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Russian strikes on Ukraine are not a “response” to operations such as “Spider Web.” Russia is trying to cause as much suffering as possible to civilians; this is one of the elements of pressure.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called for the 18th EU sanctions package against Russia to be as far-reaching as possible. He proposed disconnecting the remaining Russian banks from the SWIFT system, blacklisting all vessels in Russia's so-called "shadow fleet," and expanding restrictions on energy companies that help finance the Russian state budget.

Satellite imagery reveals that Russia has started building protective shelters for aircraft at its military airfields following a Ukrainian special operation.

It is very importantfor the world to understand that forcing Russia to end the war it started against Ukraine can be achieved through pressure — primarily sanctions on oil and on those who still trade with the aggressor.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia’s attacks on Ukrainians are not strikes of retaliation but rather destruction.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has called on Russia to refrain from creating artificial barriers to prisoner exchanges and the repatriation of fallen soldiers.

The deliberate destruction of the Kakhovka dam is a Russian war crime against both people and nature, and Russia must be held accountable.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has responded to Russia’s massive overnight attack on Ukraine on Friday, June 6, calling it an act of barbarism.

European Union Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarína Mathernová, stated that on June 6 Russia carried out an attack in retaliation for Ukraine’s spectacular and daring Operation Spiderweb. But while Ukrainians target military strategic infrastructure, Russia kills civilians.

A Ukrainian presidential delegation is holding meetings in the U.S. Congress to discuss measures that could compel Russia to stop the war. Sanctions must make Russia feel that continuing the war is unsustainable.

There is no peace initiative in the world that Russia has not rejected. Yet the world continues to allow this behavior.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said that at the meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul this week, Russia again failed to demonstrate a real readiness for peace or negotiations.

Russia should really get to feel that war is worse than peace, so sanctions are required to make this happen.

The Shaheds launched by Russia to attack peaceful Ukrainian cities are evolving. Notably, their antennas now contain numerous new components.

Russia must genuinely feel the devastating consequences of continuing its war against Ukraine.

The U.S. administration has commented on the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Russia, stating that this could happen if the need arises.

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham sarcastically thanked Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev for his “honesty” in admitting that Vladimir Putin and Russia are not at all interested in achieving peace.

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated that Russia is deliberately hunting down specialists from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) — over the past week, Russian forces damaged six fire and rescue stations.

Russia may have used North Korean missiles to strike Kharkiv on the morning of June 2, and examinations will be conducted to confirm this.

The next meetings of negotiators from Ukraine and Russia will make sense if they are held in the context of preparing for a summit of the two presidents.