Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö , has said he has spoken today to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy , and that Zelenskiy supported Finland’s steps towards Nato membership. The Kremlin spokesperson said everybody wants to avoid a direct clash between Russia and Nato, and that Nato expansion will not make the world or Europe more stable. The president, prime minister and senior cabinet ministers will meet on Sunday to make the formal decision on submitting the country’s membership application. Russian news agencies have reported that Russian forces hit two ammunition depots in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine overnight. The defence ministry also said Russia had destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 air defence missile system in the Kharkiv region and a radar station near the city of Odesa.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2022 02:56 UTC