Ukraine

Five countries, including the United States, will provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems to protect its cities, as discussed by Presidents Zelenskiy and Biden.

Canada will transfer to Ukraine about 2,000 decommissioned CRV7 rocket engines, 29 remote weapon systems and more than 130,000 rounds of ammunition.

Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Sunak at the G7 summit, reaffirming their shared commitment to ending Putin's illegal war and ensuring support for Ukraine's army, economy, and people.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have found common ground on Ukraine, so Budapest will not block macro-financial and long-term assistance, including training for Ukrainian soldiers.

Several banks in Kyrgyzstan have stopped making money transfers to and from Russia due to new US and UK sanctions against Moscow.

During the G7 summit, Canada announced new sanctions against Russia, targeting individuals and entities and the military-industrial complex, including the Pobeda airline and Russian media.

G7 leaders agree to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan using frozen Russian assets, with the U. S. providing as much as needed to reach this amount.

Ukraine's President Zelenskiy attends the G7 summit after the group agreed to a $50 billion aid package to Ukraine, to be financed by frozen Russian assets.

The countries participating in the contact group have allocated more than $98 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and are moving at full speed to provide Ukraine with what it desperately needs, and this must continue, and new solutions must be found, especially for Ukraine's air defense challenges, the Pentagon chief said.

At the URC-2024 conference, Ukraine signed agreements worth a billion euros with the European Investment Bank and other development agencies, opening up access to private sector financing for the first time since the start of the full-scale war.

The Group of Seven countries have agreed to provide Ukraine with about $50 billion in new aid in the form of loans, the size of which depends on the size of their economies, to be repaid from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets.

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 350,000 Russian servicemen have been killed or wounded, and 24 Russian vessels have been sunk or damaged in the Black Sea, underscoring the high price that Russia has paid for the imperial ambitions of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

Republicans accuse Attorney General Garland of "contempt of Congress" for refusing to release the audio recording of President Biden's interrogation.

The G7 countries have agreed to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros in interest from frozen Russian funds, as announced by German Finance Minister Christian Lindner.

The government has amended the procedure for referring drivers for alcohol and drug testing, making it mandatory to confirm the presence of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances by laboratory testing in case of a positive initial test result.

Advisor to the President's Office Georgiy Birkadze said that the case of the alleged leakage of information from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine was turned into a show instead of an investigation.

Ukraine's central bank is expected to cut its prime rate by 0. 5 percentage points to 13% on Thursday, despite the economic impact of Russia's attacks on energy infrastructure and the downgrade of its 2023 growth forecast from 3.6% to 3% due to these attacks.

Russian navy ships, including a nuclear submarine and a frigate armed with hypersonic missiles, arrived in Cuba for a five-day visit.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister has welcomed new US sanctions against Russia's defense industry and organizations supporting its military efforts, saying they hit the most sensitive spot and are critical to global security.

A 2-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool on the territory of a private household in the village of Koropove, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv region, the 31st child death by drowning in the country this year.

Russian authorities have deported hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians, including children who have been forcibly separated from their families, and placed abducted Ukrainian children on Russian adoption websites.

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.

Blocking the work of enterprises that ensure the operation of Ukraine's maritime export corridor will lead to a drop in exports and state budget revenues, says Yulia Klymenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.

The United States believes that Ukraine still has work to do to meet NATO membership criteria, but remains committed to helping Ukraine build a bridge to NATO membership and to helping cross that bridge when the time is right, the US Ambassador to NATO said.

Short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in parts of western and northeastern Ukraine, while the rest of the country will be dry, with temperatures ranging from 11-32°C depending on the region.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 522,810 personnel and 7,928 tanks.

Ukrainian border guards helped recover a 17th-century Jan Linsen painting stolen from the Dutch museum in Westfries almost 20 years ago, working with Polish authorities to seize it from a thief who was trying to sell it.

SC “UkrOboronProm” signed a Memorandum of Intent with the US company Amentum Services, Inc. to establish a joint venture for potential cooperation in the restoration and maintenance of US-made armored vehicles.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine proposes to suspend three Russian wrestlers and a Belarusian athlete from participating in the Paris Olympics for openly supporting Russia's military actions against Ukraine.

The head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, Oleh Kiper, spent two fruitful working days in Berlin, focusing on post-war reconstruction projects, economic and energy support, and discussing cooperation with various international partners and companies.