Zelensky held a meeting with the leaders of American energy companies

Hungary has stopped blocking Ukraine’s progress towards European Union membership. Budapest’s decision paves the way for the official launch of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova as early as 15 June.

Lithuania is discussing with the United States the possibility of deploying American nuclear weapons on its territory. To this end, the country may amend the provision of its constitution that prohibits the deployment of weapons of mass destruction.

Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin has stated that the risk of a military conflict involving Russia and Belarus has reached a very high level. According to him, such a conflict could escalate from a regional to a global one.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has stated that his predecessor, Viktor Orbán, must be held accountable for interfering with law enforcement agencies in a case involving employees of Ukraine’s Oschadbank. This follows the findings of a journalistic investigation by the Hungarian publication Telex.

Russia is increasingly seizing assets from major business figures, dismantling business empires and redistributing property in favour of more loyal groups.

MP Danylo Getmantsev stated that parliamentarians are dissatisfied with the slow progress in bringing the economy out of the shadows, and that, instead of delivering tangible results, the Economic Security Bureau is ‘feeding’ the public with presentations and manipulating the figures in its reports.

Petrol stations in Moscow and St Petersburg are introducing limits on the sale of petrol and diesel. The companies attribute these measures to market conditions and supply difficulties.

The Ukrainian wheat market is starting the 2026/27 season with substantial carryover stocks and favourable forecasts for the upcoming harvest. Towards the end of the current marketing year, export activity picked up significantly, boosting market sentiment and trade expectations.

The Head of the Government, Yulia Svyrydenko, noted that energy facilities remain one of the main targets of Russian attacks, particularly the latest one on 2 June.

The State Tax Service has announced that it has uncovered evidence of a large-scale scheme to transfer funds abroad via more than 2,300 companies. The total value of foreign trade transactions carried out by these entities exceeded 198 billion hryvnias.