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The United States will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, as stated by the US Vice President at the Global Peace Summit.

Soldiers of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade, after exhausting battles that lasted more than a month, managed to drive the Russian occupiers from their positions in the Serebryany Forestry in Luhansk region.

Heads of state, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have already arrived in Switzerland for the upcoming Peace Summit.

The G7 countries are planning to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets, with the EU countries not participating directly but providing guarantee mechanisms.

Zelenskyy met with US Vice President Kamala Harris.

According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, NATO is not sending troops to Ukraine, as it is not a party to the conflict, but is providing support by training the Ukrainian military and supplying weapons.

According to Ukraine's First Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk, with new military aid from the United States, Russia's advantages on the battlefield are gradually diminishing: its advantage in artillery has dropped from 7 to 1 to 5 to 1.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the Peace Summit in Burgenstock, Switzerland, where he will officially open the summit with Swiss President Viola Amherd.

U. S. Vice President Kamala Harris announces more than $1.5 billion in aid to Ukraine to support the energy sector, humanitarian needs, and civilian security.

World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for the Peace Summit, and European officials have spoken out about the impact of the event.

A Canadian Navy patrol vessel arrived in Havana, Cuba, shortly after the United States announced the arrival of a submarine at its naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, both visits being described as routine port activities unrelated to the presence of Russian ships.

Putin demands that Ukraine abandon its NATO membership ambitions, cede territory, and demilitarize to end the war, but the United States rejects Putin's right to dictate the terms of peace.

The US Department of Defense has awarded $982 million worth of contracts to 49 companies to develop systems and supply equipment for maritime drones, including combat equipment, sensors, control systems, and logistics support, with a deadline of February 2025 and a possible extension to February 2030.

The Biden administration plans to provide legal residency and a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are married to US citizens and have lived in the country for at least 10 years.

Putin's potential visit to North Korea could deepen military ties between the two countries in violation of UN resolutions, which is a concern for South Korea and the United States.

Before the summit, the G7 leaders sang "Happy Birthday" to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the occasion of his 66th birthday.

Pope Francis arrived at the G7 summit, shook hands with world leaders, including Biden and Modi, and gave a speech on AI.

Germany provided Ukraine with additional military aid, including 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 10 Leopard 1A5 armored personnel carriers, ammunition, IRIS-T SLM and SLS air defense systems, 3 HIMARS missile launchers, and various other equipment and supplies.

Nearly 1,850 ships have passed through the Black Sea corridor, moving 52 million tons of cargo to feed the world and support Ukraine's economy.

North Korea has shipped containers to Russia that can hold about 5 million artillery shells, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to seek closer security cooperation with North Korea, especially in the area of military supplies, during his upcoming visit to Pyongyang.

Slovenia secretly provided military aid to Ukraine, including armored vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, rifles, ammunition, and drones, while the US aid package was delayed.

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.

Biden and Zelenskiy sign a 10-year US-Ukraine bilateral security agreement during the G7 summit in Italy.

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.

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.

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.