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Belgium seeks to reach a compromise on the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia within 24 hours of the G7 summit, but faces challenges from Hungary, Germany and France on specific measures.

The Ministry of economy presented an investment guide containing 95 projects worth more than 2 27 billion in various sectors, such as energy, transport, agro-industrial complex, metallurgy, Pharmaceuticals, aimed at attracting investment for the recovery and economic development of Ukraine.

The G7 countries plan to create a fund that uses revenues from frozen Russian assets to provide financial assistance to Ukraine without requiring a refund, media reports say.

The heads of parliaments of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine adopted a joint declaration in which they commit to continue cooperation in the field of security, support Ukraine's path to NATO and EU membership, and called for the lifting of restrictions on the supply of Western weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Zelensky said that at the meeting with Scholz, they talked about what we can do in the coming months and over the next few years to provide Ukraine with sufficient energy generation. Also about Ukraine's European integration – about expectations from this June.

Zelensky stressed the importance of preventing pro-Russian populist slogans in the European Parliament elections, as they pose a danger to Ukraine and EU countries.

The EU has signed the first guarantee agreements worth 1. 4 billion euros under the Ukraine Facility program, launching its investment component Ukraine Investment Framework to accelerate Ukraine's recovery, especially in the energy sector.

Ukraine needs investments in the amount of 1 12-13 billion right now for rapid economic growth, and not after the end of the war.

Emmanuel Macron rules out the possibility of resigning regardless of the outcome of the upcoming parliamentary elections in France.

The European Commission has proposed extending temporary protection until March 2026 for people fleeing Russian aggression against Ukraine.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has called for an end to dependence on Russian oil in response to Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba outlined five steps for Ukraine's recovery: providing air defense systems, attracting investment, receiving macro-financial assistance, Ukraine's membership in the EU, and using frozen Russian assets to force Russia to pay for the recovery.

Ukraine has a clear plan to build up to 1 GW of gas generating capacity this year and another 4 GW over the next few years.

How Ukrainian refugees are looking for work in Moldova.

An attack on the European Union is likely, said Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who warned that the danger is greater than some people think.

Director of KNIISE Alexander Ruvin noted that a significant part of the forensic expert activity of Naraz is aimed at studying the facts of Russian aggression against Ukraine and the conclusions of Ukrainian experts become the basis for the formation of an evidence base for future international trials.

Ukraine has fulfilled all the necessary conditions for the actual start of negotiations on its EU membership and expects that the framework of negotiations will be approved and negotiations will begin by the end of June.

Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine has completed all the steps and why the European Union should start accession negotiations before the end of this month.

The EU ambassadors ' discussion of the framework for negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova's accession to the EU was postponed to next week, but the goal remains the same - to officially start accession negotiations with these two countries by the end of June.

European officials are negotiating to keep gas flowing through the pipeline through Ukraine, and one option may be for European companies to buy and pump gas from Azerbaijan to Russian pipelines.

French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called new elections after his party's defeat in the European Parliament elections. Macron hopes for the" right choice " during the upcoming vote.

Ukrainian egg producers will now be able to export their products to Canada.

Hungary will not participate in the Bucharest Nine summit in Riga. The Allies are considering the possibility of excluding the country from the defense club.

Germany allocates 30. 4 million euros to Ukraine to improve the efficiency of electricity transmission, including the reconstruction of a substation with an automated control system to meet ENTSO-E requirements for reliability and safety, improving synchronous operation with the European energy system.

According to a survey conducted by KPMG and the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, German companies in Ukraine are planning new investments, but are concerned about war, security threats and corruption.

Ukraine and Poland discussed the resumption of Ukrainian sugar exports to the EU after the new sugar beet crop was harvested in September, following Ukraine's temporary ban on duty-free sugar exports to the EU.

According to Ruvin, the EU special representative was shown the wreckage and electronic components of ballistic and cruise missiles, attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles and other weapons used by the Russian Federation in war crimes against Ukraine.

Switzerland has recorded an increase in the number of cyber attacks and disinformation on the eve of the Peace Summit, which aims to create a path to peace in Ukraine, and about 90 countries and organizations have registered to participate in it.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk will visit Poland on June 10-11 to participate in the summit of the parliamentary leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, dedicated to strengthening support for Ukraine.

The World Bank will support simplifying the rules of new construction and improving the protection of citizens who buy real estate in Ukraine, in order to improve the situation on the housing market.