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⚡️Stoltenberg will remain NATO Secretary General for another year, — Euractiv
China is not against Ukraine coming back to the border of 1991, — Al Jazeera with reference to China's ambassador to the EU, Fu Kong.
"No matter what. We respect the territorial integrity of all countries. But these are historical issues that should be discussed and resolved by Russia and Ukraine, and this is what we stand for," Fu Kong said. [Does this mark a change in stance in China? or is it more toffee-sweet, no-nutrition shake?]
US announces new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to $500 million, — Pentagon [see below]
🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Netherlands signed a contract for 111 million euros with the Belgian company FN Herstal for 7.62 mm FN MAG machine guns for the Ukrainian army. The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands does not specify the exact number and delivery dates.
HENSOLDT will deliver 4 more TRML-4D radars of Diehl Defense to the Armed Forces. The radars are designed for Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM air defense systems.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace:
“During its summer campaign, Ukraine has already liberated approximately 300 km² of its territory. That's more than Russia captured in its entire winter campaign."
Lukashenko expects that the commanders from the "Wagner" PMC will share their experience and help the armed forces of Belarus to improve their skills
Putin just now: "From government budget, we fully funded ["Wagner" Private Military Company]. Only from May 2022-May 2023, the government paid them 86,262 billion roubles." This is almost $1 billion.
Russian military police detain Wagner PMC commanders in different parts of Syria
According to the Al-Hadath TV channel, we are talking about four detentions in Al-Suweida in southern Syria, as well as at the Khmeimim airbase.
⚡️Kramatorsk: the number of dead as a result of missile fire has increased to eight
"As of 7:00 a.m. on June 28, the bodies of 8 dead people (including three children, two born in 2008 and 2011) were unblocked from under the rubble of the destroyed cafe building, and 56 people were injured (including one child born in 2022). Three people were saved," the State Emergency Service reports.
⚡️President of Lithuania Nauseda arrived on an unannounced visit to Kyiv,
⚡️ Duda arrived with an unannounced visit to Kyiv, — Office of the President of Poland
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his opinion, is not a war criminal.
Ukraine, according to the head of the Hungarian government, "is no longer a sovereign state, the achievement of peace depends on the United States." He also said that "the EU has not succeeded in sanctions either to bring Russia to its knees or to achieve peace in Ukraine." [what a bloated toad he is]
The UN accused Ukraine of violating human rights
All because the security forces, as the organization claims, "arbitrarily deprived the freedom" of collaborators who cooperated with the Russians.
The UN believes that the arrests are illegal. [I'd ask 'could they possibly become less credible than they are' but there was a disturbing UN report that while Russians kill Ukrainian children - so do Ukrainians. I don't know what's behind that and I'm not willing to believe it without more info but it is not something to ignore]
Ukraine's Constitution turns 27 today. Written in 1996, it contains language that resonates today as never before. The words like the "right to life", "freedom of citizens", "honor" and "dignity", 'the land' have become vitally important for Ukrainians.
This photo shows two sisters who died as a result of the Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk
The French literary and artistic magazine Charlie Hebdo dedicated a new cover to the recent events in Russia.