Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron will personally attend the global peace summit in Switzerland in a week and a half to expand France's political and diplomatic support for Ukraine.

German defense minister Boris Pistorius said it is necessary to strengthen the operational readiness of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) in order to be ready for a possible war with Russia by 2029.

Japan is introducing new measures to increase the birth rate. These include the abolition of the income threshold for child allowance. for a child. Tokyo is also launching a dating app.

Czech minister for European affairs Martin Dvorak initiated an appeal signed by 12 countries calling for approval of the framework for negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova's accession to the EU, noting that their reform efforts deserve support and solidarity.

Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson believes that the Biden administration should stop restricting Ukraine's use of American weapons and allow it to launch strikes on Russian territory in self-defense.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived the attempted murder, promised to gradually return to work in late June or early July after recovering at home.

President Joe Biden said that he does not believe that Ukraine is currently ready for NATO membership, but stressed that Ukraine's future is in NATO, and its membership is only a matter of time, the US mission to the Alliance notes.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense with British prime minister Rishi Sunak.

Ukraine, according to the interior minister, seeks to automate the process of weather monitoring and forecasting dangerous weather events. This requires equipment that is handed over by Finnish colleagues.

The Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN has opened an exhibition in New York called "War Diaries: inaudible voices of Ukrainian children", which presents personal stories of children who witnessed the war in Ukraine.

According to the Ministry of culture and information policy of Ukraine, since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Russian troops have already damaged or destroyed 2003 cultural infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

In 2025, real wages in Ukraine will exceed their pre-war levels due to labor shortages caused by migration and mobilization, which will lead to increased competition for skilled workers and force employers to raise wages.

According to the forecast of the National Bank of Ukraine, inflation in Ukraine will accelerate moderately in the coming months and slightly exceed 8% by the end of the year. This is due to the exhaustion of the effect of high profitability last year. War also affects.

In 2023 Ireland imported nearly €25 million worth of goods from Ukraine, marking a 29% increase since 2018. Additionally, Ireland exported €45 million to Ukraine. Larisa Gerasko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Ireland, mentioned that developing trade relations between two countries is not just about economic metrics, it's about people.

Due to losses in the energy sector, the NBU lowered its economic growth forecast for this year from 3. 6% to 3%. However, economic growth is expected to accelerate to 4-5% in the coming years.%

The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on providing grant support to small agricultural producers who own or use up to 120 hectares of land, or support up to 100 cows or up to 500 breeding stock of goats or sheep.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Qatar on an official visit. There he will hold talks with the country's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

A Ukrainian citizen who worked in the state tax service of Ukraine in Crimea until 2014 is suspected of high treason and collaboration after defecting to the russian occupation authorities and taking up the position of "deputy minister" in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

Ukraine is looking for more than 19 thousand Ukrainian children forcibly taken out by Russia. These are only those whose names were verified.

Lithuania allocates 12. 7 million euros for reconstruction projects in Ukraine, including the reconstruction of a school in Mykolaiv, rehabilitation of wounded soldiers and war victims.

Russia's oil revenues in May increased by 50% compared to the previous year, reaching 793. 7 billion rubles, despite international sanctions.

This year, applications for participation in the national selection of Ukraine for the children's song contest "Eurovision-2024" are accepted according to simplified rules that allow artists to present covers and video presentations without requiring an original song.

The European Commission is working closely with the Ukrainian authorities to provide support through the export of electricity, technical assistance and equipment to repair damaged infrastructure after the Russian attacks and is in constant contact to meet Ukraine's needs.

The energy minister discussed cooperation with the EBRD to strengthen the stability of Ukraine's energy system and increase generating capacity in the run-up to winter amid significant damage caused by enemy attacks.

Soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine who were captured will be able to leave the service regardless of the date of the exchange, Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko said.

The funicular in Kiev was temporarily stopped due to the lack of voltage caused by a significant shortage in the Ukrainian energy system.

A pro-russian hacker group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disabled the website of the Spanish company Santa Barbara Systems, which is engaged in the modernization of Leopard tanks for Ukraine.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources appealed to the administration of the Tuzlov estuaries national park for clarification regarding information about the facts of mass poaching in the park.

The appeals chamber of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court upheld a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of UAH 12 million for MP Andriy Klochko, who is suspected of illegal enrichment in the amount of more than UAH 11 million.

Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky spoke with the military in the areas of active military operations in the Kharkiv and Kupyansky directions on the Eastern Front, where fierce fighting continues.