Top stories for May 19

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Top stories for May 18 ✹ Bail was posted for Andriy Yermak. He was released from pretrial detention. ✹ Russian gymnasts were allowed to compete with the flag and anthem. ✹ Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman. ✹ Trump said he had postponed strikes on Iran at the request of Saudi Arabia,…

Top stories for May 19

✹ The Russian Defense Ministry announced the start of nuclear drills involving launches of ballistic and cruise missiles. We explain what this means

✹ Russian intelligence said that Ukraine is preparing to launch drones from Latvian territory. “Russia is lying again,” Riga replied. Latvia’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires

✹ The ruble strengthened against the dollar more than any other currency in the world. This is reducing the income of Russian exporters and the budget

✹ A Ukrainian drone flew into Estonia. NATO fighter jets had to shoot it down. Ukraine apologized

✹ “We are happy to have regained the ability to do our work.” Cannes hosted the premiere of Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur”

✹ Text of the day: The dollar exchange rate has fallen to its lowest level in three years. Why is the ruble strengthening so much? And when should we expect a “100-ruble dollar” again? A quick look at the prospects for the Russian currency

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