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AFP: The White House said Tuesday that Russia's mercenary Wagner group was preparing to bolster the air defenses of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement or the regime in Tehran, as part of an "unprecedented defense cooperation" between the two US adversaries.

AP News: The White House voiced concern Tuesday that Iran may provide Russia with ballistic missiles for use in its war against Ukraine, a development that likely would be disastrous for the Ukrainian people, a U.S. national security official said.

Bloomberg: The European Union has presented member states with a framework to give Ukraine lasting security commitments, including a mechanism for longer-term military support, the training of Ukrainian troops and help to boost the country’s defense industry.

France 24: The UN General Assembly called Tuesday for the observance of a traditional "Olympic Truce" during the next year's Paris summer games, as Russia again condemned what it called "political interference" in sport.

The Kyiv Independent: The parent of the Forbes magazine is no longer going forward with a sale to billionaire Austin Russell, linked by the media to Russian tycoon and investor Magomed Musaev, Bloomberg reported.

The Moscow Times: On the eve of the Wagner mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin secretly planned to speak out against Russia’s military top brass from the State Duma in a last-ditch attempt to win back Putin’s approval — but his plans were canceled at the last minute.

The Kyiv Independent: Slovak haulers began to block the movement of trucks at the Vysne Nemecke checkpoint, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said.

France 24: A Czech crowdfunding project called "Gift for Putin" has been sending Ukraine a steady supply of weapons despite growing aid fatigue and flagging Western support.

Reuters: Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday announced investigations into two lawmakers on suspicion of involvement in attempts to bribe top reconstruction officials, part of a closely watched campaign to stamp out high-level corruption.

Reuters: Moldovan President Maia Sandu urged the European Union to show "speed and unity" regarding Moldova and Ukraine's bids to join the bloc, as she visited wartime Kyiv on Tuesday.

AFP: Germany on Tuesday announced 1.3 billion euros more in military gear for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, including four further IRIS T-SLM air defence systems as well as artillery ammunition.

Reuters: Ukraine's defence minister said on Tuesday that no decision had been taken for now to remove two of Kyiv's senior military commanders following media reports that they could be sacked.

Reuters: More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, with about half of recent deaths occurring far behind the front lines, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Tuesday.

The Moscow Times: European Union countries are in talks to limit the movements of Russian diplomats within the EU's border-free zone after the Czech Republic raised concerns about potential spies evading monitoring, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

Reuters: The Finnish Border Guard said on Tuesday Russian authorities were likely heavily involved in transporting migrants to two border crossings that remain open as Finland seeks to curb the flow of migrants from Russia.

Reuters: Slovakia's parliament confirmed Prime Minister Robert Fico's government on Tuesday, backing a policy agenda that promises to halt state military aid to Ukraine, slowly reduce budget deficits and impose a new bank tax.

POLITICO: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he’s aware of Russia’s latest plot to remove him from power by the end of the year.

Novaya-Europe: In a bid to make military service more appealing, Putin has been pardoning violent criminals who have served on the front line in Ukraine, seemingly indifferent to the anxiety this causes for their victims or the danger posed to society by such indiscriminate extrajudicial leniency.

Reuters: Three people were killed and eight were wounded in overnight Russian missile attacks and shelling in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.

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