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      The Latvian government has extended measures to support Ukrainian refugees until the end of the year
      Jun09

      The Latvian government has extended measures to support Ukrainian refugees until the end of the year

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia has agreed to continue supporting Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Latvia. Source: The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia The agenda of the government session included two normative acts – amendments to the Law “On Support of Civilians of Ukraine” and new rules of the Cabinet of Ministers on...

      Poland handed over more than 240 tanks and almost 100 units of armored vehicles to Ukraine
      Jun09

      Poland handed over more than 240 tanks and almost 100 units of armored vehicles to Ukraine

      Poland has sent more than 240 tanks and nearly 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine to help fight the Russian invasion. Source: Polish President Andrzej Duda Ukraine needs heavy weapons and tanks. These are the needs of Ukraine. I spoke with President Zelensky two days ago. I was asked again for the help. We sent tanks, more than 240 tanks that...

      The US and the UK have developed a plan to train the Ukrainian military on rocket artillery
      Jun09

      The US and the UK have developed a plan to train the Ukrainian military on rocket artillery

      The US and British authorities have developed a plan to train the Ukrainian military to work with Western multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). It will take from three to four weeks to train soldiers. Source: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the USA Mark A. Milley “We’ve got to start this thing with a program that is rational and...

      Great Britain strengthens the punishment for violating sanctions against Russia
      Jun09

      Great Britain strengthens the punishment for violating sanctions against Russia

      The United Kingdom will introduce a stricter mechanism of prosecution for violating sanctions against Russia on June 15. The new rules apply to cooperation with individuals and legal entities from the Russian Federation, which are subject to economic restrictions. Source: OFSI Director Giles Thomson Starting June 15, the UK’s Office of Financial...

      Access of Ukrainian grain to the world market is the subject of main attention, – US Assistant Secretary of State
      Jun09

      Access of Ukrainian grain to the world market is the subject of main attention, – US Assistant Secretary of State

      Ensuring access of the Ukrainian grain blocked by Russian aggression to the market is now one of the main focuses of the United States, as well as allies, partners and international organizations. Source: US Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried “Food security is not a new problem.” She reminded us that this issue was...

      NATO made a mistake by not providing Ukraine with a Membership Action Plan, – Former NATO Chief
      Jun09

      NATO made a mistake by not providing Ukraine with a Membership Action Plan, – Former NATO Chief

      NATO made a mistake in its assessment of Russia’s military capabilities and in failing to provide Ukraine and Georgia with a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) in 2008. Source: Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen According to him, during the NATO summit in Bucharest in 2008, the organization agreed that Ukraine and Georgia...

      Polish President starts touring EU countries to persuade them to give Ukraine an EU candidate status
      Jun08

      Polish President starts touring EU countries to persuade them to give Ukraine an EU candidate status

      Polish President Andrzej Duda began a tour of southern Europe countries on June 8 to persuade them to support Ukraine’s EU candidate status. Source: The Office of the Polish President It is noted that the President of Slovakia Zuzana Chaputova was supposed to go with Duda, but due to a positive test for Covid 19, she was forced to cancel...

      EU to allocate 7.25 million euros to investigate Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine
      Jun08

      EU to allocate 7.25 million euros to investigate Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine

      The European Commission has launched a new € 7.25 million project under its Foreign Policy Instrument to support the capacity of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell The project, first announced by European High Representative Josep Borrell in Kyiv, is part of the EU’s efforts to combat...

      Ukraine does not accept alternatives to EU Candidate Status, – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
      Jun08

      Ukraine does not accept alternatives to EU Candidate Status, – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

      Ukraine does not accept any alternatives to granting the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba “We will not accept any surrogate versions or alternatives instead of candidate status, whatever they may be. We need the status of a candidate for EU membership. No...

      The supply of weapons to Ukraine is the responsibility of the EU, – Chair of the sub-committee on Security and Defense in the EU
      Jun08

      The supply of weapons to Ukraine is the responsibility of the EU, – Chair of the sub-committee on Security and Defense in the EU

      The supply of weapons to Ukraine is the responsibility of the European Union. Source: Chair of the sub-committee on Security and Defense in the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau “A few months ago, we could not imagine that the war would return to Europe and we would face war because of Russia’s actions. So we need to give more...