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🇺🇸 The United States made it clear to Ukraine that they do not want to facilitate attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation, said the spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, John Kirby.
The British registrar canceled the certification of the owner of the largest "shadow fleet" of tankers for Russian oil, — Reuters.
Since June 3, Lloyd's Register has revoked the certificates of 21 ships of the Indian company Gatik Ship Management.
Earlier, the American Insurance Club refused to insure the vessels of Gatik Ship Management.
Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry de-flags 36 of the company's ships.
🇲🇩 EU ambassadors approved sanctions against Moldovan individuals involved in the destabilization of Moldova and undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine, — RFE/RL journalist Rikard Jozviak
🇧🇷 President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he refused to come to Russia at the invitation of Putin
On May 26, the small armored artillery boat "Bucha" was handed over to the military boat depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The boat will be part of the river flotilla in the Kyiv region. One of the features of this boat is low visual optical-electronic, radar and thermal visibility. It is equipped with a system of protection against enemy aiming weapons and a system of automatic installation of smoke and heat curtains.
❗️ Ukrainian military began training on Abrams tanks, — New York Times.
"The training is expected to last from 10 to 12 weeks. The first group included 400 people. The US Ministry of Defense sent 31 tanks to Germany to train Ukrainians," the publication writes.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA's decision to ban Russian football clubs from participating in competitions held under the auspices of the union.
The court believes that the admission of Russian football teams to the competition may negatively affect the safety of athletes and spectators.
Pope Francis said that the return of the occupied Ukrainian territories by Russia is a "political problem", and in order to achieve peace, the parties must "talk to each other" [oh, because talking to Russia achieves so much and their word can be trusted!]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Johns Hopkins Class of 2023 via livestream during the university's Commencement ceremony.
NATO is thinking of offering Ukraine a deepened partnership without specifics on accession, — Euractiv
It is proposed, in particular, to create a Ukraine-NATO Council, which will allow Kyiv to initiate meetings (currently, Ukraine is invited only for discussions).
This format will open an opportunity for deepening cooperation in the areas of intelligence exchange, joint exercises, investments in the defense industry, and increasing the operational interoperability of the armed forces.
In these discussions, some NATO countries point out that the NATO-Russia Council still exists, although there have been no meetings for a long time, but Ukraine still does not have such a format of cooperation with the Alliance.
In backroom conversations, Ukrainian officials admit that there is absolutely no reason to hope for accession to NATO soon, but they ask for a strong signal from the allies
Former British Prime Minister Johnson told former US President Trump about the importance of Ukraine's victory, – Politico.
"Donald Trump and Boris Johnson met this week to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the vital importance of a Ukrainian victory," Johnson's spokesman said.
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