May 18, 2022 Wimbledon championships stripped of tanking points following Russian ban The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is stripping Wimbledon of ranking points.
May 18, 2022 More than 6M displaced in Ukraine due to Russia's invasion, nearly 8K casualties Russia's war in Ukraine has taken the lives of more than 3,700 Ukrainians and turned more than six million others into refugees. There have been more than 2,000 people killed in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions alone.
May 18, 2022 Top Ukrainian commanders refuse surrender from Mariupol steel plant, Donetsk separatist leader claims Ukrainian commanders in Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant allegedly refuse to surrender to Russian forces.
May 18, 2022 US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine reopens after 3 months Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, is reopening after three months of suspended operations due to the Russian invasion
May 18, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: Cousin to Chechen chief deployed as field commander in Mariupol, UK defense ministry says The cousin of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was deployed to Mariupol as a part of Russia’s push to end the months-long resistance holed up in the Azovstal steel plant, the U.K.’s defense ministry said Wednesday.
May 18, 2022 Russian gymnast who wore 'Z' on podium given one-year ban, ordered to return medal and prize money, FIG says Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak has been banned from competition for a year after wearing the letter "Z" – in support of the war in Ukraine – on the podium during the Apparatus World Cup in Qatar.
May 18, 2022 Russia's war is not against Ukraine but NATO, Chechen leader claims Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov admitted Tuesday that Russia is facing “difficulties” in its deadly campaign in Ukraine and claimed the war is actually a fight against NATO.
May 18, 2022 Turkey risks 'historic' Sweden, Finland NATO bid by prioritizing political agenda Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Sweden and Finland should not expect its support for NATO membership until European nations kowtow to its demands.
May 18, 2022 Russia kicks out dozens of French, Spanish diplomats as relations continue to sour Russia expelled dozens of diplomats from France and Spain in retaliation for their actions related to the war in Ukraine.
May 18, 2022 Azovstal fighters will face Russian interrogation, court The surrendered Ukrainian fighters holed up in the Azovstal Steel Plant for weeks will have their “fate” decided by a Russian court, a Donetsk separatist leader said Wednesday.
