Europe

Many regions of China are experiencing extreme weather conditions: high temperature warnings have been issued in the northern regions, and heavy flooding due to heavy rains in the southern provinces.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Armenia's Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan to thank Armenia for its participation in the Global Peace Summit and discuss the importance of peace in Europe and the South Caucasus, regional security challenges, and strengthening bilateral ties.

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

President Zelensky said that Putin has come to destroy Ukraine, which is a "fixed idea" for him, and he will not stop in Ukraine, but will go further, so he must be stopped by any means necessary.

Ursula von der Leyen called on Russia to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, stop the violence and return the abducted children, saying that Russia can only join the peace process when it demonstrates its readiness for peace based on the UN Charter.

Mexico's Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena stated the need to deal with Russia in terms of international law and its use of chemical weapons, as well as to take measures to prevent the spread of the black market in Europe.

The unprovoked war launched by Russia against Ukraine affects everyone.

President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani called for urgent action, not just talk, to help Ukraine, as the war threatens the whole of Europe, and Kosovo is ready to provide military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

President of the European Council Charles Michel said that Ukraine should determine when a dialogue with Russia is possible, but it should be based on international law and the UN Charter.

Russia is dissatisfied with the West's reaction to Putin's statements about the terms of peace talks with Ukraine, calling it "unconstructive" and hoping for a more "substantive and promising" discussion next time.

The G7 countries are planning to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets, with the EU countries not participating directly but providing guarantee mechanisms.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has criticized Vladimir Putin's "peace offer" to Ukraine as "crushing demands" and "exorbitant territorial claims," stressing the need to repel Russian imperialism and support Ukraine for the sake of global security.

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.

Russian special services have recruited teenagers aged 13-18 in Odesa to commit sabotage by setting fire to Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles, some of whom already face up to 15 years in prison.

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

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.

SC “UkrOboronProm” signed a Memorandum of Intent with the US company Amentum Services, Inc. to establish a joint venture for potential cooperation in the restoration and maintenance of US-made armored vehicles.

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 offers a fundamentally different format, so that no one can manipulate or disrupt the agreements, as Russia has done many times.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that Ukraine will end the war in the interests of the country and in the interests of the whole of Europe on terms that are understandable to anyone.

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.

The Development Bank of the Council of Europe will provide Ukraine with a loan of 100 million euros for the program "Nome. Compensation for destroyed housing" is aimed at supporting citizens affected by the full-scale war.

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.

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.

Hundreds of agreements worth billions of euros in the defense, energy and social sectors are being prepared between Ukraine and Germany at the level of communities, companies and the government.

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.