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Lithuanian energy company Litgrid is transferring a third aid package worth more than 10 million euros to Ukraine, providing transformers and other equipment to restore the power system damaged as a result of Russian attacks.

Ukraine and the EU have extended the "transport visa-free regime" for a year with the possibility of extending it until the end of 2025, allowing road cargo transportation between Ukraine and the EU without special permits.

The EU is entering a new package of sanctions against Russia, the 14th since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.

The European Union failed to agree on a 14th package of sanctions against Russia due to Germany's indecision, despite the exclusion of a controversial clause concerning subsidiaries in third countries.

Ukraine and Poland held talks in Kyiv to coordinate Poland's efforts to fully support and rebuild Ukraine, discussing urgent military needs, joint defense production and bilateral cooperation.

Ukraine's accession to the EU will be a complex process that requires continued reforms, the ministers of Poland and Germany said during a joint press conference in Kiev.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met in Kyiv with Polish Sejm Marshal Szymon Holovna to discuss energy cooperation, Ukraine's integration into the EU, support against Russian aggression, and bilateral infrastructure projects with further assistance from Poland.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Neghammer said that Ukraine's strikes on Russian territory are legal under international law in the context of ongoing Russian aggression.

Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally party, is in favor of providing Ukraine with ammunition and equipment for self-defense, but opposes sending equipment that could provoke a wider war or deploying French troops in Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy met with the Marshal of the Polish Sejm in Kyiv to discuss the situation on the frontline, air defense cooperation, the Global Peace Summit, the bilateral security agreement, Ukraine's EU membership application, and support for Ukraine's NATO membership.

Ukraine and the European Union have finalized the text of a bilateral security agreement to be signed in the near future following the final round of talks between Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva and EU Under-Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defense Charles Fris.

The European Commission proposes an EU budget of €199. 7 billion for 2025, including €4.3 billion in grants and €10.9 billion in loans for Ukraine

The European Union plans to issue a warning to France for violating rules on deficit and debt, which could result in fines and complicate election campaigns two weeks before parliamentary elections.

The shadow economy in Ukraine was as high as 55% before Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, and it has only gotten worse since then.

Finland becomes the first EU country to start uranium mining, with a planned annual production of 200 tons by 2026.

President Zelenskyy met with Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Chmilite-Nielsen to discuss strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO, and the implementation of the Ukrainian peace formula.

Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after the Senate approved the final version of the marriage equality bill.

Hungary and Slovakia have announced their potential support for Mark Rutte as the next NATO Secretary General.

France's far-right National Rally party has quietly removed from its website some of its controversial defense policy proposals, including those advocating deepening diplomatic relations with Russia, withdrawal from NATO's Joint Military Command and termination of cooperation projects with Germany, in a bid to bolster its credibility ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, media reports say.

The President signed a law on the gradual increase of insurance amounts (maximum insurance payments) to the amounts established in the European Union.

The EU plans to agree on new sanctions against Russia by the June 27 summit, including restrictions on the transportation of Russian LNG and oil, trade bans and blacklists.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law allowing Ukrainians to use national mobile tariffs without additional roaming charges when traveling to EU countries.

After talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed cautious optimism that Hungary's opposition to him becoming the next NATO chief will be overcome.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has promised to give Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban the right to withdraw from NATO activities aimed at supporting Ukraine if he becomes secretary general of the military alliance, in an attempt to win Budapest's support after it vetoed his appointment for months.

The EU has joined the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children as an observer to act and return all the thousands of Ukrainian children forcibly displaced and deported by Russia, which must be held accountable for this horrific and inhumane crime.

EU leaders failed to agree on candidates for key EU positions, including Ursula von der Leyen's second term as president of the European Commission.

The European Commission has decided to establish an Audit Board to evaluate the effectiveness and monitor the use of financial assistance under the EUR 50 billion Ukraine Facility program, ensure transparency and prevent fraud, corruption and conflict of interest.

Ukraine is working to achieve an important result in its EU accession negotiations and has a preliminary schedule for the summer months, and is actively seeking a just peace to end the war.

Slovakia's new president, Peter Pellegrini, who took office on Saturday, assured that he plans to visit all neighboring countries, including Ukraine, although he did not specify any timeframe for his visit to Ukraine.

Latvia will soon send Ukraine the second batch of drones purchased as part of the drone coalition, after having already sent the first batch.