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Taiwan has banned the export of nitrocellulose products with a nitrogen content below 12. 2% to russia and belarus in order to eliminate loopholes in international export controls and prevent potential use in the production of weapons.

Thailand will join the Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15-16.

More than 3,000 foreign components from more than 30 countries, including Western and Asian countries, have been found in weapons used by Russia to attack Ukraine.

Since 2022, Conflict Armament Research (CAR) has published thirteen public reports outlining studies of various types of weapons used by Russia in Ukraine, including russian, Iranian and North Korean weapons systems.

107 countries and organizations confirmed their participation in the Peace Summit initiated by Ukraine.

According to the Dutch Defense Minister, Ukraine will be allowed to use Dutch F-16 fighter jets to strike targets in Russia.

Zelensky arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to personally invite President Ferdinand Marcos to a peace summit and call for regional leaders to participate, as well as announce Ukraine's plans to open an embassy in Manila this year.

Zelensky will visit the Philippines after his trip to Singapore, which will be his first visit to this country since being elected president in 2019.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to personally take part in the first global peace summit.

Zelensky met with the leaders of Singapore investment companies during the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit, discussed the development of Ukrainian-Singapore trade relations, invited investors to a conference in Berlin on the modernization of the Ukrainian economy and expressed gratitude for their work in Ukraine during the war.

Zelensky met with Singapore President Shanmugaratnam to discuss bilateral relations, preparations for the first peace summit and Ukrainian-Singapore projects.

Zelensky said his visit to Singapore would be productive if representatives of the Asian region participated in the peace summit, as his trips are aimed at ending the war and strengthening Ukraine's defense, economy, politics and diplomacy.

Zelensky hopes that after the peace summit, a result similar to the "grain initiative" can open the way for the implementation of the points of the peace formula. But, provided that the world majority agrees to joint agreements and steps.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at the Shangri-La Dialogue Conference in Singapore that war with China is "not close and not inevitable" and stressed the importance of open communication between the two countries to reduce misunderstandings.

Zelensky discussed key areas of further military assistance to Ukraine, including strengthening air defense systems and missiles, with a bipartisan congressional delegation in Singapore.

During his working visit to Singapore, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of Timor-Leste Jose Manuel Ramos-Orta for the first time in bilateral relations, thanking him for supporting the territorial integrity of Ukraine and confirming participation in the peace summit.

On the sidelines of the annual Asian security summit "Shangri-La Dialogue" in Singapore, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto.

President Zelensky arrived in Singapore to attend a conference on security issues in the Asia-Pacific region. He will hold a number of meetings, discuss restoring peace in Ukraine, as well as ensuring global food and nuclear security.

Zelensky will attend the Asian security summit in Singapore this weekend to discuss security assistance for Ukraine.

Russians are equipping their Albatross M5 reconnaissance drones with Japanese Sony video cameras for aerial photography and artillery adjustment.

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane collided with severe turbulence during a flight from the UK to Singapore, injuring 30 people and killing one passenger. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok.

Almost 300 foreign-made microelectronics components were found in North Korean missiles by KFI specialists, said Oleksandr Ruvin.

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire and an emergency shutdown of the tuapse oil refinery in russia, damaging the liquefied natural gas unit but leaving the crude oil distillation unit intact.

Gold prices fell to a two-week low as tensions in the Middle East eased and investors waited for economic data from the United States that could affect interest rates.

Russia's missile attack on Ukraine's Pivdennyi seaport has damaged Singapore's port facilities, Zelenskyy says in his address to the Ukraine-NATO meeting.

In the north of Indonesia, the Ruang volcano began to erupt, and more than 11,000 people were evacuated.

Four tankers carrying Russian oil and oil products are stuck at sea after the US imposed new sanctions on Iran, indicating increased cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, as well as Western efforts to cut off their revenues.

Oil prices fell due to an increase in US crude oil inventories and expectations of possible inaction by OPEC+ in its production policy, which led to profit-taking after a strong rally in mid-March.

Chinese Ambassador to the EU Fu Kong is leaving Brussels for a new post at the UN in New York after less than 18 months, amid deteriorating relations between China and the EU over issues such as the war in Ukraine and alleged unfair Chinese subsidies.

South Korea is investigating the origin of imported oil, including russian supplies, due to concerns about possible relabeling.