
www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/migration-zahl-der-zurueckweisungen-laut-alexander-dobrindt-um-45-prozent-gestiegen-a-c26f4d0f-9045-49f2-9d24-cffd205f96f1
20250515             Verletzung des Nato-Luftraums: Russisches Kampfflugzeug in estnischen Luftraum eingedrungen
202505151555 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/estland-aufregung-nach-eindringen-russischen-kampfjets-in-nato-luftraum-a-9c36ece5-c3a5-4f12-bdbf-2ea2f0b7e9de
20250515             Unmut über Verbandschef: Beginn des Fifa-Kongresses verschoben – weil Infantino lieber mit Trump bei den Scheichs ist
202505151558 Sport
www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/gianni-infantino-ist-verspaetet-zum-fifa-kongress-und-weilt-stattdessen-mit-donald-trump-am-golf-a-2983753b-91d4-4a9b-83a6-d6b9c4d60ece
20250515             Richard Garwin: Der Designer der Wasserstoffbombe ist tot
VON—CHRISTOPH—SEIDLER
202505151643 Wissenschaft
20250515             Verteidigungsausgaben: Warum auch Kitakosten in die Nato-Quote einfließen
VON—MATTHIAS—GEBAUER
202505151653 Wissenschaft •
20250515             Geplantes Treffen in Istanbul: Selenskyj bleibt Friedensgesprächen fern
202505151708 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/russlands-krieg-gegen-die-ukraine-wolodymyr-selenskyj-reist-nicht-zu-friedensgespraechen-nach-istanbul-a-54e307c4-02f9-445a-831b-b904f92d4179
20250515             Diktatorendenkmal: Russland streitet über Stalin-Statue in Moskauer Metro
202505151713 Ausland •
www.spiegel.de/ausland/josef-stalin-russland-streitet-ueber-diktator-relief-in-moskauer-metro-a-9abec73e-862d-4198-8c66-7cfcbb7ff3e0
20250515             Mülltrennung: Wenn KI die Biotonne kontrolliert
VON—SEBASTIAN—STOLL
202505151740 Panorama •
www.spiegel.de/panorama/muell-trennung-wenn-ki-die-biotonne-kontrolliert-a-30f5b7b5-741c-4c2b-8d5a-39d91b22b772
20250515             Rede zur Kandidatur: Baerbock sieht Uno vor »existenziellen Herausforderungen«
202505151839 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/annalena-baerbock-sieht-uno-vor-existenziellen-herausforderungen-a-078bbaa6-0ee7-42cd-ac92-e980b75140e8
20250515             Trumps Amerika: Supreme Court diskutiert über Geburtsrecht in den USA
202505152044 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/donald-trump-supreme-court-prueft-einschraenkung-des-geburtsrechts-a-44835e94-99ee-41a4-bd27-690e9339e0cb
20250515             Energiewende im Nachbarland: Belgien macht Atomausstieg rückgängig
202505152122 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/atomkraft-belgien-stoppt-abschaltung-der-verbleibenden-reaktoren-a-e60d6076-d245-4904-8b67-0ccf4373c988
20250515             1,24 Millionen Hektar gerodet: Abholzung in Brasilien geht um ein Drittel zurück
202505152159 Ausland
www.spiegel.de/ausland/brasilien-1-24-millionen-hektar-gerodet-aber-deutlicher-rueckgang-a-1c9cd4c6-d41b-4efb-93c8-8e198d02262b
20250515             Protest gegen Gianni Infantino: Uefa-Delegierte verlassen Podium des FIFA-Kongresses in Asunción
202505152204 Sport
www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/asuncion-uefa-delegierte-protestieren-gegen-gianni-infantino-und-verlassen-podium-von-fifa-kongress-in-asuncion-a-2cc0a4d8-289f-477a-8ab7-5e2883595999
20250515             [l] Unser neuer Außenminister dreht direkt frei.
20250515             Trumps 5%-Ziel findet er gut.
20250515             Ich weiß nicht, ob ihr das alle auf dem Radar habt, aber die 5% sind nicht 5% des Haushalts sondern 5% der Wirtschaftsleistung, d.h. des Umsatzes.
20250515             Von der Größenordnung her hat Deutschland ungefähr 4,5 Billionen BIP.
20250515             5% davon sind 225 Milliarden. Der gesamte Bundeshaushalt 2025 war 488 Milliarden. Die gesamten Investitionen des Bundes laut 1. Regierungserklärung 2025 für das ganze Jahr sind 81 Milliarden.
20250515             Das ist völlig absurd.
20250515             Aber das ist nicht der einzige Freidreher von Wadephul.
20250515             Er schlägt auch vor, zivile Infrastruktur wie Windparks in der Ostsee für Aufklärung gegen Russland zu verwenden und sie damit zu legitimen Kriegszielen für die Russen zu machen.
20250515             Wer hat denn bitte diesen Dilettanten reingelassen!?
20250515             Update: Windparks zur Aufklärung zu verwenden ist auch aus anderen Gründen nicht schlau.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db78c7
www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/wadephul-verteidiungsausgaben-100.html
www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/ostsee-ueberwachung-russland-nato-100.html
www.energieforschung.de/lw_resource/datapool/systemfiles/elements/files/ffc27806-92d8-11ef-b44b-a0369fe1b534/live/document/wirkung-von-windparks-auf-radar-und-navigationsanlagen.pdf
20250515             [l] Dieser Sommer wird voraussichtlich sehr heiß und sehr trocken, vergleichbar mit der Dürre von 2018.
20250515             Bereitet euch mal darauf vor, euren Wasserverbrauch einzuschränken.
20250515             Die Bilder des Tages heute haben dieses Bild aus Belgien mit der Beschreibung
20250515             Gänse und Möwen in einem fast trockenen Teich bei Oud-Heverlee in Belgien.
20250515             Nach Angaben der Wetterexperten ist es mindestens 130 Jahre her, dass das Land einen so trockenen Frühling erlebt hat.
20250515             Update: Hier rät ein Meteorologe zur Vorsicht mit solchen Aussagen.
20250515             Kachelmannwetter äußert sich ähnlich.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db79b0
www.hna.de/welt/schlimmer-als-2018-blockadewetterlage-baut-sich-ueber-deutschland-auf-zr-93714789.html
www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/bilder
images.tagesschau.de/image/cd57d9b5-9625-4db2-a6ee-2a3928fb2b35/AAABltJ1O0s/AAABkZLhkrw/16x9-1280/duerre-belgien-100.jpg
www.wettermail.de/wetter/current/wetter.html
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWmwDPtm4Rw
20250515             [l] Wie schlimm ist die Lage?
20250515             So schlimm:
20250515             Jedes zweite IKT-Unternehmen in Deutschland hat eine Cyberversicherung.
20250515             Klar.
20250515             Wieso auch in Abwehr, Qualität, Kompetenz, Architektur oder Planung investieren, wenn man auch eine Versicherung mit Geld bewerfen kann!1!!
20250515             Ich bin ja immer wieder fasziniert, wie viele Leute das Prinzip von Versicherungen nicht verstanden haben.
20250515             Viele zahlen ein, wenige haben Schäden.
20250515             Die werden dann von den Einzahlungen der Gemeinschaft getragen.
20250515             Nur wenn es viel mehr Einzahler als Schäden gibt, sind die Versicherungsbeiträge substanziell geringer als einfach die Schäden selber zu tragen.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db155c
heise.de/-10384140
20250515             [l] Ist euch aufgefallen, dass Youtube Daten erhebt, welche Videoteile häufig geguckt werden?
20250515             Dachte ihr, das sei zu eurem Vorteil?
20250515             Hahaha!
20250515             Willkommen in der Enshittification!
20250515             YouTube viewers will start seeing ads after ‘peak’ moments in videos
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db16ae
techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/youtube-viewers-will-start-seeing-ads-after-peak-moments-in-videos/
20250515             [l] Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work.
20250515             Das ist natürlich an sich schon ein Skandal, aber ein Detail möchte ich mal besonders beleuchten:
20250515             Microsoft, for example, cancelled Khan’s email address, forcing the prosecutor to move to Proton Mail, a Swiss email provider, ICC staffers said.
20250515             His bank accounts in his home country?of the U.K. have been blocked.
20250515             Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment.
20250515             Viele deutsche Firmen gehen in die Cloud, und legen sich dann eine Realität zurecht, in der das schon nicht so schlimm werden wird.
20250515             Gut, der Trump ist eine geladene Schusswaffe, die ungesichert im Wohnzimmer liegt.
20250515             Gut, der Cloud Act sagt, die können auf meine Daten zugreifen.
20250515             Aber ich bin ja kein Krimineller.
20250515             Wieso würden die das tun?
20250515             Hier sieht man mal sehr schön, wie schnell das gehen kann.
20250515             Stellt euch mal vor, ihr seid der Vermieter von dem Typen.
20250515             Oder ihr seid Hoster und deren Server steht bei euch.
20250515             Plötzlich seid ihr auch auf der Liste.
20250515             Oder ihr seid sein Nachbar und die wollen nur mal kurz gucken, ob in deinen Clouddaten vielleicht Hinweise sind, die man gegen den verwenden könnte.
20250515             Viele Überwachungskameras laden Video in die Cloud hoch.
20250515             Home Automation.
20250515             Smarte Türklingeln.
20250515             Alles landet heute in der Cloud.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db1da8
apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
20250515             [l] Old and busted: Cicero dreht um 180° zum AfD-Gutachten.
20250515             New hotness: Die Süddeutsche dreht um 180° zum AfD-Gutachten.
20250515             Ich bewundere ja immer, wie solche Leute sich selbst für die Spitze des aufrechten Journalismus halten.
20250515             Merken die nicht, wie wenig von ihrer Glaubwürdigkeit übrig ist?
20250515             Achtet auch mal darauf, dass das in beiden Fällen auch noch der exakt selbe Typ war.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96db2067
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96dd6b45
mastodon.social/@JanaBallweber/114510910153923192
20250515             [l] Wie schlimm ist die Lage?
20250515             So schlimm: IT-Security-Professoren nehmen Musikvideos auf, weil man mit bloßen Worten, Vorträgen, Papers und direkter Ansprache nichts erreichen kann.
20250515             Ich fürchte ja, es wird sich erst etwas bewegen, wenn das richtig teuer wird.
20250515             Solange machen die alle lieber Kopf in den Sand und Cyberversicherungen.
20250515             Und rufen nach staatlicher Hilfe.
blog.fefe.de/?ts=96d8d474
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hcs78NTqpE
20250515             WASHINGTON, May 15. /TASS/.
20250515             US President Donald Trump will not travel to Turkey to join Russia-Ukraine talks, Reuters reported, citing a US official.
20250515             According to the news agency, "the official spoke after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the Russian delegation for the talks".
20250515             Earlier, Trump did not rule out that he would go to Turkey on May 15 to participate in talks on resolving the Ukraine issue.
20250515             Russia’s delegation will be led by Kremlin Aide Vladimir Medinsky.
20250515             The delegation will include Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
20250515             On May 11, Putin called on the Kiev authorities to resume the direct talks they had suspended in 2022, without preconditions.
20250515             Vladimir Zelensky, in turn, announced plans to travel to Turkey on Thursday.
20250515             The statement came after US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to immediately accept Putin’s offer for talks.
20250515             A White House official said on May 13 that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg would travel to Istanbul.
20250515             ISTANBUL, May 15. /TASS/.
20250515             Global media outlets are looking forward to the talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict that are expected to be held in Istanbul on Thursday at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initiative.
20250515             The meeting may mark the first direct contact between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine since March 2022, when negotiators from Moscow and Kiev engaged in dialogue at Istanbul’s Dolmabahce Palace.
20250515             Once again, Russia’s delegation will be led by Kremlin Aide Vladimir Medinsky.
20250515             Just like in 2022, the delegation will include Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
20250515             The Russian Foreign Ministry will be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin who is in charge of issues related to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
20250515             Three years ago, Russia’s delegation included Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko but now, he is responsible for another region at the ministry.
20250515             Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, will be the fourth Russian negotiator.
20250515             Moscow will also send a team of experts to Istanbul, namely Alexander Zorin, first deputy chief information officer at the Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, Yelena Podobreyevskaya, deputy head of the Russian presidential office for state humanitarian policy, Alexey Polishchuk, director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second CIS Department, and Viktor Shevtsov, deputy chief of the Defense Ministry’s Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation.
20250515             US officials are also expected in Turkey.
20250515             US President Donald Trump stated earlier that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials would travel to Turkey for the projected talks on Ukraine.
20250515             A White House spokesperson told reporters that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg would go to Istanbul.
20250515             Trump did not even rule out that he could travel to Istanbul himself if it benefited the negotiations.
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20250515             Putin’s offer
20250515             Since the start of its special military operation, Moscow has repeatedly highlighted its readiness to resolve the Ukraine conflict diplomatically.
20250515             In the early hours of May 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward an offer to resume direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15. He pointed out that it was Kiev that had terminated the negotiation process.
20250515             Putin’s offer provides for a resumption of talks without preconditions.
20250515             The president also noted that Turkey had done a lot to organize negotiations between Moscow and Kiev.
20250515             Kiev’s response
20250515             In his first response to Russia’s offer, Vladimir Zelensky demanded that Moscow confirm "a full, lasting and reliable" ceasefire starting on May 12. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that the Kiev authorities must have not quite understood what the Russian leader said.
20250515             After US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to immediately accept Putin’s offer for talks, Zelensky said he was ready for a meeting in Istanbul.
20250515             However, he reiterated the ceasefire demand and added that he would be waiting for Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday.
20250515             Notably, the decision made by the Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council remains in effect, which renders talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin impossible.
20250515             Zelensky enacted the decision on October 4, 2022.
20250515             However, he said on May 13 that the ban did not apply to himself.
20250515             Too early to make forecasts
20250515             Little is known about the agenda of the projected talks, as is usually the case when it comes to such important diplomatic meetings.
20250515             Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov specified that the Istanbul meeting would address issues related to reaching a sustainable solution to the conflict, and the reality of the ground, including the territorial issue".
20250515             It is too early to make forecasts," the senior diplomat stressed, adding that much would depend on the position of Kiev’s Western sponsors.
20250515             Earlier, European countries announced new sanctions on Russia and expressed objections to Moscow’s offer for talks.
20250515             In particular, French President Emmanuel Macron described Russia’s initiative as insufficient and "unacceptable".
20250515             When commenting on Europe’s demands for a 30-day ceasefire, Zakharova stressed that the goal was "to give Kiev a respite to restore its military potential in order to continue the confrontation with Russia".
20250515             Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador-at-large, believes that the document that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators approved in Istanbul back in 2022 could be one of the options for settling the conflict, provided that certain adjustments are made based on the developments of the past three years.
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20250515             MOSCOW, May 15. /TASS/.
20250515             Russia’s stance at negotiations on the situation in Ukraine has been modified if compared to 2022 and adjustments are due to the situation on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told journalists on Thursday.
20250515             "Yes, there are adjustments in Russia’s stance.
20250515             These changes are due to developments on the ground," she said.
20250515             Zakharova noted that the Ukrainian territory diminishes every time the Kiev regime disrupts the negotiating process.
20250515             "If you want to grasp the connection between the negotiating process and territories, I should remind you of a statement made by the Russian Foreign Minister [Sergey Lavrov] on September 28, 2024," Zakharova said.
20250515             According to her, Foreign Minister Lavrov stated at that time that Ukraine would have preserved a part of Donbass if the agreements reached at the April 2022 negotiations in Istanbul were observed.
20250515             "However, Sergey Lavrov added that each time when any agreement backed by Russia is breached, Ukraine becomes smaller," Zakharova said".
20250515             I think it would be wise to keep this quote in mind for everyone trying to find a connection between the negotiating process and the size of the [Ukrainian] territory".
20250515             Speaking to reporters in the Kremlin in the early hours of May 11, Putin urged Kiev to resume direct talks suspended in 2022, without preconditions.
20250515             The plan is to start dialogue in Istanbul on May 15. Putin also recalled that Russia had declared multiple ceasefires that Kiev consistently broke, including a recent truce during the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War.
20250515             Vladimir Zelensky, in turn, announced plans to travel to Istanbul on Thursday, following US President Donald Trump's call on Ukraine to immediately accept Putin’s offer for talks.
20250515             Prior to that, Zelensky had insisted that a 30-day ceasefire should precede any negotiations with Moscow.
20250515             The Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul is led by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky.
20250515             The Russian team of negotiators also includes Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
tass.com/politics/1958277
20250515             MOSCOW, May 15. /TASS/.
20250515             President Vladimir Putin has formulated the negotiating position of the Russian delegation to Istanbul following yesterday’s meeting, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
20250515             "Taking into account  the reports of all participants in the meeting, the Russian president summed up the results, set tasks, and determined the negotiating position of the Russian delegation in Istanbul," the Kremlin spokesman stated.
20250515             Earlier, Putin suggested resuming direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15. The contacts were interrupted in 2022 by Kiev's decision prompted by then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
20250515             Last night Putin approved the composition of the Russian delegation and experts for talks with Kiev.
20250515             Like three years ago, the delegation is led by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.
20250515             The Russian delegation has been waiting in Istanbul since this morning for Ukrainian representatives, who have not yet arrived, the Kremlin pointed out.
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20250515             DUBAI, May 15. /TASS/.
20250515             US President Donald Trump said that progress in settling the conflict in Ukraine depends on his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
20250515             "Nothing will happen until Putin and I get together," he told reporters aboard the presidential airplane on his way from Qatar to the UAE.
20250515             According to Trump, the meeting should happen as soon as possible because "too many people are dying".
20250515             When asked by a journalist if he was disappointed with the composition of the Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks, Trump replied that he was not because he didn't know who the delegation members were.
20250515             On May 11, Vladimir Putin, speaking to reporters in the Kremlin, suggested that the Kiev authorities resume without preconditions the direct talks Ukraine broke off in 2022, proposing to launch a dialogue on May 15 in Istanbul.
20250515             In turn, Vladimir Zelensky said that he would arrive in Istanbul on Thursday.
20250515             His statement came after US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to immediately agree to the talks proposed by the Russian leader.
20250515             Earlier, Zelensky had conditioned talks with Moscow on the introduction of a month-long ceasefire.
20250515             On May 14, Putin approved the composition of the Russian delegation.
20250515             It is headed by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who represented the country at the talks in 2022.
20250515             The delegation also includes Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
tass.com/world/1958439
20250515             NEW YORK, May 15. /TASS/.
20250515             The United States has proposed reviving security talks under the NATO-Russia Council as part of work toward resolving the Ukraine conflict, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
20250515             Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance established relations in the early 1990s, and in 1997, they signed the Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security as they agreed to establish a mechanism for talks.
20250515             In 2002, the NATO-Russia Council was founded.
20250515             Until 2014, Russia and NATO worked together to fight terrorism, drug trafficking and piracy.
20250515             The alliance froze this cooperation following the events in Ukraine.
20250515             Dialogue between Russia and NATO was officially suspended in 2021, with Russia putting the work of its permanent mission to the alliance in Brussels on a pause and closing NATO-associated offices in Moscow.
20250515             On December 15, 2021, Russia put forward an initiative to sign a security guarantee agreement with the bloc.
20250515             In it, Moscow suggested that NATO not view Russia as an adversary, exercise restraint in holding military exercises in border areas, refrain from military activity in Eastern Europe, Transcaucasia and Central Asia, and guarantee that it would not expand eastwards.
20250515             These proposals were flatly rejected.
20250515             Since the start of the special military operation, the alliance has increased its military presence in the eastern flank, and expanded the scope of drills, with NATO allies providing colossal military aid to Ukraine.
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20250515             MOSCOW, May 15. /TASS/.
20250515             Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the situation surrounding the Istanbul talks on Ukraine intriguing at a meeting of the Diplomatic Club.
20250515             He also highlighted the need to establish a continental framework for all countries of the Eurasian continent.
20250515             TASS has gathered the key statements by the foreign minister.
20250515             Istanbul talks, Ukrainian settlement
20250515             The situation around the talks in Istanbul is intriguing: "Everyone, of course, is talking about Ukraine right now due to the intrigue that is unfolding in Istanbul".
20250515             There are no guarantees that the talks on Ukraine will go smoothly and without obstacles: "On the contrary, the problems are bound to happen, as it was three years ago in Istanbul, when the formalized principles were ready to be put on the contract paper, but the British forbade the Kiev regime to continue this process, which could have resulted in a settlement".
20250515             The West has "in the last 3-4 days somehow pushed the word ‘ceasefire’ into the background".
20250515             There is "a lot of evidence that neither Berlin, nor Paris, nor Brussels, nor especially London really want any peace in Ukraine at all".
20250515             The UK, amid the talks in Istanbul, acts "like a guide" for Vladimir Zelensky "through the jungle of global politics:" "A national security adviser to the British prime minister has already been assigned to Zelensky so that he doesn't say anything wrong and doesn't finally bury his reputation along with the image of those who handle him".
20250515             Zelensky is a "pathetic person:" "It's clear to everyone, except, perhaps, for him and his mentors".
20250515             The Kiev regime's Western handlers should not only advise but also insist that Ukraine repeal laws that violate the UN Charter: "That would bring a result".
20250515             European countries favor Nazism, ignoring human rights violations in Ukraine: "Europe is in favor of Nazism, because Nazism is flourishing in Ukraine.
20250515             It is also legitimized by holidays devoted to collaborators who fought for Hitler's Germany".
20250515             Russia's position is to "ensure a long-term durable settlement that fairly reflects the interests of all parties involved".
20250515             The presence of foreign military forces in Ukraine is unacceptable.
20250515             Eurasia's pan-continental structure
20250515             It is necessary to move towards the creation of a pan-continental structure for all countries of the Eurasian continent: "We need a unifying process in Eurasia in order to harmonize the interests of many large, truly great powers and civilizations".
20250515             West's policy
20250515             Western countries want to achieve Russia's strategic defeat on the battlefield because they don't like its stance on the international stage: "I guess they don't like the fact that Russia is independent".
20250515             Macron's statements
20250515             French President Emmanuel Macron's remark that Russia "refused to implement" the Minsk agreements is a lie: "Even what happened a few years ago, when his predecessor (former French President Francois Hollande - TASS) admitted that he was not going to implement anything [on the Minsk agreements], turns these remarks upside down".
20250515             The French leader's words on the Ukrainian crisis "are beyond understanding".
20250515             Relations with US
20250515             Moscow is not opposed to building mutually beneficial cooperation with Washington in the economic sphere, and US President Donald Trump has also confirmed his interest in this: "Of course, we will not do it to the detriment of Russian business, but nevertheless we are ready for it".
20250515             Asia-Pacific region
20250515             Western countries are seeking to undermine the central role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): "The rule of consensus, the search for common ground - all this our Western colleagues are beginning to slowly push aside and are trying to lure some ASEAN members into openly confrontational, rather than unifying formats, such as various 'threes' and 'fours.'"
20250515             Western nations are counting on an additional opportunity to pit India and China against each other: "This policy, recently mentioned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is 'divide and conquer.'".
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20250515             WASHINGTON, May 16. /TASS/.
20250515             The US administration expects a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to take place very soon, said Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the US president and senior director for counter terrorism.
20250515             "Deals are all about timing.
20250515             When the time is right, that's when the president is in the room with Putin, but my expectation is imminently," he told an international security conference organized by the Politico newspaper.
20250515             When asked what he meant by ‘imminently,’ Gorka lashed at the newspaper: "That's all you're getting.
20250515             I detest the Politico.
20250515             You are not going to get anything more from me than imminently".
20250515             Commenting on whether Trump planned to attend the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, the White House official replied: "No, because we need to have all the parties decide.
20250515             One of the parties is missing, right?
20250515             There is no point [in Trump’s presence]".
20250515             "We need to make sure that there's no intransigence from all sides involved.
20250515             But you can rest assured that when the final ink is put on that piece of paper [with agreements on Ukraine], President Trump will be the person, the man behind the art of the deal, who seals that deal," Gorka said.
20250515             Speaking about potential discussions on international recognition of Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea and other territories, he said: "I will not comment.
20250515             I'm the Senior Director for counterterrorism".
20250515             "We're kind of exhausted that topic at this point.
20250515             But I'll tell you this: we live in the real world.
20250515             The Trump administration lives in the real world," the White House official continued".
20250515             We recognize the reality on the ground, and we have one priority , whether it's the Middle East or whether it's Ukraine, it's to stop the bloodshed.
20250515             Everything else comes after the bloodshed has been halted".
20250515             Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said, answering to a question from TASS on Thursday, that a Putin-Trump meeting was not planned in the coming days.
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