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Zambia has joined the communique of the global peace summit, supporting efforts to build a just and sustainable world, as announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

According to official UN statistics, about 6. 5 million Ukrainians have received temporary protection status abroad since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.

A peace summit involving countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America has refuted Russian disinformation that Ukraine is supported only by the West, as they have joined forces to push Russia to negotiate, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

Russia has withdrawn up to 80% of its troops from the border with Finland and redeployed them to the war in Ukraine, leaving almost empty garrisons and military bases near the Finnish border.

The Houthi attacks on civilian tankers in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have led to increased costs for shipping companies due to higher insurance premiums and additional expenses, which has seriously affected international maritime trade in the region.

Today, on June 17, animal rights activists and wildlife lovers in many countries around the world can join various events to mark International Crocodile Day. The ancestors of crocodiles appeared on our planet about 200 million years ago. Today, there are 21 species of crocodiles in the world.

Zelenskyy believes that Putin is trying to divide the world to get out of isolation, as Ukraine's resistance prevents a global war.

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said the war in Ukraine has negatively affected the economies of African countries and caused high inflation.

Everything that will be agreed upon at the Peace Summit will become part of the peacekeeping process, Zelensky said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, having arrived at the Peace Summit, met with Swiss President Viola Amherd and expressed his belief that everything agreed upon at the Summit, where all parts of the world, all continents, and different nations are represented, today will become part of the peacekeeping process.

The Global Peace Summit has begun with the participation of representatives of 100 countries and organizations from all continents, which aims to find a just peace based on international law and the UN Charter.

Zelenskyy expects the peace summit to initiate substantive decisions on food security, nuclear safety, and the return of deported Ukrainian children, which will be the beginning of a long road to peace.

Several banks in Kyrgyzstan have stopped making money transfers to and from Russia due to new US and UK sanctions against Moscow.

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is being considered for the post of Europe's top diplomat and head of the European Commission's Foreign and Security Policy Service, according to reports citing European diplomatic sources.

The EU notes a rapidly emerging consensus on preferred names for top EU leadership positions: naming Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, António Costa as president of the European Council, Roberta Metsola as head of the European Parliament and Kaja Kallas as head of EU diplomacy.

On June 12, everyone can join an event dedicated to the queen of flowers and celebrate Red Rose Day, which originated in the United States but has become popular all over the world.

The Center for Countering Disinformation reported that russia is spreading disinformation that Ukraine is allegedly recruiting mercenaries in Africa through its diplomatic missions in an attempt to discredit Ukraine on the eve of the Peace Summit in Switzerland.

Gold prices rose slightly on Monday after the strongest drop in the last three sessions amid disappointing data from China and the United States, which fell short of investors ' expectations.

Costa Rica has become the 50th country to join the project of the first lady of Ukraine "Ukrainian bookshelf". The National Library in San Jose will receive about 20 books by various Russian authors in Ukrainian, Spanish and English. This is the first Ukrainian bookshelf in Central America.

The number of Africans and Nepalis among the prisoners captured by Ukraine has increased dramatically, as Moscow increasingly threatens them and forces them to join the armed forces under pressure.

Poland is preparing to counter the new influx of illegal migrants from Belarus by restoring 200 meters to the buffer zone and sending new units to the border.

The United States has imposed sanctions on two organizations in the Central African Republic for supporting the destabilizing activities of the russian-backed Wagner group in Africa.

Ukraine will ban sugar exports to the EU until the end of 2023, as the quota of 262 thousand tons has already been exhausted.

Czech arms manufacturer Czechoslavak Group, the largest supplier of ammunition in Central Europe, said that due to quality problems quality problems, about 50% of the shells promised to Ukraine will not be shipped as quickly as planned, as some components require additional processing or replacement.

A Russian plant in Tatarstan plans to produce 6,000 Iranian Shahed strike and reconnaissance drones annually, involving students from Africa in the production process.

Russia may sign an agreement with Sudan to exchange weapons for the Russian logistics center in Port Sudan on the Red Sea.

Poland will impose restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats, limiting them to the Mazovian Voivodeship, where Warsaw is located, and consuls to the respective provinces, citing evidence of the Russian state's involvement in subversive activities in Poland.

Russia has deployed units from its "African Corps" to join regular Russian troops and mercenaries in an offensive against Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

Ukraine officially opened its embassy in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, expanding its presence and strengthening its position in Africa.

On World Turtle Day, activists raise awareness of the threat of extinction of 60% of turtle species due to habitat pollution, climate change, and poor captive conditions.