Germany

Germany postpones the introduction of the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia due to concerns about the impact on its industry and small businesses.

Germany provided Ukraine with additional military aid, including 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 10 Leopard 1A5 armored personnel carriers, ammunition, IRIS-T SLM and SLS air defense systems, 3 HIMARS missile launchers, and various other equipment and supplies.

G7 leaders gather for their annual summit in Italy, seeking to double down on support for Ukraine with a $50 billion loan package using frozen Russian assets, confront China's economic ambitions, and discuss issues such as artificial intelligence, while also facing domestic challenges.

At the upcoming G7 summit in Italy, Ukraine and the United States plan to sign a bilateral security agreement, according to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

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.

Belgium seeks to reach a compromise on the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia within 24 hours of the G7 summit, but faces challenges from Hungary, Germany and France on specific measures.

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.

A 19-year-old Afghan man stabbed a 41-year-old Ukrainian refugee in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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

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.

Zelensky said that at the meeting with Scholz, they talked about what we can do in the coming months and over the next few years to provide Ukraine with sufficient energy generation. Also about Ukraine's European integration – about expectations from this June.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that only after limiting Russia's ability to terrorize its neighbors can real peace be achieved.

Ukraine and Germany signed a declaration on strengthening cooperation in the field of entrepreneurship support.

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.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba outlined five steps for Ukraine's recovery: providing air defense systems, attracting investment, receiving macro-financial assistance, Ukraine's membership in the EU, and using frozen Russian assets to force Russia to pay for the recovery.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that during his visit to Germany, he met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss Ukraine's needs against the background of Russian attacks on energy and fighting at the front, expectations from the Peace Summit and partnership between the communities of the two countries for the restoration of Ukraine.

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.

At the moment, Russia's biggest strategic advantage over Ukraine is the advantage in the sky: hundreds of guided airstrikes are carried out daily, and Ukraine's only response is air defense systems.

Germany will supply Ukraine with a third Patriot air defense system, IRIS-T installations, Cheetahs, missiles and ammunition over the next few weeks and months.

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.

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.

Ukroboronprom and Rheinmetall have opened the first joint shop in Ukraine for the repair and production of armored vehicles, where Ukrainian specialists work under German technical guidance, supporting the economy and Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Germany to attend a conference on Ukraine's reconstruction, hold talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on defense support, air defense, joint arms production, and coordinate positions ahead of future summits.

In the German city of Debeln, a 9-year-old girl Valeria from Ukraine is being searched for a week, who went to school on June 3, but did not appear in class, her parents believe that the girl was abducted.

According to Ruvin, the EU special representative was shown the wreckage and electronic components of ballistic and cruise missiles, attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles and other weapons used by the Russian Federation in war crimes against Ukraine.

Georgian prime minister Ilklii Kobakhidze will take part in the conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine (URC2024) in Berlin on June 11-12, which aims to mobilize international support for the restoration, reconstruction, reforms and modernization of Ukraine.

The G7 is expected to issue a strict warning to small Chinese banks to stop helping Russia evade Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine is preparing new agreements with Germany and the United States on additional assistance and a bilateral security agreement.

In the European Parliament elections in Germany, the conservative CDU / CSU bloc received about 30% of the vote.

Four policemen were injured during a pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin, Germany, while one policeman was hospitalized after a firecracker exploded, and three others received minor injuries while detaining two protesters.