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Yatsenyuk : US support could be Ukraine's 'trump card' against Russia

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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 11 and leave cathedral in flames

The wave of attacks came as news of a US-Iran deal started to open a path to peace in the Middle East war, highlighting the lack of progress toward an end to over four years of fighting in Ukraine.

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Deadly overnight Russian attack in Ukraine as industrial facilities were struck deep into Russia

Two killed and four injured in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine's Sumy Oblast. On the same night, Ukrainian strikes hit strategic Russian industrial facilities located 700km from the border with Ukraine.

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Ukraine's strikes are methodically cutting Crimea off from Russia

Ukraine has significantly intensified its strikes on military and energy sites in and around Russia-occupied Crimea in what is seen as Kyiv’s deliberate strategy of cutting the annexed Ukrainian peninsula off from Russia.

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Russian drone barrage hits Kyiv and Mykolaiv as Ukraine reports major fires

Russian drone strikes hit multiple locations across Ukraine overnight into 12 June, damaging sites near Kyiv and in the Mykolaiv region, injuring one person and triggering a major fire, while Ukrainian air defences said they intercepted most of the 117 drones launched.

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Russia 'lost standing’ despite ‘a breather’ from higher oil prices, IMF chief says

While Russia has emerged as one of the very few winners from the recent disruptions to the global oil market amid the Iran war, this is not enough to offset the hit of sanctions and isolation, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told Euronews.

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Bulgaria to end weapons supplies to Ukraine, PM Radev says

Bulgaria, which is member of NATO and the European Union, has been providing military aid Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.

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Kyiv hit Russian military plant using Ukrainian-made Flamingo missile

Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to continue Kyiv’s strikes deep inside Russia in response to attacks on Ukraine, but also a way of forcing the Kremlin into direct talks.

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EU strikes defence simplification deal as foreign threats mount

Facing Russian aggression and US retreat, the EU is planning to streamline permits, cut bureaucracy and make defence procurement and transfers across member states easier.

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Zelenskyy wants to build pressure on Russia to force Moscow to talks

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had signed a drone deal with Latvia after his first talks with the country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.

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Ukrainian strikes start fires at oil facilities in Russia and Crimea

Daily Russian attacks have intensified in recent months and Ukraine has hit back with its own drone strikes further into Russian territory, saying these are mainly against military and energy facilities.

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Ukraine: Strikes in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy kill three civilians and injure dozens

Ukraine reported fresh civilian casualties on 8 June after Russian drone strikes hit residential areas in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy.

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Soldiers, not talks will decide Russia's war in Ukraine, Lavrov says

Russia’s top diplomat criticised Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin, rejecting the possibility of direct talks with Kyiv.

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Kremlin-backed artist uses AI deepfakes and stirs controversy

Kremlin-backed artist Yaroslav Dronov, known as Shaman, has made extensive use of AI deepfakes in his latest music video 'Mother Russia' ('Rossiya – Mama'). This has stirred much controversy.

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Newsletter: The EU's battle of wills

With two major elections taking place on the EU's periphery over the weekend, many have viewed them as a bellwether for future Russian intimidation efforts.

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UK, France, Germany back Zelenskyy's call for Putin meeting in London

The leaders "supported the proposal for a direct dialogue between Ukraine and Russia, with active US and European participation, to bring about a ceasefire and support further negotiations", they said in a joint statement with Zelenskyy.

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UEFA extends ban on Russian teams in football competitions

UEFA has revised its list of eligible teams, confirming the continued exclusion of Russian representatives from its competitions. Clubs and national teams will miss out on European tournaments, the Nations League, futsal champions and other UEFA events.

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