❗️Poland has paused the transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine pending an agreement on drone technologies. Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said Warsaw wants to benefit from Ukrainian experience with drone swarms and interceptor UAVs. Earlier reports indicated Poland was prepared to transfer nine MiG-29s as part of a broader defense cooperation arrangement.
❗️Zelensky said Ukraine proposed a meeting with Putin during the G7 summit in France, with Trump, Macron and European leaders present. Speaking near the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra damaged by Russia’s strike, he said Moscow again showed it is not ready for dialogue.
Standing near the damaged Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra after Russia’s overnight attack, Zelensky was asked what he would tell Putin. “We will respond,” he said. Zelensky also confirmed Ukraine recently received and deployed a new package of Patriot missiles but emphasized more is needed to repel such attacks.
🇨🇭Chaos in Geneva, #Switzerland. Anti-G7 protesters torch Tesla, smash windows, and turn streets into battleground as summit begins nearby.Organizers brought out an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 people under the “No G7” banner, protesting inequality, climate policies, and what they describe as elite globalism. ——World leaders are expected to fly into Geneva Airport before crossing into France for the m...
❗️Putin told Trump in a phone call that Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure do not affect the front and will not change the course of combat operations, Kremlin aide Ushakov said.We will see.
Zelensky confirmed he spoke with Trump about the war and steps that could help bring peace closer. He thanked the United States for support from Javelins to Patriots, congratulated Trump on his birthday and briefed him on the latest battlefield developments.
Putin claimed Russian forces are gradually moving toward Zaporizhzhia and wished them “success” in the advance, Russian media showed. During the exchange, Putin asked whether troops were approaching the city, and a Russian serviceman answered in the affirmative.
❗️Zelensky and Trump held a phone call. Zelensky congratulated Trump on his birthday, while the two sides discussed key issues, including ideas for further negotiations and other important topics. A source described the conversation as normal and substantive.
❗️UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said British forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel. The tanker had reportedly left Ust-Luga on June 1. Starmer said the operation delivered another blow to Russia…
Zelensky said Ukrainian intelligence obtained documents prepared for Putin showing Russian discontent with him is projected to keep rising and will not plateau before September’s parliamentary elections. He said support for Russia’s ruling party is steadily falling, requiring larger falsifications, while protest moods are growing across Russian regions.
❗️UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said British forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel. The tanker had reportedly left Ust-Luga on June 1. Starmer said the operation delivered another blow to Russia and those helping fund the war.
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi met Lt. Gen. Curtis Buzzard, commander of NATO’s Ukraine defense assistance and training mission. Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces must seize the strategic initiative through active defense, while continuing to exhaust Russian forces and inflict maximum losses.
Ukraine and Hungary signed an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian community in Zakarpattia, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said. The deal covers education, cultural, language and political rights, with European monitoring tied to Ukraine’s EU accession path.
World champion Oleksandr Usyk met US President Trump, with a photo published by Trump communications adviser Margo Martin. The Ukrainian boxer arrived in the United States earlier and also visited the Pentagon.
❗️EU member states agreed to open the first accession negotiations cluster with Ukraine and Moldova, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced. The “fundamentals” cluster will be opened on Monday, advancing both countries’ paths toward EU membership.