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President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Poland for an official visit and will meet Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Their talks will focus on Zelensky’s US visit and his meeting with President Donald Trump.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit Poland today, where he will meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Lublin.
❗️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West has united against Russia following President Zelensky’s US visit. He claimed Moscow rejects Western ultimatums on Ukraine, called for a tougher foreign policy and accused the West of backing what he described as “Zelensky’s terrorism.” He also criticized the Baltic states.
❗️President Zelensky asked President Trump for an emergency winter package of 300 Patriot interceptor missiles, Axios reports. Zelensky said Ukraine’s stocks are nearly exhausted and warned Russian strikes could leave millions without heat this winter.
President Zelensky said Ukrainian long-range strikes hit the Ryazan Oil Refinery, a logistics center in Ryazan, a Russian Black Sea Fleet fast boat base in occupied Crimea, the Perm Oil Refinery, and an export terminal and military facility in Russia’s Rostov region. He thanked Ukrainian forces for the operation.
President Zelensky said Ukraine, President Trump and European leaders want to end the war, while Putin does not. In an interview with Fox News, he said Kyiv continues to seek a ceasefire to allow diplomacy. Asked about Crimea, he said saving lives remains the priority.
President Zelensky said more than 60 senators from both parties joined a Washington meeting on anti-ballistic defense and support for Ukraine. He then watched the Senate advance Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill with 86 votes, calling it a first step toward peace.
❗️U.S. Senate advanced Senator Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill in an 86-12 vote. The legislation would impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, target Russia’s shadow fleet and extend sanctions on Iran. President Zelensky watched the vote from the Senate gallery.
❗️ Bloomberg reports that the EU plans to sanction a record 1,600 companies for helping Russia. Their combined annual turnover exceeds $20 billion, and they employ more than 265,000 people. The package would expand the EU sanctions list by 50%.
Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Pavlo Palisa said he left the Oval Office with “great optimism” after the meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Trump. He said he was optimistic about the outcome of the talks.
President Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a brief conversation before the farewell ceremony for Senator Lindsey Graham. The exchange took place shortly before the ceremony began.
President Zelensky met with the leadership of Lockheed Martin, the company behind ATACMS, HIMARS, F-16s and Patriot missiles, to discuss expanding defense cooperation. Zelensky said the talks focused on joint production, technology sharing, and Patriot-related cooperation.
President Zelensky met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and said August will bring important diplomatic meetings. Zelensky added that Stubb noted Russia’s growing battlefield losses and the increasing pressure on the Russian economy from long-range sanctions.