Ukraine: European leaders phone Trump before call with Putin
LEADERS of Germany, France, the UK and Italy held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Sunday.
It comes as Trump was set to speak with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, a batch of long-awaited Abrams tanks is reported to be “on their way” to Ukraine from Australia.
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Here is a roundup of developments on Russia’s war in Ukraine on Monday, May 19:
Finland to supply ammunition to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
Finland’s Defense Ministry announced that it would fund ammunition for Ukraine using proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
The ammunition will be purchased from Finnish industry “to boost employment at home and [send] to Ukraine to help its defense,” said Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen.
“This is a great example of the Finnish defense industry’s abilities, and it shows that our investments into ammunition production capacity are paying off,” he said.
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