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As its slogan during the presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2024, Hungary chose the phrase "Make Europe Great Again" by analogy with Trump's slogan
On the agenda of the Hungarian presidency of the EU for the next six months, there is no item on support for Ukraine, according to DW, referencing a statement by Hungary's representative to the EU, Balint Odor.
Current Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends on October 1, stated that NATO is close to agreeing on Rutte's candidacy for the post of the alliance's new Secretary General.
According to Bloomberg, Rutte lacks the support of only one NATO member state out of 32 — Romania.
The Russians have restored the ferry crossing in occupied Crimea after an attack by ATACMS missiles at the end of May, according to Navy Speaker Dmytro Pletenchuk.
Pletenchuk noted that the Russians are already actively using the ferry crossing to support their grouping of troops in the southern direction.
According to a report by the Swiss think tank Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, there is very little evidence that Western weapons supplied to Ukraine end up on the black market in Europe.
These findings undermine the Russian narrative that a fifth of Western weapons sent to Ukraine are being resold to terrorists on the black market.
The Swiss Parliament has taken a step toward allowing the indirect export of arms to Ukraine, reported Blick.
The committee on security policy of the Swiss National Council voted for amendments to the law that limits the re-export of weapons. The vote took place a few days after the Peace Summit.
If the decision is supported by both houses of parliament, Germany, Denmark, and Spain will be able to transfer weapons containing Swiss components to Ukraine. [ if ]
[Re: Putin and Kim Jong-Un] It is expected that a number of agreements of both economic and military nature will be adopted during the negotiations between the two leaders. Analysts warn that some of the deals, particularly those involving the exchange of weapons and advanced missile and satellite technology, are likely to remain secret.
Kim Jong Un wants to bolster his authority as a significant world leader, while Putin aims to show that Russia still has allies and can travel abroad despite UN sanctions and international arrest warrants.
Experts predict that Kim will promise to provide Russia with more artillery shells in addition to the millions of rounds already sent to the front line in Ukraine. In return, Putin is expected to continue providing technological support to North Korea's nuclear, missile, and space projects.
Lim Eun-jung, an associate professor of international studies at South Korea's Konju National University, adds that Kim made a "strategic choice" to support Russia from the beginning of the Ukraine invasion to reduce dependence on China for political support.
"Last September, Kim visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East, and it seems likely that he obtained advanced Russian technology. I expect he will try to achieve the same at this meeting, and he may also seek firm military commitments from Putin. If he gets them in writing, it will put North Korea in a strong position," Lim said.
Putin is also likely to agree to provide the natural resources that North Korea desperately needs, including oil and gas. Meanwhile, Kim is expected to agree to send more workers to Russia to address labor shortages caused by conscription.
Despite the benefits of expanding the axis of authoritarian regimes, even China is beginning to worry about North Korea's closer ties with Russia.
Ukraine will receive 54 RCH 155 self-propelled guns, an increase from the 36 units announced in February this year, according to KDNS.
Nearly six months ago, the company announced the delivery of 36 units of these self-propelled guns to Ukraine as part of military aid from the German government. However, today the manufacturer announced a new figure of 54 units. The details of the delivery, as well as who will finance the additional 18 self-propelled guns, were not disclosed. The only downside is that deliveries are planned to be completed by 2027.
The scientific research institute in Lviv was damaged as a result of an enemy night attack, according to city mayor Andrii Sadovy.
Ukraine presented the new Bulava barrage drone at the Eurosatory 2024 international exhibition.
The kamikaze drone, featuring X-shaped plumage, is equipped with a communication module with an encrypted channel and a CRPA antenna, making it resistant to electronic warfare (EW). It is capable of operating both day and night, with machine vision and automatic target detection.
The drone can be flown by an operator or guided by satellite coordinates, and it is launched from a catapult.