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Czech President Petr Pavel believes that the next two months could prove decisive for the launch of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. According to him, following the parliamentary elections in Russia, Vladimir Putin may declare a general mobilisation.
The athlete also proposed organising a separate meeting of the national Olympic committees without the involvement of the IOC
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have announced that they have dismantled twelve new schemes designed to evade mobilisation. According to law enforcement officials, the organisers were offering those liable for military service forged documents or illegal passage across the state border.
US President Donald Trump has once again stated that Greenland should be under US control, and has also suggested the possibility of withdrawing American troops from Europe. The comments were made on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara.
On 7 July, the Ukrainian military carried out strikes on bridges in the Valuy District of the Belgorod Region in Russia. According to Russian sources, the damaged bridges were being used to supply Russian troops in the Kharkiv sector.
In May, headline inflation in Ukraine slowed to 8.2 per cent year-on-year, thanks to an increase in the supply of certain raw food products. At the same time, core inflation accelerated to 7.9 per cent, as businesses continued to factor rising labour, energy and logistics costs into their prices, as well as the impact of the previous depreciation of the hryvnia. According to the National Bank’s estimates, headline inflation continued to slow in June, whilst core inflation continued to rise.
Since July 2023, Greek shipping companies have earned at least $3.8 billion from transporting Russian oil.
Explosions have occurred near the hotel in Damascus (Syria) where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying.
Work has begun in Ukraine on drafting a specific law on artificial intelligence, which is intended to bring national legislation into line with European rules and create clear conditions for the development of AI technologies.
Russia is unlikely to take part in substantive negotiations on ending the war against Ukraine until at least February 2027. Meanwhile, the Financial Times notes that Ukrainian drone strikes are having an increasingly significant impact on Russian military and fuel infrastructure.
The Security Service of Ukraine, in conjunction with the Defence Forces, has carried out a series of strikes on fuel, energy and military infrastructure targets in Russia and the temporarily occupied Crimea. Among the targets struck were the Yaroslavl oil refinery, the oil loading terminal in Vysotsk and military facilities in Crimea.
During the night and on the morning of 6 July, Russian forces carried out strikes on Odesa and the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. The attacks have resulted in fatalities, injuries and damage to civilian infrastructure.
