The war in Ukraine can end if Russia stops its armed aggression, restores the territorial integrity of Ukraine and ends the occupation of Ukrainian territories, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani believes.
President of the European Council Charles Michel said that Ukraine should determine when a dialogue with Russia is possible, but it should be based on international law and the UN Charter.
Japan will step up efforts to support Ukraine in the energy sector.
US Vice President Harris said that Putin's proposal for "peace talks" is a demand for surrender, not negotiations.
The United States will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, as stated by the US Vice President at the Global Peace Summit.
A new recruitment center, the 24th in Ukraine, has been opened in Ivano-Frankivsk at 9 Nezalezhnosti Street, providing information and consulting services to citizens on joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Putin's call for negotiations is a ploy to suspend the war and restore forces for a further offensive, not a desire for peace, as he demands that Ukraine cede the occupied territories.
Putin claims that Russian troops approached Kyiv in February-March 2022 to demand peace from Ukraine, not to storm the city, and that there was no political decision to attack the capital.
Putin reiterated that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is an illegitimate president of Ukraine, saying that only the Verkhovna Rada is legitimate.
Putin said that Russia is ready to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine if Ukraine withdraws its troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions and declares a non-nuclear and non-aligned status.
Ukraine and Japan signed a security agreement that envisages a significant expansion of cooperation, including demining, information security, technology exchange, and Japan's long-term financial support for Ukraine worth $4. 5 billion this year and over the next decade.
So far, Ukraine has signed security assurance agreements with all G7 countries, including a landmark agreement with the United States.
On the night of June 14, Russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine using "Shaheds", cruise and ballistic missiles, of which 3 Iskander-M missiles were used in Zaporizhzhia.
Last night, the Russian invaders again used the tactic of using Shahed missiles and drones from different directions when striking Ukraine. The Russians regularly change the altitude of the missiles they launch at the territory of Ukraine.
Border guards in Odesa region detained a truck with 41 men in the trailer who were trying to illegally cross the border with Moldova.
Over the last day, 109 combat engagements took place in the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors, where 39 and 20 attacks were repelled respectively.
Passenger traffic from Ukraine has slightly increased from 85,000 to 95,000-100,000 people a day, mostly women, children and the elderly.
Zelenskyy said that Ukraine's peace formula is based on territorial integrity, sovereignty, nuclear and food security, but if China has an alternative view, they can prepare an alternative peace formula, indicating openness to dialogue if their views coincide at the global level.
Zelenskiy said that during a telephone conversation, Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him that China would not sell weapons to Russia.
The security agreement between Ukraine and the United States provides for supplies and joint production for the defense industry, job creation for both countries, and the use of frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine.
Five countries, including the United States, will provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems to protect its cities, as discussed by Presidents Zelenskiy and Biden.
President Zelenskyy said that the security agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States will help save Ukrainian lives, strengthen both countries, and guarantee a stable peace.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation plans to launch a mobilization booking service in the Diia app within a month, allowing employers to book critical employees for military service through an automated process.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Ukraine's bravery and assured that Allies are ready to continue to provide assistance to Ukraine as soon as possible.
After Ukraine was allowed to launch strikes on Russian territory and the destruction of S-300 launchers in the Belgorod region, the number of S-300 strikes on the Kharkiv region decreased significantly.
11,670 people were evacuated from the dangerous areas of Kharkiv region, but the evacuation rate dropped to zero as everyone who had the opportunity and desire to leave had already left.
Restoration work at energy facilities continues around the clock, but it will not be possible to completely avoid power outages in winter, said Ruslan Slobodyan, head of the State Energy Supervision Inspectorate of Ukraine.
Power outages of 2 hours a day can be expected in Ukraine over the next 10 days due to a more equitable distribution of electricity between regions, said Ruslan Slobodian, head of the State Energy Supervision Inspectorate of Ukraine.
Attempts to illegally cross the border continue, but there has been no significant increase in the number of such cases, with the most attempts recorded at the borders with Moldova and Romania, said Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service.
The activity of enemy subversive reconnaissance groups in Sumy region has recently decreased, although they still periodically try to infiltrate the territory of Ukraine.
