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Zelenskyy announced the shutdown of a chemical plant in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that the Russian company ‘Metafrax Chemicals’ in the Perm Krai has been hit. According to him, the plant supplied products to a number of Russian military production facilities
Okamura has called for the removal of protection for Ukrainians in the Czech Republic BrandVoice
Tomio Okamura, leader of the Czech SPD party, has claimed that the European Union is reportedly discussing the possibility of ending temporary protection for Ukrainian men of conscription age
Zelenskyy has spoken out against Ukraine’s ‘non-voting’ membership of the EU
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he does not support the idea of granting Ukraine associate membership of the European Union without voting rights
The US Senate is calling for the release of aid to Ukraine
US senators from both parties have called on US Defence Secretary Pete Hagset to release $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and the Baltic states as soon as possible
Le Pen wants to withdraw France from NATO’s military structure
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right party, has stated that if she wins the 2027 presidential election, she will withdraw France from NATO’s integrated military command. Her stance has been criticised by the French government
Hungary has once again imposed restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products
Hungary has once again imposed restrictions on imports of a number of Ukrainian agricultural products
A UN project on demining and support for farmers is launching in the Kherson region
A new UN project is launching in the Kherson region, aimed at clearing agricultural land of mines and supporting local farmers. Farmers from communities affected by hostilities and mine contamination will receive assistance
An explosion at a mine in China has claimed the lives of at least 90 people
A gas explosion has occurred at a coal mine in Shanxi Province in northern China. According to state media, at least 90 people have been killed. This is the country’s worst mining disaster in the last decade
Marco Rubio assessed the prospects for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that negotiations involving Washington to end Russia’s war against Ukraine have effectively been suspended due to a lack of progress
A blogger has been sentenced to 15 years for coordinating attacks on Kupiansk
The court has sentenced a blogger who collaborated with Russian intelligence services and passed information to the enemy about Ukrainian military personnel in the Kupiansk area to 15 years’ imprisonment, with confiscation of his property
Former Austrian intelligence officer found guilty of spying for the Kremlin
Egisto Ott, a former Austrian intelligence officer, has been found guilty of collaborating with the Russian secret services. A court in Vienna has established that he passed on confidential information and data from police databases to Moscow
Ukraine has updated its rules on employee booking
The government has amended the mechanism for reserving conscripts. The new rules provide for an increase in the salary threshold for businesses, a clarification of the reservation quotas, and a review of the status of critical companies