⚡️ Kremlin spokesman: War declaration on May 9 ‘nonsense.’

Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed reports that Russia could officially declare war against Ukraine and start a national mobilization on May 9, when Russia celebrates the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II.

⚡️ 100,000 square meters of housing to be built for IDPs in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

The apartments will be state-owned, and provided with furniture, Svitlana Onyschuk, the head of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Administration said on May 4.

The New York Times now has 9.1 million subscribers. The acquisition of The Athletic helped the company get closer to its new subscriber goal, but the sports site lost $6.8 million over two months, eating into overall profits. nyti.ms/3MU3Dn7

EU countries should ban Russian oil imports in the next six months, and all refined oil products by the end of the year, the European Commission president said, unveiling a new sanctions package. The measures are expected to be adopted this week. nyti.ms/3KGlPPC

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