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Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris says he has accepted an official invitation to visit Ukraine in the coming weeks after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Shannon Airport, expressing horror at Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.

Poland has offered to supply Ukraine with electricity from its thermal power plants without paying for emissions, seeking approval from the European Commission.

Social network X (formerly Twitter) is facing a fine of up to 6% of its global turnover from the European Commission for allegedly deceiving users with its paid account verification policy and violating the EU Digital Services Act.

At the NATO summit in Washington, Ukraine received commitments from partner countries to provide lethal weapons systems, modern air defense systems, and stable and uninterrupted supplies of missiles and ammunition to support its security against Russian aggression.

An 11-year-old unvaccinated child in the Lviv region has contracted tetanus and is currently in the intensive care unit receiving the necessary treatment.

russians have been warned about possible malfunctions of the YouTube video hosting service, and the russian media are already talking about a complete blocking of the hosting service in September this year.

In total, we received 16 applications from patients for treatment abroad. Okhmatdyt's doctors work with hospitals that are potentially ready to accept them in order to understand the diagnosis, treatment, and technologies that can be used.

A storm in Ivano-Frankivsk region caused emergency power outages: 50 applications, 19 wire breaks, and 4 poles need to be replaced, reports Prykarpattyaoblenergo.

Due to the heat wave, Ukraine is experiencing high electricity consumption, requiring emergency assistance from the EU and scheduled power outages throughout the day.

21 countries and the EU signed the Ukraine Treaty at the NATO summit to support Ukraine's security against russian aggression by providing defense assistance, military equipment, economic aid, and promoting reforms.

Several EU countries, including Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland, will boycott ministerial meetings organized by Hungary during its presidency of the EU Council to protest Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's meetings with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.

First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga met with the Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society to discuss the organization's activities, assistance provided, participation in recovery projects and the need for better coordination with the authorities and international organizations.

Shmyhal held the first meeting of the Steering Board for the Coordination of Central Executive Authorities to support Ukraine's participation in the Multi-Donor Coordination Platform. According to him, the country already has access to funding under the EU's Ukraine Facility program, so we need to form a single list of projects as soon as possible.

Romania will provide Ukraine with a Patriot air defense system and support its security efforts in the Black Sea region under a new bilateral agreement.

KNUKiM, headed by its rector Mykhailo Poplavsky, has been a leader in the Osvita. ua rating for four years.

Several thousand people have already registered to join a new volunteer military unit in Poland to help defend Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov meets with EU representative Borrell in Washington to discuss further support for Ukraine's defense capabilities, thanking the EU for releasing frozen russian assets to finance ammunition, air defense equipment, and Ukrainian manufacturers.

Italy intends to increase its aid to Ukraine to 2% of GDP.

Umerov called on all Ukrainians in Europe to join the Ukrainian Legion, as every step brings Ukraine closer to victory in the fight for freedom and independence.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's "peacekeeping mission" visits to Moscow and Beijing during Hungary's EU presidency have angered the EU, which may strip Hungary of its presidency within weeks because Orbán's diplomacy undermines the bloc's unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

russian oligarchs with ties to putin earned more than $11 billion in dividends from military-related companies in 2023 and early 2024, despite the sanctions.

Ukraine and the European Commission have started bilateral meetings as part of the process of assessing the approximation of Ukrainian legislation to EU law, an important step on the road to EU membership.

After July 20, the situation with power outages in Ukraine is expected to improve due to the completion of repairs at some generation facilities and emergency electricity supplies from the EU.

Georgia's ruling party sees "nothing wrong" with the EU's decision to suspend Georgia's accession process, saying the country will be part of the next wave of EU enlargement when the time comes.

Due to the emergency supply of electricity from the EU, the scope of electricity restrictions in Ukraine will be reduced in the evening, with only three stages of blackouts from 16:00 to 19:00 on July 9.

Switzerland has expanded its sanctions against russia, imposing sanctions on 69 individuals and 86 legal entities, joining the 14th EU sanctions package in response to russia's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine.

EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Gerchinsky, speaking about Georgia, said that EU leaders have decided to freeze the accession process and are patiently waiting for more clarity from the Georgian government.

After his meeting with Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sent a letter to EU leaders in which he paraphrased Russian propaganda about "peace for Ukraine," including false claims about Ukrainian military losses.

On the instructions of Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Deputy Minister Yevhen Perebyinis and 33 heads of diplomatic missions visited the site of the Russian attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital to see the aftermath of the attack.

Last month was the hottest June on record, continuing a 13-month streak of exceptional temperatures, which could make 2024 the hottest year on record.