Top stories from May 15

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Top stories from May 14 ✹ Russia, three days after the end of the ceasefire, attacked Ukraine with dozens of missiles and 1,500 drones. In Kyiv, at least 16 people were killed ✹ Trump arrived in China — accompanied by Elon Musk and Tim Cook. Following talks with Xi Jinping…

Top stories from May 15

✹ Ukrainian drones attacked Ryazan. Four people were killed.

✹ Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war — 205 for 205.

✹ In a new VTsIOM poll, Putin’s approval rating and the level of trust in him increased. It’s all because of a new polling methodology.

✹ In the first three months of 2026, 200,000 small and medium-sized businesses closed in Russia.

✹ A court in Moscow ruled that 18 trillion rubles should be recovered from the depository Euroclear in favor of the Bank of Russia.

✹ Putin simplified the process of obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of Transnistria

✹ Text of the day: Did Catherine II hand out land in the DNR? Can the army of Ancient Rus be discredited? And why did Herzen criticize America? Propaganda is making its way even into textbooks for middle school. Here is how the authorities ideologically indoctrinate the youngest Russians

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