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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.
Russian propagandists, on the instructions of the Russian Defense Ministry, are releasing fake videos allegedly shot by the Ukrainian military on the front line in order to spread disinformation and discredit Ukraine.
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.
The deficit in Ukraine's energy system is slightly larger than the day before, due to increased consumption of air conditioners, reduced solar energy generation and electricity imports from Europe.
Ukraine set a record for sugar exports in May: 65% were exported to EU countries and 35% to other countries, which was the highest monthly export figure for the country.
Starting June 30, 2024, Binance will restrict access to unregulated stablecoins for users from the European Economic Area due to new MiCA rules governing stablecoins in Europe.
Immediately after the NABU's statement about the disclosure of the scheme of embezzlement of state-owned land, in which the minister of Agricultural Policyappears, deputy Polish Minister of Agriculture Michal Kolodzejczak announced Poland's withdrawal from negotiations with Ukraine. Some experts are inclined to believe that such a move by Poland was conceived and the rural business did not accidentally coincide with the demarche of the Poles, who meanwhile are rapidly increasing their exports to Belarus.
The expansion of the permit for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to shoot on the territory of the Russian Federation will depend on the situation on the battlefield, John Kirby said.
In the context of war, the restart of the Russian-held Zaporizhia nuclear power plant can have unpredictable and dangerous consequences. The head of the UN nuclear surveillance agency warned about this after a meeting with Russian officials.
One Spanish pilot was killed and the other was injured when two planes collided during an Air Show in the Portuguese city of Beja.
According to leaked internal documents, the Russian state human rights foundation has spent millions of euros to finance pro-Russian propaganda websites and activities in Europe.
Zelensky congratulated Hola Tomasdottir on winning the presidential election in Iceland and expressed hope for strengthening Ukrainian-Icelandic cooperation and ensuring peace in Europe and beyond.
Next week, electricity shortages will resume in Ukraine due to planned repairs at nuclear power plants, the consequences of recent shelling and increased consumption due to rising temperatures, which will lead to expected power outages during the day.
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.
Moscow openly admits that it plans to use Ukrainians who fled to Europe for propaganda purposes against Ukraine, using them to portray the Russian Federation caring for them, unlike Ukraine.
The EU is considering imposing import duties on Russian goods such as food, nuclear fuel and medicines to reduce Russia's export revenues and use the funds received to support Ukraine in the ongoing war.
This year, Ukraine will receive military assistance in the amount of 6 billion euros from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland under security agreements signed with these countries.
Ukraine and Norway signed a security agreement in Stockholm, while Norway pledged to provide long-term military and non-military support to Ukraine, including allocating more than 6 billion euros for 2023-2027.
Zelensky says a peace deal with Russia would be a "trap" because Putin would break any agreement and use any pause in the fighting to "strengthen his muscles" before striking again.
Today, Ukraine will sign three security agreements that will provide Kiev with long – term support, as announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who will be in Stockholm today for the third Ukraine-Northern Europe summit.
Today, on May 31, animal rights activists and wildlife lovers in many countries of the world can participate in the celebration of World Parrot day. According to ornithologists, there are currently about 370 species of parrots in the world, which are found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.