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The Kyiv Independent: A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv overnight on June 12 injured 15 people, including at least four children, authorities reported.
AFP: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, a spokesman in his ministry told AFP, a visit that comes as Russia escalates its bombardments of Ukraine.
Reuters: The United States supports Russians' aspirations for a brighter future, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on the occasion of Russia Day, reaffirming a desire for constructive engagement in efforts to bring about peace in the war with Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: The European Union can impose an additional price cap on Russian oil without U.S. support, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said at the Brussels Forum on June 11.
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The EU and Germany have topped up Ukraine’s Energy Efficiency Fund with an additional 18 million euros to expand their support for Ukraine’s energy independence and green recovery, the EU Delegation to Ukraine said on June 11.
CNN: The preeminent body tracking alleged Russian war crimes in the war with Ukraine, including the abduction of Ukrainian children, has transferred its data to Ukraine’s government and the US State Department as it prepares to shut down in the coming weeks after the Trump administration terminated its funding.
FT: The EU is preparing sanctions against two Chinese banks that allegedly enabled banned trade with Russia, the first attempt by Brussels to target a third-country lender for supporting Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones struck multiple military targets in Russia, including the Tambov Gunpowder Plant, overnight on June 11, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.
Politico: Republican senators lashed into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday over the Trump administration’s effort to end the Ukraine war by drawing in Russia, thrusting a glaring ideological divide within the party into public view. “America’s reputation is on the line,” Sen. Mitch McConnell said. “Will we defend Democratic allies against authoritarian aggressors?”
Bloomberg: Western banks including Raiffeisen Bank International AG that still operate units in Russia are helping some of the last European buyers of Russian pipeline gas pay for purchases after the US sanctioned Gazprombank (archive).
The Moscow Times: An Estonian court on Wednesday sentenced a journalist with past ties to Russian state media to six years in prison for treason.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine is expected to get nearly 1.7 billion pounds ($2.26 billion) from the U.K. to buy air defense systems and missiles, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on June 11. The new funding will be used to buy Rapid Ranger air defense systems and Martlet lightweight multirole missiles.
The Guardian: Aircraft leasing companies have won a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against insurers in relation to planes stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
AP News: Serbia’s Russia-friendly leader made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Wednesday for a summit on strengthening European support for Kyiv’s fight against Russian aggression, but he refused to sign a joint declaration calling for tougher sanctions against Moscow.
Reuters: Slovakia will not back the EU's 18th package of sanctions against Russia unless the European Commission provides a solution to the situation the country faces if the bloc phases out Russian energy as planned, PM Fico said.
The Kyiv Independent: A one-page draft of a joint declaration for the upcoming NATO summit omits Ukraine's membership aspirations and last year's pledge of over $40 billion in support, Bloomberg reported. The unusually brief document recognizes Russia as a threat to NATO but not as an aggressor in Ukraine.
Reuters: Poland has detained and charged one of its citizens with spying for Russian intelligence services, the State Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.
AFP: Russia on Wednesday returned the bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers who died fighting Moscow's invasion, part of an agreement between the two sides reached at peace talks last week. Moscow also said the next phase of a large-scale exchange of captured soldiers would take place on Thursday.
Reuters: Germany's imports of goods from Russia fell by 95% in the 2021-2024 period while its exports of goods to Russia were cut by 72%, the country's statistics office Destatis reported on Wednesday.
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