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Reuters: Bruno Kahl, head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, said his agency had clear intelligence indications that Russian officials believed the collective defence obligations enshrined in the NATO treaty no longer had practical force.

The Kyiv Independent: U.S. prosecutors have charged cryptocurrency entrepreneur Iurii Gugnin with laundering over $500 million and helping sanctioned Russian entities bypass export controls.

The Moscow Times: Russia’s National Wealth Fund, the country’s key financial cushion built over the years from oil and gas profits, could be exhausted by 2026 if current economic trends persist.

The Kyiv Independent: Russia produces as much ammunition in three months as NATO does in a year, posing serious risks for the alliance, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on June 9 at Chatham House in London.

Reuters: Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under the age of 25 on Monday in emotional homecoming scenes, the first step in a series of planned prisoner swaps that could become the biggest of the war so far.

The Insider: Addinol, a German manufacturer of lubricants and coolants for machine tools, continues to operate in Russia, supplying its products to a range of government-affiliated entities, including law enforcement agencies.

AFP: A Prague court said Monday it had sentenced a Colombian to eight years in prison over a 2024 arson that Czech politicians said was probably financed by Russia.

The Moscow Times: Law enforcement authorities in Latvia said Monday that they had initiated criminal proceedings against lawmaker Aleksejs Rosļikovs for supporting Russia and inciting hatred.

Reuters: Canada, under pressure to spend more on its military, vowed on Monday to boost funding for the armed forces and hit NATO's 2% military spending target this fiscal year, five years earlier than promised.

Politico: Poland won't back away from its support for Ukraine or its growing role in the EU despite the government's defeat in last week's presidential election, the country's top diplomat told POLITICO on Monday.

Reuters: Russia plans to step up cooperation with African countries, including in "sensitive areas" such as defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday.

AFP: Moscow fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine, including on the western region of Rivne that has been largely spared from attacks, Kyiv said Monday.

Politico: Germany may need to turn to compulsory measures to get more soldiers into the ranks of its depleted military, say senior lawmakers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives.

Reuters: Putin has approved a new naval strategy which aims to fully restore Russia's position as one of the world's leading maritime powers, Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview published on Monday.

The Kyiv Independent: A Ukrainian strike allegedly damaged two Russian military aircraft — a MiG-31 and either a Su-30 or Su-34 fighter jet — at an airfield used to launch Kinzhal missile attacks, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on June 9.

AFP: NATO head Mark Rutte will on Monday call for a "quantum leap" in defence capacities including a "400-percent increase" in air and missile defence which "protects" the alliance against Russia.

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