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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.

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.

Ukraine has received several new high-speed and maneuverable Metal Shark boats from the United States, equipped with modern navigation and security systems, to strengthen its maritime border protection capabilities.

Estonia supplied Ukraine with Mistral short-range air defense systems and missiles to support its fight against Russian aggression.

Ukraine received more than 2,300 tons of energy equipment from 14 countries to repair and restore facilities damaged by Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure.

This weekend, the Estonian Reform Party will nominate a new candidate for prime minister.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signs bilateral security cooperation agreements with the President of Lithuania and the Prime Minister of Estonia during the EU leaders' summit.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have called on the EU to build a defense line along its border with Russia and Belarus to protect the bloc from military and hybrid threats, which requires financial support from all members.

Ursula von der Leyen, Kaya Callas and Antonio Costa were nominated for top positions in the EU after an agreement between EU leaders representing the bloc's three main political groups.

Six EU leaders agreed that Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and Kaya Callas should receive leadership positions in the European Commission, the European Council and the foreign policy service, respectively.

Estonia may temporarily close its main border checkpoint with russia due to long queues where people wait for many hours to cross the border.

Rheinmetall has received a record 8. 5 billion euro framework contract from Germany for the supply of 155-mm artillery ammunition, primarily to replenish the Bundeswehr's reserves and support Ukraine, the Netherlands, Estonia and Denmark, with deliveries starting in early 2025.

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.

Ukraine's women's 3x3 basketball team has won one of 12 tickets to the European Championships, defeating teams from Turkey, Estonia, Poland, and Slovakia in the qualifying tournament in Bratislava.

Estonia has donated 31 vehicles, including 16 Skoda Octavias and 15 Volkswagen Tiguan, to Ukrainian law enforcement officers in the border areas of Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

The men's national volleyball team of Ukraine has reached the final of the Golden Euroleague 2024, defeating the Czech Republic 3-0 in the semifinals.

Eight EU countries, including the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic, called for a ban on Russian diplomats traveling freely in the Schengen area.

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.

Ukraine is negotiating with the United States and European partners to receive 2-3 new air defense systems in the near future, as stated by President Zelenskyy during a meeting with the German Defense Minister.

Estonia will provide Ukraine with short-range Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems and missiles to repel Russian attacks.

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.

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.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met with speakers from the parliaments of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to discuss strengthening support for Ukraine, including lifting restrictions on arms supplies and improving the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.

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 cabinet of French President Emmanuel Macron is considering Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas as a potential successor to Josep Borrell as head of EU diplomacy.

Estonia plans to ban Russian citizens from buying real estate near strategically important objects and State defense facilities.

Since the beginning of 2024, France has provided Ukraine with military assistance worth more than 1. 32 billion euros, including aerial bombs, armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and other equipment.

Czech minister for European affairs Martin Dvorak initiated an appeal signed by 12 countries calling for approval of the framework for negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova's accession to the EU, noting that their reform efforts deserve support and solidarity.

The Ukrainian Energy Support Fund has already received more than 494 million euros in listed and announced contributions to strengthen its energy system after the Russian strikes.