“The EU reiterates its strong support for Ukraine’s economic, military, social and financial resilience” and “calls on Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw all its troops from all of Ukraine’s territory in accordance with internationally recognized borders”. We read that in the first draft of the European Council of 23 and 24 June, in the chapter on Ukraine. This is a preliminary draft that will be submitted to the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg tomorrow, while the summit’s position on granting candidate status to Kyiv will be incorporated into the text in the next few hours.
The EU, the draft goes on to say, remains firmly committed to providing Ukraine with further military support in its action of self defense against Russian aggression and in its action in defense of territorial integrity and sovereignty “. The text, in the paragraph dedicated to Ukraine, in point 8, expressly refers to the sending of further military aid to Kyiv and, in a short period of time, in brackets he explains : “To this end, the EU calls for an increase in military support within the framework of the European Peace Facility.
THE NEWS FROM THE FIELD
Two civilians were killed and 12 injured in a rocket attack by the Russian army in the Donetsk region in the past 24 hours, said the head of the regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko, quoted by UNIAN. Kyrylenko added that enemy troops in the district are trying to gain full control over the village of Bogorodichne and create conditions for the development of the Sloviansk offensive. Russian air raids on Hirske, Vrubivka and Lysychansk while fighting continues in Severodonetsk. The British Ministry of Defense attributes the limited success of the Russian advance to Moscow’s limited aviation capacity to “consistently provide air power”. Ukraine has launched an attack on the oil rigs of Crimea-based gas company Chernomorneftegaz, injuring three workers. The head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, wrote this on his Telegram channel on Monday, according to Russian authorities. “I have been in contact with colleagues from the Ministry of Defense and the FSB (Federal Security Service) since this morning and we are working to save people. There were 12 people on the drilling platforms, five of whom were rescued and three They were injured. The search for others continues,” Aksyonov said.
“USE FORBIDDEN WEAPONS”
An analysis by the New York Times Times showed – meanwhile – “Russia’s widespread use of cluster weapons in Ukraine prohibited by some international treaties “. Relations with the United States – writes Dmitry Medvedev meanwhile – are zero Kelvin. We have no relationship with them now. And there is no need to unfreeze them or negotiate with them today. Let them go or Dmitry Medvedev, Vice President of Russia’s Security Council and President Putin’s ally, wrote on social media and spoke of the prospect of further nuclear deal negotiations. nuclear arms reduction treaty between the US and the Russian Federation) and signed it in 2010, I believe the timing for new negotiations is the worst,” he added.
BERLIN, EU NEGOTIATIONS FOR NORTH MACEDONIA AND ALBANIA IMMEDIATELY
“We welcome the Commission’s recommendation on Ukraine and Moldova, this is a historic moment and everyone must ask themselves what happens when we make the wrong decisions: Europe always grows in difficult times and we are also in favor of sending a message to send to the West Balkans, immediate start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania”. He said it there Foreign Minister Annalena Barbock Arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg.