Ukraine

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.

In the Chernivtsi region, one teenager drowned while swimming in the Dniester River and another went missing, as a result of which rescuers continue searching.

Russian troops are building fortifications and engineering structures near Vovchansk in Kharkiv region amid street fighting, while Ukrainian forces control most of the city.

Ukraine sends 2,453. 26 tons of sunflower oil as humanitarian aid to African countries and Palestine for the first time as part of the Grain from Ukraine initiative.

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.

An active cyclone over Ukraine has caused prolonged rains, which in some regions have already reached significant levels, it will rain until the end of the day today, the weather will ease in the evening, but will completely leave the territory of our country only in the middle of the night.