Europe

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.

Germany has provided the Ukrainian company Ukrenergo with a loan of 30. 4 million euros for the restoration of energy infrastructure and integration with the European energy system.

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.

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.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is seeking to form a" pro-European and pro-Ukrainian " majority in the new European Parliament to support a strong Europe.

French President Macron dissolved the country's parliament and announced the holding of parliamentary elections on June 30 and July 7 after unsatisfactory results of pro-European parties in the European elections, citing a threat from far-right nationalist parties.

The presidents of the United States and France promised to support efforts to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine in accordance with international law.

Biden and Macron hope that the G7 countries will agree to a фонд 50 billion fund to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.

Biden and Macron discussed efforts to prevent regional escalation in the Middle East, especially between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, as well as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, during the French President's state visit to the United States.

French President Macron has warned against not attending the euro elections this weekend. According to his calculations, this will play into the hands of the growing ultra-right.

Russia has turned on propaganda on children's TV channels in Europe, including Disney, by interfering with satellite signals and Broadcasting military videos in Russian.

Denmark and the Netherlands have allocated 400 million euros for the production of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles for Ukraine, while funding is provided by the Swedish Foundation, and the vehicles themselves are mainly produced in the Netherlands.

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.

In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom Party has achieved significant success in the European Parliament elections, potentially winning seven seats, according to exit polls.

Argentine president Javier Miley will not attend the Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15-16, preferring instead to stay in Argentina during national holidays.

Zelensky compared Putin's actions to those of Hitler in the 1930s, warning that the Putin regime knows no borders and can spread the war further, as the "Fuhrer" of the Third Reich did.

President of Ukraine Zelensky received a warm welcome and gratitude from a Normandy veteran during the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings for protecting Europe from Russian aggression.

US President Joe Biden said that the world should support Ukraine in the war against Russia, because if Ukraine falls, neighboring countries and the whole of Europe will be under the threat of Russian aggression.

The Swiss Air Force conducted exercises during which the pilots practiced take-off and landing maneuvers of fighters on the highway, resuming such maneuvers due to the deterioration of the security situation in Europe and the need to increase combat readiness.

President Zelensky and the first lady arrived in Normandy, France, to participate in important events and meetings aimed at strengthening Ukraine, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings and protecting European freedom.

Hungary will take part in the Peace Summit on Ukraine in Switzerland at the level of foreign ministers, despite the absence of Russia, expressing "regret" about this.

A year ago, Russian occupiers deliberately blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam, causing significant damage and causing human casualties, and Ukraine is working to hold Russia accountable for this and other war crimes.

Japan is introducing new measures to increase the birth rate. These include the abolition of the income threshold for child allowance. for a child. Tokyo is also launching a dating app.

A pro-russian hacker group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disabled the website of the Spanish company Santa Barbara Systems, which is engaged in the modernization of Leopard tanks for Ukraine.

By winter, Ukrainians can spend a significant part of the day without electricity due to serious damage to the power grid caused by Russian attacks.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given instructions to prepare for the most important meetings and decisions in June that will determine the course of the summer and the year as a whole, including the peace summit, relations with the EU, frontline positions and domestic production to ensure favorable outcomes for Ukraine.

Ukraine is increasing exports of dairy products, including to the European Union, which is facilitated by the adaptation of regulations to EU standards.

NATO is considering a three-step process of responding to Russian sabotage attempts and hybrid threats, including publicly exposing attacks, strengthening infrastructure protection, and taking direct measures such as restricting access to Russian diplomats.

Former Defense Minister of Ukraine Reznikov stressed that U. S. support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression is beneficial to America, as it creates jobs, updates the military arsenal, prevents new global conflicts and is an economically profitable investment in U.S. security.

NATO is developing several "land corridors" for the transfer of American troops and armored vehicles to the front line in the event of a major European ground war with russia.