🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Putin is the one who backed out of meeting with me," - Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, from Ankara, Turkey.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Erdogan told Zelensky in a meeting in Ankara that the war must end through direct negotiations," - Turkey's Presidential Office.

🇮🇱⚡- Netanyahu's Press Office announces a security cabinet meeting for 4pm tomorrow (Tel Aviv time).

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "The mission of direct negotiations with Ukraine is to reach a ceasefire sooner or later," - Vladimir Medinsky, Head of Russia's delegation to Istanbul.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Our delegation is determined to find possible solutions," - Vladimir Medinsky, Head of Russia's delegation to Istanbul.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "We are ready to relaunch negotiations with Ukraine," - Vladimir Medinsky, Head of Russia's delegation to Istanbul.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- India-Pakistan ceasefire extended until the end of May 18, this Sunday.

🇺🇸🇹🇷🇸🇾⚡- The Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Syria met with the US Secretary of State in Antalya, Turkey.

🇲🇦🇮🇱⚡- Two IDF soldiers injured in the African Lion 2025 military exercise in Morocco.

🇹🇷🇺🇦🇦🇱⚡- Ukraine's Zelensky has completed his Turkey visit, and is now flying to Albania.

🇱🇾⚡- Following the declaration of a ceasefire, the Government of National Unity's military has withdrawn from Tripoli and returned to its bases in Misrata - western Libya.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- The direct talks between Russia and Ukraine have finally been arranged and set for tomorrow, in Istanbul.

🇺🇸🇦🇪⚡- The President arrives at Qasr al Watan in Abu Dhabi with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed, where he is welcomed in Emirati tradition of females' head shaking.

🇺🇸🇦🇪⚡- The Star-Spangled Banner is performed for the President at the Qasr al Watan in Abu Dhabi.

🇺🇸🇦🇪⚡- "I am honored to announce that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bestows the Order of Zayed upon President Trump."

The President is now a recipient of the world-renowned Order of Zayed.

🇺🇸🇦🇪⚡- "I have absolutely no doubt that the relationship will only get bigger and better. Our countries will work together," - Mohammed bin Zayed, President of the UAE.

🇺🇸🇦🇪⚡- BREAKING: The US and UAE sign a $1.4 trillion economic cooperation agreement.

🇺🇸 - The President, during his Middle East tour, has secured:

- Rights to Syria's minerals and oil sectors.
- $600 billion economic cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.
- $1.2 trillion economic cooperation agreement with Qatar.
- $1.4 trillion economic cooperation agreement with the UAE.

🇺🇸🇦🇪⚡- "This has been a great visit with a great man, great country. You see what's going on, the tremendous investment in our country.

It's an honor to be here, and the last four days have been really amazing," - President Donald Trump.

The President has signed the guestbook at Qasr al Watan in Abu Dhabi upon existing, thus concluding his official Middle East tour.

🇷🇺⚡- BREAKING: Russian President Putin has dismissed Russia's Commander-In-Chief of the Ground Forces, Oleg Salyukov.

🇷🇺 - Reshuffling within the Russian military is normal, however positions this high are normally reshuffled prior to a major offensive, such as the major reshuffling of Spring 2024, before Russia launched the large-scale Pokrovsk offensive.