A man suspected of spying for Russia at a drone manufacturing plant that supplies products to the French and Ukrainian armies has been taken into custody in France.
Poland will not recognize decisions on security issues and relations with Russia adopted at the EU leadership level or within specific formats, in particular the E3 (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom), without Warsaw’s participation.
Russian authorities have officially documented the transfer of 744,000 Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories to Russia. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have verified nearly 19,500 children and established their whereabouts.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that during the G7 summit in France, all leaders of the “Big Seven,” including U.S. President Donald Trump, noted that Russia’s war against Ukraine must come to an end.
Ukraine’s General Staff has presented figures on the degradation of Russia’s military-economic capabilities, claiming that long-range strikes by Ukrainian forces have significantly damaged the country’s oil refining sector.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said there is a possibility that negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine could begin as early as this summer.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that efforts should be made to organize a meeting for peace negotiations with Russia before the onset of winter and that Ukraine is prepared to consider a neutral venue for such talks.
Leaders of the G7 countries have agreed to step up pressure on Russia, including through sanctions targeting the energy sector, and to provide Ukraine with additional air defense capabilities.
The tanker SMYRTOS, linked to Russia’s shadow fleet and already subject to sanctions by a number of countries, has been detained in British territorial waters for the first time; its detention could signal a tightening of actual oversight over compliance with the sanctions regime.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Russia to recruit new soldiers for the war against Ukraine. Despite payments of millions of dollars and promises to write off debts, fewer and fewer people are willing to fight.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that over the course of this week, Russia has launched 1,920 combat drones, 1,790 guided bombs, and 17 missiles of various types at Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the troops of the Security Service of Ukraine struck an oil facility in Russia’s Yaroslavl region, 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, and that the Defense Forces struck the Azot plant in Russia’s Tula region.
Russia used strike UAVs to attack two cargo vessels sailing under the flags of Barbados and Panama in the Black Sea, as they were transiting along the maritime corridor.
European journalists’ investigation into the Belarusian logistics holding Jenty has revealed how a network of companies is being used to bypass EU sanctions restrictions against Russia. Ukraine is awaiting the results of an official Swedish investigation.
Russia continues trying to disrupt gas production in Ukraine, but the aggressor state is incapable of preventing Ukraine from building sufficient natural gas reserves ahead of the next heating season.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, as a potential mediator in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
Attempts by Russia to influence election in Armenia have failed, just as they previously did in Romania, Moldova, Hungary, and other countries, demonstrating a weakening of Moscow’s geopolitical influence.