A photo taken during a trip organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows Russian soldiers in a destroyed part of a Mariupol factory on Wednesday. Image President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, left, and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary have slowed efforts to punish Russia. Image Ukrainian soldiers from the Azov battalion walking through the remnants of a Russian military convoy last month in Bucha, Ukraine. The prosecution was extraordinary partly because it proceeded despite its potential to disrupt or even halt future prisoner exchanges between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Erdogan may also be seeking to unlock sales of American F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Mr. Cagaptay said.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2022 17:16 UTC