Policy

Zelenskyy met with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia bin Salman

They discussed preparations for the first Peace Summit, its expected results and their possible implementation

Macron calls on French political forces to unite around a central camp to defeat extreme extremists

According to him, extreme radical parties do not have unanimity on any important issues and are unable to form a ruling majority

US cuts Russia off from IT services

Export, sale, supply of IT services from the US and through third countries will be banned from 12 September

Minister of Defence of the Netherlands: "Ukraine will receive the first F-16s this summer, and there will be more and more of them"

Ukrainians can also strike at military targets on the other side of the border if necessary for self-defence, she said

The United States imposed sanctions against 300 companies and individuals from Russia and other countries at once

The sanctions list includes three Russian liquefied natural gas projects

Rutte: Netherlands to send Ukraine radar for Patriot and three launchers

One Patriot battery can include up to eight launchers

Western partners disappointed by Kubrakov and Nayem sackings and losing confidence in Ukraine's government - FT

A series of Zelenskyy-directed resignations in recent months have sparked tensions between Kyiv and Western countries that fund defence programmes

Vadym Sukharevskyi is appointed Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces

Prior to that, he was one of Syrskyi's deputies in charge of unmanned systems and the development of drone use

China proposes to convene a ‘genuine peace conference’ on Ukraine

Foreign Minister says such a summit should involve Moscow and Kyiv on an equal footing

‘Russia is involved here’: Petr Fiala comments on bus arson attempts in Prague

The arson attack was stopped and the suspect was arrested by the police