Presidents of Russia

US President Joe Biden said they were working to divert natural gas directly to Bulgaria and Poland in response to the suspension of supplies from Russia.

According to Biden, the two countries have indicated that they have gas reserves - Poland to a greater extent and Bulgaria smaller. Biden added:

The ruble will be introduced in the Russian-controlled Kherson region of Ukraine on May 1, a spokesman for the region's pro-Russian military-civil administration said.

The fiercest battles are being fought in Mariupol around the "Azovstal" iron and steel works. The UN is preparing to evacuate civilians from the ironworks.

Vladimir Solovyov, a well-known Russian journalist considered Putin's "belly fighter", threatened Britain today while talking to the head of the Russian Space Agency about the new, powerful RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which Russia plans to deploy to its armed forces by autumn, Daily Mail reports.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said peace talks on Ukraine are likely to fail. He added: "Dealing with Putin is like a crocodile biting your leg." He argues that it is vital that the West continue to supply Ukraine with weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an end to attempts to take over the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. Instead, he demanded that the siege continue and that the people inside remain blocked.

Mariupol is barely holding on, Russia is testing a ballistic missile, Wimbledon has divided the world. Here are the highlights of events in Ukraine over the past 24 hours.

Mariupol is barely holding on, Russia is testing a ballistic missile, Wimbledon has divided the world. Here are the highlights of events in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Mariupol may fall in "hours"

Mariupol called Shoigu the capital of the nationalist "Azov", the city itself was liberated, but the militants remain in Azovstal, it is emphasized in the announcement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
He said that during the meeting in the Kremlin. According to Shoigu, Mariupol is the capital of nationalist Azov.

"Turkey remains an important factor of stabilization in the Black Sea region, and the Istanbul talks are an important basis on which the conflicting parties can reach an agreement on a ceasefire and peace in Ukraine," Altun said, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Turkish Anatolia news agency.

He said that Serbia, headed by President Aleksandar Vucic, would not join the anti-Russian hysteria.
Vulin emphasized that Russia stood by Serbia in key historical moments and that Serbia is an independent state that does not give up its centuries-old friends.