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Orbán Called to Resign as Head of European Council After Visit to Putin
“The fact that Orbán is shamefully abusing the EU Council presidency and going to the Kremlin without a mandate is a scandal. It undermines the fundamental principles of EU foreign policy. Either the Hungarian government respects its current role in the EU, or it must resign as president,” said Michael Roth, chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee.
🇪🇪🤝🇺🇦 Estonia delivered Mistral short-range air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine. This was reported by the country's Defense Ministry, which did not specify the amount of weapons transferred due to security concerns.
Stoltenberg on Peace Talks with the Russian Federation: Minsk-3 Cannot Be Allowed
Le Pen Promises to Revoke Ukraine's Permission to Strike Russia with French Weapons
Marine Le Pen, the de facto leader of the far-right National Unity party, has pledged that if her party comes to power after the second round of parliamentary elections, their prime minister will not allow Ukraine to use French long-range weapons to strike Russia.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's First Call with US President Joe Biden
The new Prime Minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer, had his first telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden, assuring him of his unwavering support for Ukraine.
The 92nd Separate Assault Brigade is fighting at home, defending its native Kharkiv. Russians intended to capture the city, attacking it from two directions.
The advance from the west was aimed at bringing Russian forces close enough to strike Kharkiv with artillery. However, the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, quickly redeployed from Donetsk direction to fight at home, swiftly stopped the enemy, pushing them 10 kilometers back.
How did they do this? Fighters of the 92nd Brigade have extensive combat experience. Moreover, the guys are fighting on their own land, knowing every tree, every street—everything here is familiar from childhood. Every corner brings back memories and adds confidence — and reminds what is at stake. https://t.me/United24media/23288
It Took the Russians Three Months and Thousands of Lives to Capture One Isolated Ukrainian Region, — Forbes
The capture of a small part of Chasiv Yar cost the Russians thousands of casualties. According to available data, since the beginning of the campaign, the Russian military has lost 99,000 personnel, the publication writes.
“Russia has achieved some success on the ground, but even this has come at a huge price. By wasting so many lives for such a small gain, Russia has squandered its last chance to deliver a decisive blow to Ukraine in this war,” Forbes quotes Mick Ryan, a retired Australian army general.
“The Russian troops are advancing, suffering huge losses in personnel and equipment, while the Ukrainian troops are experiencing much smaller losses. The Russians are concealing tens of thousands of their soldiers behind each captured city or even district. The Ukrainian garrison in Chasiv Yar is not hiding the territory. They stopped the fighting,” reported Ukrainian Army spokesman Nazar Voloshyn. He added that the garrison retreated several blocks to the west, across the Donetsk-Donbas Siverskyi Donets Canal, as Russian bombs and artillery destroyed all the buildings in the area.
Kazakhstan Detains Russian Trucks with European Goods Since July 1
According to “RBK,” citing the Association of International Road Carriers, Russian trucks carrying goods from Europe have been detained in Kazakhstan since July 1. .... These measures by Kazakhstan disrupt the mechanism of re-coupling or reloading goods from trucks to vehicles of Russian and Belarusian companies at border terminals, a process that has been in effect since 2022.