RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: (Commenting on nuclear military exercises) Russia conducts these exercises regularly.

U.S. Central Command: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) into the Red Sea on May 23. No casualties or damage were reported by U.S., coalition forces, or merchant ships.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: NATO and its ally Estonia remain united in the face of any threat to its sovereignty.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred 65 kilometers west-southwest of Novaya Chal, Russia.

ECB board member Nagel: The ECB should stick to its mission and maintain price stability.

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: We will follow up on a meeting-by-meeting basis.

ECB board member Nagel: There is no autopilot when it comes to rate cuts.

South African Department of International Relations: This order is binding and Israel must comply.

South African Department of International Relations: We will submit this order to the UN Security Council.

ECB board member Nagel: The ECB may cut interest rates in June.

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: Both core inflation and headline inflation are slowing down.

ECB board member Nagel: Inflation trend is downward.

ECB board member Nagel: Wage increases are related to high inflation rates in the past.

ECB board member Nagel: Wage increases are not surprising.

Google (GOOG.O) will invest $350 million in Flipkart, the e-commerce platform owned by Walmart (WMT.N), with a valuation of $37 billion.

Belarusian President Lukashenko: We need to protect ourselves from those who impose sanctions on us.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Belarus and Russia must form a unified industrial policy.

SpaceX: The fourth Starship flight test may be launched as early as June 5.