On 1 May, Azerbaijan summoned the European Union’s ambassador, Marijana Kujundžić, to the country’s foreign ministry in protest over a resolution adopted by the European Parliament a day earlier.
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NPR News: 05-02-2026 4AM EDT
⚡️General Staff: Russia has lost 1,332,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.
Russia has lost around 1,332,950 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on May 2. The number includes 1,240 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. kyivindependent.com/general-…
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 2, 2026
SCOOP: Trump’s envoys aren’t in a hurry to visit Kyiv.
Concerns in Washington that talks may go nowhere — plus a more mundane obstacle:
“They have to take the train. It’s difficult for Witkoff,” a source tells me.https://t.co/bc20fQsH8n
— Tim Zadorozhnyy (@timzadorozhnyy) May 2, 2026
В этот день родился Марк Габриэль Шарль Глейр (1806—1874), швейцарский художник-академист. («Автопортрет». 1850-е)
— Художники и Поэты (@Xudozhnikipoeti) May 2, 2026