US signals support for Europe’s peacekeeping coalition in Ukraine, Telegraph reports. While Trump has refused to commit American troops, U.S. officials have reportedly opened the door to providing intelligence-sharing and logistical aid to the so-called “coalition of the willing.”
Trump won’t abandon Ukraine peace process, Estonian president says. In a conversation following Pope Francis’s funeral, Trump promised to “do everything” to maintain peace negotiations, Estonian President Alar Karis said.
Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace to probe air defenses, Poland says. The helicopter was tracked by Polish military radar systems and civilian systems of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency over Poland’s territorial waters in the Baltic Sea.
Interpol investigates Russian company for human trafficking over African workers in Tatarstan drone factory. Since launching in 2022, Alabuga Start has recruited around 350 women from over 40 countries to work in Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan and aims to bring 8,500 more this year, according to Bloomberg.
McDonald’s applies to register trademark in Russia. The company does not plan to re-enter the Russian market, but wants to “prevent third-party businesses” from taking advantage of the brand, McDonald’s said in a statement.
Republican senator calls for secondary tariffs on Russian energy buyers. “As to additional sanctions on Putin’s Russia, I have bipartisan legislation with almost 60 cosponsors that would put secondary tariffs on any country that purchases Russian oil, gas, uranium, or other products,” U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said on April 26.