Ukraine

NATO foreign ministers have made significant progress in strengthening NATO's coordinating role in providing equipment and training for Ukraine, multi-year financial commitments from NATO allies to support Ukraine, and discussing Ukraine's path to NATO membership.

The EU is considering imposing import duties on Russian goods such as food, nuclear fuel and medicines to reduce Russia's export revenues and use the funds received to support Ukraine in the ongoing war.

Norway allocates NOK 75 billion (approximately EUR 6. 4 billion as of May 2024) to Ukraine for 2023-2027.

Ukraine cannot agree with China's demands to invite Russia to a peace summit, as this would distort the goal of the summit - to develop a collective position of the international community for further transmission of proposals to Russia.

Zelensky has said that Ukraine will receive F-16 fighter jets, including several this year, but does not know whether restrictions will be imposed on their use for strikes on Hosea, although he believes that the use of Western weapons on Russian territory is only a matter of time.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that after the entry into force of the law on strengthening mobilization in Ukraine, it has increased.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg responded to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's threats of "serious consequences" if the West allows Ukraine to strike with its weapons inside Russia, pointing out that this is part of an effort by Putin and Moscow to prevent NATO allies from supporting Ukraine to defend themselves.

President Zelensky hailed the Biden administration's decision to allow Ukraine to use American weapons against targets in Russia near the border as a step forward to protect Ukrainians.

The EU has imposed sanctions on 9 more individuals and legal entities from North Korea for supporting Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine by providing military assistance and circumventing UN sanctions.

The SBU has collected evidence against Russian Major General Robert Baranov, whose unit is responsible for programming the trajectories of missiles aimed at civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, which has killed at least 520 children since the full-scale invasion.

This year, Ukraine will receive military assistance in the amount of 6 billion euros from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland under security agreements signed with these countries.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg commented on the latest news from the United States about easing its policy on strikes against targets in the Russian Federation, pointing out that he welcomes that NATO allies provide support to Ukraine in various ways, but will not go into details of what type of support.

Denmark will soon send its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Danish prime minister Mette Fredriksen said during the third Ukraine-Northern Europe summit.

Ukraine managed to return 75 people from Russian captivity. Among them are National Guardsmen, border guards, a police officer and four civilians. The SBU also showed exclusive footage of the prisoner exchange.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused NATO of "dragging it into a World War" by allowing Ukraine to launch western weapons strikes on Russian territory and considering sending military instructors.

An international criminal organization specializing in the theft of luxury cars from leasing companies in the EU countries was liquidated during a joint operation with the participation of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine, France, Spain, Poland and Europol.

The parliamentary committee supported the increase in excise taxes on fuel in order to bring the legislation of Ukraine in line with EU standards.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland have already provided Ukraine with about 17 billion euros in aid. Kiev can continue to count on the support of these countries.

Washington and Beijing held high-level talks to ease tensions and discuss cooperation in areas of mutual interest, such as the fight against drugs. The parties also discussed differences over Taiwan, the war in Ukraine and other issues.

Ukraine and Norway signed a security agreement in Stockholm, while Norway pledged to provide long-term military and non-military support to Ukraine, including allocating more than 6 billion euros for 2023-2027.

According to the OSCE report, since 2014, Russia has deprived thousands of Ukrainian civilians of their liberty without legal grounds. Human rights activists believe that the actions of the Russian Federation on the territories of Ukraine should be qualified not only as war crimes, but also Crimes Against Humanity.

Ukraine and Iceland have signed a comprehensive security agreement that provides long-term economic, humanitarian, defense support and cooperation for Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.

Every year since February 22, 2022, about 4,000 children are left without parental care. The government has introduced new social assistance for families who temporarily take in such children. The Ombudsman explained how to get help for such families.

The decision to gradually increase excise taxes on cigarettes to the minimum level in the EU until 2028 was passed by the relevant parliamentary committee, the Verkhovna Rada is recommended to adopt the relevant bill as a basis.

Zelensky says a peace deal with Russia would be a "trap" because Putin would break any agreement and use any pause in the fighting to "strengthen his muscles" before striking again.

According to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, 3,210 Ukrainians have been released from Russian captivity to date.

Russia's losses since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022 are likely to reach 500,000 killed and wounded, with losses averaging more than 1,200 a day in May, the highest since the invasion began.

Zelensky, commenting on the upcoming early elections in the UK, said that Ukraine will work with the prime minister, who will be elected by the people of Britain.

The XII International Festival "Book Arsenal" has started in Kiev, which is attended by more than 100 publishers. About 160 literary, discussion and artistic events are planned within the framework of the event.

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