Ukraine

Ukraine strongly condemns North Korea's attempt to launch a reconnaissance satellite, which violates international law and UN resolutions, and calls for increased pressure on Pyongyang to ensure stability and security.

Ukraine and Portugal signed a security agreement. As the President of Ukraine reported, the document records the joint commitment to the protection of our peoples, our Europe from Russian terror.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala in Prague to discuss the implementation of the artillery initiative, increased pressure on Russia through sanctions, and the confiscation of its frozen assets.

According to the defense minister, Russia is preparing to open a new front in the north, deploying more troops and equipment, aiming to use all its manpower and firepower against Ukraine.

Ukraine's Defense Minister expects to receive F-16 fighter jets from the allies "very, very soon. " Asked how many Kyiv expects to receive, Umerov replied: "We need as many as we can get.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits a Belgian military base where Ukrainian pilots and technicians are trained on F-16 fighter jets.

Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, faces up to 8 years in prison for financing the Russian occupation forces in Crimea since 2014, including payments to the Russian Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Portugal, where he is expected to sign a security agreement between Ukraine and Portugal.

Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has adopted more than 10 domestically produced robotic systems for the Armed Forces. Some of the systems have already successfully passed combat tests and have been highly appreciated by Ukrainian defenders.

President Zelenskyy discussed with King Philippe of Belgium the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland and Ukraine's expectations from it.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that "we see no signs" that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin plans to end the war.

Ukraine has nationalized the large fishing trawler Bukhta Sokolovskaya, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexander Verkhovsky.

Young men over the age of 17 who have not registered for military service will be sent summonses, but this has nothing to do with mobilization.

Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna discussed Ukraine's urgent military needs, including air defense systems, F-16 aircraft, ammunition and long-range artillery with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg answered why it is now right to lift restrictions on Western weapons to hit targets inside Russia, citing Ukraine's right to self-defense.

In Ukraine, residents of three regions who spread Kremlin narratives on social media, praised Putin and justified the crimes of the Russian army in Bucha were sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Telegram's lack of accountability and lax content moderation policies make it a popular platform for pro-Kremlin accounts to spread disinformation, which poses a challenge for European officials fighting fake news, as it remains outside the scope of the EU's Digital Services Act due to the size of its user base.

The Russian army struck a settlement in Kharkiv district, causing a fire on the territory of a farm, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration said.

Ukraine urgently needs more air defense systems, and NATO is working with Allies to increase supplies of ammunition, air defense systems, including advanced Patriot systems.

Russian companies facing difficulties in trading with China due to Western sanctions are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as Tether and barter transactions to circumvent financial restrictions.

Russia plans to send more than 12,000 Ukrainian children from the occupied Luhansk region to propaganda camps in Russia for "re-education.

The PACE Committee on Culture unanimously recognized the erasure of Ukrainian cultural identity as an instrument of Russia's war against Ukraine and an element of its genocidal policy aimed at destroying the Ukrainian nation.

The EU Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM) will train 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of summer 2024, expanding training to maritime and air, and the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) will increase support for Ukrainian law enforcement agencies in the liberated territories and related reforms.

Oleksandr Martynenko, founder and head of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, died on Tuesday at the age of 63 in Kyiv.

The European Union emphasizes the critical importance of accelerated deliveries of military equipment, including ammunition, missiles, air defense, artillery and drones, to meet Ukraine's urgent needs, and welcomes progress on the implementation of the Ukraine Assistance Fund and on the potential use of Russia's immobilized assets.

The spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko, confirmed that Romanian law enforcement officers detained two Ukrainians who illegally crossed the border and may be involved in the attack on a border guard in Zakarpattia.

Russia has significantly intensified its campaign to recruit foreign mercenaries from Central African countries, including Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Uganda, to participate in the war against Ukraine, offering them cash payments, monthly allowances, health insurance and Russian passports.

The EU intends to sign security commitments with Ukraine by the end of June to ensure long-term support for Ukraine's defense capabilities and deterrence against future aggression.

The upper house of the Swiss parliament has supported a proposal to expel spies, including Russian intelligence agents, in preparation for a major summit aimed at paving the way for peace in Ukraine.

Latvia expects that a consensus will eventually be reached on the use of Russian assets for military aid to Ukraine through the European Peace Fund, despite Hungary's current opposition.