This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
The U.S. president also said that the United States will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors.
Russian strikes in and around Kyiv have killed 60 people so far in July.
The UK-led project aims to bolster NATO’s strike capabilities as Washington pushes Europe to shoulder a greater share of NATO’s defense burden.
Ukrainian prosecutors said that Anastasiia Berezovska was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head and that they have detained two men.
The Belarusian president accused the EU of ‘hypocritically’ declaring its commitment to peace while pursuing ’militarization.’
Zelenskyy said Trump told him Kyiv ‘is doing very well’ with its long-range drone attacks inside Russia.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Warsaw was preparing ’very intensively' for a range of scenarios, with Poland’s assessment informed by allied intelligence.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 12 people died in the overnight bombardment of the Ukrainian capital.
Trump held separate calls with Putin and Zelenskyy during the Fourth of July weekend.
Explosions echoed throughout Kyiv overnight as thousands of residents sought safety in bomb shelters and underground metro stations
A think tank described Russian gains as ‘gradual and creeping’ over the past year, with its rate of advance decreasing since November 2025.
The Monaco government says it appears Vadym Iermolaiev and his family were ’specifically targeted.’
Deepened cooperation between China and Belarus could advance the Chinese regime’s Eurasian strategy, analysts said.
Ukraine has been striking Russian supply routes, depots, and refineries in recent months, causing gas prices to go up and shortages in some regions.
Putin’s remarks could be seen as a rejection of Trump’s June 16 call for Putin to reach a deal with Ukraine.
Moscow’s foreign minister maintains that proposals which he says were agreed to in a meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska last year are binding.
Belarus, meanwhile, said that it was the West that was trying to draw it into the war.
Russia and Ukraine have both been targeting fuel and transport facilities and other logistics in order to cut off supplies to each other’s troops.
Ukraine has submitted a revised application for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, bringing it closer to membership.
