was approved by all 338 members of parliament, far surpassing the required 226 votes, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on his Telegram account. No lawmaker abstained.
Aid groups have expressed concerns that gains to avert famine made duringhave been diminishing.
Like most aid groups in Gaza, Tikeya has run out of most food and has cooked almost exclusively pasta for the past two weeks.Nidal Abu Helal, a displaced man from Rafah who works at the charity, said that the group is increasingly concerned that people, especially children, will die of starvation.“We’re not afraid of dying from missiles,” he said. “We’re afraid that our children will die of hunger in front of us.”
Displaced Palestinians prepare bread in a makeshift oven in Gaza City, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Displaced Palestinians prepare bread in a makeshift oven in Gaza City, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Lidman reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press writer Samy Magdy contributed from Cairo.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will be waiting for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks aboutOn Feb. 12, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first senior Trump administration official to visit Kyiv. Zelenskyy was expected to sign the deal that day amid a
d, saying elements of the draft didn’t align with his country’s constitution. The deal would have given the U.S. 50% rights to Ukraine’s minerals and mentioned nothing of security guarantees.“I didn’t let the ministers sign … because in my view it is not ready to protect us, our interest,” Zelenskyy told The Associated Press at the Munich Security Conference in February.
Bessent later said that Zelenskyy “blew up” the deal. Zelenskyy shot back, saying Bessent’s approach had been disrespectful.“My colleagues know that if someone taps their finger on an agreement and says, ‘You must sign now’ — I could only say to him, ‘Stop tapping your finger and let’s have a proper conversation,’” Zelenskyy later told reporters.