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Ukraine has done everything necessary to start negotiations with the EU on joining the bloc in June, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The chairmen of the foreign affairs committees of the US, EU, Ukraine and other countries have condemned Georgia's controversial "foreign agents" law, saying it undermines democracy and contradicts Georgia's goal of Western integration.

Turkey remains committed to Georgia's integration into the EU and NATO, hoping that the current events in the country will be resolved in favor of the Georgian people, as Turkish President Erdogan stated during the Georgian Prime Minister's visit to Ankara.

Moldova will hold a referendum on October 20, 2024, on the introduction of European integration into its Constitution, which will pave the way for EU accession.

Ukraine is looking for mediators to facilitate the return of civilians illegally detained by Russia and hopes for new initiatives from its partners in this regard, said Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed to create a European air defense system modeled on Israel's Iron Dome to collectively protect all EU member states from potential threats.

European banks have tripled their profits in Russia since the start of the full-scale war, despite pressure to leave the country due to sanctions and the risk of heavy fines.

Due to a significant deficit in Ukraine's power grid, stabilization outage schedules will be applied again starting at 4 p. m. on the instructions of Ukrenergo, DTEK reports.

The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether Meta's Facebook and Instagram violated the Digital Services Act by failing to protect minors from addictive algorithms, inappropriate content, and privacy violations.

Electricity restrictions in Ukraine, which began a day ago, may last until August due to various factors, with improvement in August-September, according to an adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine and a member of the supervisory board of Ukrenergo.

All hospitals with inpatient departments in Ukraine are equipped with generators, which allows them to operate fully and perform both emergency and scheduled surgeries despite power outages.

Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage, with hourly blackouts in all regions, and imports from 5 EU countries are planned to overcome the shortage.

Greece imports Russian oil under the guise of Turkish fuel, circumventing EU import sanctions.

Georgia's application for EU membership will be frozen if the controversial Russian-inspired law on "foreign agents" is passed.

Ukraine has faced power outages due to electricity shortages, with restrictions on industry scheduled for today from 4 p. m., and has asked the EU for emergency assistance.

Tens of thousands of people protested in Tbilisi and other Georgian cities against the controversial law on "foreign agents," and the foreign ministers of Estonia, Iceland, and Lithuania joined the rally.

The EU imposed sanctions against 4 more Russian media outlets - Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta - accusing them of propaganda, and banned Russia's funding of European media, NGOs, and political parties.

If Georgia wants to stay on the path to the European Union, it cannot have one foot in Moscow, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has vowed to veto the controversial law on "foreign agents," saying it does not comply with European values and hinders Georgia's European integration aspirations, amid Western criticism that the law undermines democracy.

Two Turkish citizens are sentenced to 11 years in prison for smuggling over 190 kg of heroin from Iran to Ukraine and organizing a large-scale drug trafficking scheme.

France and the Netherlands propose that the EU impose sanctions on any financial institution worldwide that helps the Russian military obtain prohibited goods or dual-use technology.

According to a report by the European Environment Agency, climate change is exacerbating floods, droughts, and water quality, posing an increasing threat to human health.

The adoption of Georgia's controversial law on "foreign agents" negatively affects its progress towards EU accession, and the authorities should withdraw the law and implement the necessary reforms outlined in the EU's 9 steps.

EU ambassadors agreed to ban four Russian media outlets - Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta - throughout the EU for spreading Russian propaganda.

Diplomats are trying to secure the participation of the Global South in the Peace Summit for Ukraine by focusing on a narrow set of goals. More than 160 countries have been invited to the Summit, which will take place on June 15-16.

Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage due to a sharp cold snap, requiring record imports, emergency EU aid, and controlled blackouts for households and industry.

Ukraine's Eurovision Song Contest 2024 participant alyona alyona told how she and her team managed to appear at the contest wearing "Free Azovstal Defenders" T-shirts despite the ban, wearing them under other clothes and quickly unbuttoning them during the filming.

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Parliament overwhelmingly recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people and called for continued military assistance to Ukraine to protect its democracy and territorial integrity from Russia.

Moldova has announced the signing of a security and defense cooperation agreement with the European Union that expands cooperation in areas such as resilience building, cybersecurity, countering disinformation, assistance to the defense sector, participation in EU crisis management missions, and integrated border management.

The US threatens to fundamentally revise bilateral relations with Georgia if the controversial law on foreign agents goes into effect despite protests and a presidential veto.