Russia announces new conditions for ending war, judge Tandyr is allowed to be taken into custody: highlights of May 27

Russia's new conditions for ending the war

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin has named the conditions for ending the war, which include new points. In particular, Russia now also demands that the Ukrainian armed forces cease hostilities and the supply of Western weapons, refuse to join the EU, and respect the “right to religion”.

Advisor to the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak replied that “‘Demands of Russia’ told through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RF rather confirm the legal and factual incapacity of the Russian leadership.” He emphasized that only Ukraine's counter conditions are realistic.

These include not only the withdrawal of Russian troops, but also the final recognition that the USSR collapsed, the establishment of a demilitarization zone on the territory of the Russian Federation, and the relinquishment of seized Russian assets in favor of Ukraine.

The case of Judge Tandyr

The prosecutor's office reported that biological samples were forcibly taken from the chairman of the Makariv District Court of Kyiv Oblast, Oleksii Tandyr. He is suspected of a fatal accident in which a 23-year-old National Guard soldier died.

Later, it became known that the High Council of Justice had agreed to keep Tandyr in custody. Now the court will decide on the choice of a preventive measure.

Explosions in the occupied territory

On the morning of 27 May, smoke was seen near occupied Berdiansk after an explosion. Viktor Dudukalov, deputy chairman of the Berdiansk District Council, said that it was an attack on the Khimik recreation center in the village of Novopetrivka, where the occupiers were stationed. Later, an explosion was heard in the city again: according to the city military administration, it was an attack on the positions of the Russian occupiers.

In occupied Mariupol, explosions were heard throughout the city. Residents could see smoke in the direction of the railway. According to preliminary information, Russian air defense from Nikolske was triggered.

New sanctions

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on May 27 to impose further sanctions on citizens and companies of Russia and Belarus. In particular, sanctions restrictions were imposed on 51 Russian citizens, including scientists and general directors of factories.

In addition, 220 companies were added to the list of restrictions. Among them are the Russian Railway Trading Company and Innovative Lubricants Technologies, the Belarusian Minsk Automobile Plant, the Vitebsk Monolith Radio Parts Plant, the Cypriot Church Location Limited, and the Czech Navitel s.r.o.

Other important news

• Ukrainian troops managed to advance another 300-400 meters in the Bakhmut direction, said the spokesperson for the Eastern Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhii Cherevatyi;
• The Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate said that the occupiers had started using chemical weapons against their military to blame Ukraine;
• The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office filed an appeal requesting to take into custody a member of the Kyiv City Council, Yaryna Arieva, who is suspected of committing a road accident;
• Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba denied the information of The Wall Street Journal that Chinese Special Representative Li Hui called on the United States and Europe to give Russia “its new territories” – and thus to immediately stop hostilities;
• The New York Times reported that the first group of about 400 Ukrainian soldiers began training in Germany on American M1 Abrams tanks.