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Zelensky said that Qatar had played an active role in organizing an upcoming Ukraine summit in Switzerland, where Kyiv hopes the return home of Ukrainian children will be a key agenda item.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Qatar on Wednesday, he said on social media, to discuss the return of Ukrainian children from Russia and other issues.
Since July 2023, Qatar has helped bring back dozens of children taken to Russia and occupied territories during the more than two-year war, an issue that is highly sensitive in Ukraine.
It’s been announced that Ukraine would now prevent men with dual citizenship from leaving the country, but the situation is more nuanced, according to Ukraine’s Border Guard.
On Wednesday, June 4, the US Embassy in Ukraine published an update that from June 1 “US-Ukrainian dual citizens, including those who live in the US, may no longer be able to depart the country.”
However, the latest changes technically only apply to Ukrainians with permanent residence abroad, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service.
Tokyo is looking for ways to expand its help to Kyiv. Trade agreements are obviously a mutually beneficial path, and Ukraine’s agricultural offerings are the most enticing.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported on June 3 that Japan is considering opening its market for Ukrainian farm products, particularly chicken meat.
Japan has already launched several projects and financial aid to Ukraine’s agricultural sector.
From a panel of radio workers who secretly broadcast under occupation, to a war hero turned reality star of “The Bachelor,” Book Arsenal festival reflects how the war's remolded a book fair.
Ukrainian bookworms were eager to dig into the latest publications at the 12th annual Book Arsenal festival, where more than 100 Ukrainian publishing houses and five major bookstores set up racks – even as blackouts ran throughout the capital of Kyiv.
According to the organizers, the May 30 to June 2 festival – held for the second time since Russia’s full-scale invasion – attracted more than 35,000 visitors – 7,000 more than last year.
The prospect of Ukraine suffering severe power cuts this winter is looming over the whole country in the wake of a Russian campaign to target thermal and hydroelectric plants.
Russian air strikes have severely impacted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leading to the destruction or seizure of over half of Ukraine’s power generation capacity along with widespread blackouts and concerns about future energy supplies, Financial Times (FT) reported today.
Before the invasion, Ukraine boasted one of Europe’s largest domestic energy production capacities, generating around 55 gigawatts of electricity. However, this capacity has plummeted to below 20GW due to Russian attacks and occupation, with power plants being targeted directly.
Multiple Russian state institutions and enterprises, including the aircraft manufacturer that produces Russia’s latest multirole fighters, were paralyzed following the latest Ukrainian cyberattack.
Kyiv Post's sources in Ukraine's Military Intelligence stated that HUR was responsible for a series of cyberattacks against multiple Russian state institutions and private companies, leading to widespread service disruptions in Russia.
As of 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, electronic services to numerous Russian government services, including its state services website and numerous ministries, reportedly became inaccessible. Locals also complained that weddings were being canceled, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources from HUR.
No Russian official representing Vladimir Putin's government has been invited by the Elysee Palace due to the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, now in its third year.
As nations come together this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Russia -- the country that prides itself on playing the key role in the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany -- will be absent.
No Russian official representing Vladimir Putin's government has been invited by the Elysee Palace due to the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, now in its third year. Representatives of the anti-Kremlin opposition and civil society will also not be present.
The new law recognizes English as a critical language for international and diplomatic communication by Ukraine and identifies specific jobs that require proficiency in the language.
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s Parliament ,passed a law regarding the use of the English language in Ukraine on Tuesday, June 4. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a member of the “Golos” party, reported that bill No. 9432 was approved with 236 votes.
Key Provisions of Law No. 9432
HUR confirm media reports that suggest President Putin is wearing bulletproof vests under his clothes for outdoor public events on the advice of his security services.
Media reports have indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has started wearing bulletproof vests under his clothes for public outdoor events, on the recommendation of his security services.
Andriy Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense, told ArmiyaInform: “A person who looks like Putin has been using it [body armor] regularly for at least the last 5 years.”
The agro-industrial group reported $16 million profit in the first quarter of 2024 was a third of that in 2023 made worse by the $8 million loss resulting from Russia’s strikes in the Odesa region.
MHP reports stable volumes of poultry meat production – but not steady profits compared to the same period last year.
The parent company of a leading international agro-industrial group with headquarters in Ukraine reported just a 4 percent decrease in revenues in its 2024 first quarter report: $719 million compared to $746 million in the previous year.
Glaring absence at D-Day events in France seals Russia's pariah status.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began a state visit to France marking 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings, with a new war shadowing Europe as Ukraine battles Russian invasion.
Along with French President Emmanuel Macron, British King Charles III and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Biden will on Thursday remember the heroism of the Allied troops who gave their lives often far from home in the landings on June 6, 1944 to free Europe from Nazi occupation.
Deliveries from Poland, Canada, and Finland are no longer subject to conditions, and last week, the US lifted its ban on the use of US weapons to attack targets on Russian territory.
A growing number of NATO states are granting Ukraine more freedom in how it deploys Western weapons. Deliveries from Poland, Canada, and Finland are no longer subject to conditions, and last week, the US lifted its ban on the use of US weapons to attack targets on Russian territory, albeit only for the region around Kharkiv. Germany then followed suit. How will this affect the course of the war?
Europe facing a bloody summer
Zelensky’s accusations that Beijing was disrupting the Swiss peace summit seem to deviate from Kyiv’s earlier official stance. There might be multiple reasons for the change.
During his recent visit to Southeast Asia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly accused China of aiding Russia’s effort to disrupt the June 15-16 Swiss Peace Conference.
“Russia, using Chinese influence in the region, using Chinese diplomats also, does everything to disrupt the peace summit,” said Zelensky, before adding that China supplied many of the components Russia has been using in its weapons against Ukraine.
Russia may not have plans to invade the EU with tanks, but it most certainly is waging a hybrid war on EU territory to undermine the alliance and foment civil unrest.
The European Parliament elections will be held in the European Union countries from June 6 to 9. In Poland, voters will go to the ballot boxes on Sunday, June 9. Voting will be preceded by an election silence starting at midnight on Friday, June 7. However, the ongoing election campaign is significantly different from previous ones.
European elections in Poland
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Ukraine has struck into Russia with western made weapons, according to media reports Wednesday morning. According to an official quoted in the New York Times, Kyiv struck missile launchers in the Russian region of Belgorod using an American made missile system. The reported strike happened shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons for limited strikes closer to Kharkiv Oblast.
Yehor Chernev, the deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament’s committee on national security, defense and intelligence, said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had destroyed Russian missile launchers with a strike in the Belgorod region, about 20 miles into Russia. Ukraine’s forces used a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, he said. It was the first time a Ukrainian official has acknowledged publicly that Ukraine had used American weapons to fire into Russia since President Biden lifted the ban on such strikes. For months, the ban had stood as a red line the Biden administration would not cross out of concern about increasing tensions with a nuclear-armed nation. The Ukrainian military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. - NYT
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s pro-Putin deputy prime minister, has once again attacked the French President’s suggestion that Western nations should be prepared to send troops to fight in Ukraine.
For several months in the run-up to this week’s European Parliamentary elections Matteo Salvini, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of endangering Europe and the world with his calls to send Western ground troops to Ukraine.
In his latest address at a pre-election rally in the Italian city of Bari on Tuesday June 4, which was posted on YouTube, Salvini said: “Let Macron talk about war. But I’ll say it as if he were right here tonight: Macron, you want to go to war? Then go put on a helmet, put on the vest, and go to Ukraine. Just don’t break the Italians’ balls… We want to live in peace.”
Previously, dual citizens could enter and leave Ukraine freely by deregistering their residence in Ukraine and registering in the United States.
Ukrainians with dual citizenship will no longer be allowed to leave the country and may be drafted into the Armed Forces.
This new regulation, which came into effect on June 1, 2024, impacts American-Ukrainian dual citizens, among others. It isn’t known whether this ban applies to citizens of countries other than the US.
The meeting between the two leaders is set to take place after D-Day commemorations.
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday in Paris for talks on the war-battered nation's needs, the Elysee palace announced.
"As Russian strikes intensify on the front line and against energy infrastructure, the two presidents will discuss the situation on the ground," the presidential palace said Tuesday.
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Key Takeaways from the ISW:
Partisans have recorded an increase in the activity of Russian troops at the previously abandoned airport in Simferopol and the activity of the Russian military base in Rozdolne.
According to the latest reports from the Atesh partisan movement, Russia has recently been accumulating military equipment and personnel in occupied Crimea and frequently takes combat aircraft into the skies.
In one of the latest Telegram posts, the partisans reported that the previously abandoned Zavodske airport in Simferopol, Crimea, is now being used for purely military purposes.
The double show of support comes after Biden faced criticism for saying he would skip an upcoming Ukrainian peace summit in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser.
US President Joe Biden will meet with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Normandy, France, this week and then again at the G7 meeting in Italy to discuss Kyiv's fight against Russia, the White House said Tuesday.
The double show of support comes after Biden faced criticism for saying he would skip an upcoming Ukrainian peace summit in Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser featuring Hollywood stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts instead.
In the run-up to the Peace Summit for Ukraine in Switzerland, it is important to understand that the only way to real peace is to be vigilant against Moscow’s ploys.
“The ‘war party’ rules in Kyiv, and it seeks, at least in words, to defeat Russia ‘on the battlefield.’ Under such conditions, it is difficult to imagine a peace dialogue,” said the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, on May 30.
Accusations of Ukraine’s reluctance to start a peace process are coming from Moscow more and more often, as are assurances of their readiness for negotiations.
EU outlines Kremlin’s disinformation campaign; Zelensky, Marcon to discuss French troop deployment; Russians set up filtration camps in Vovchansk, Ukrainians captured elsewhere describe torture.
A European Commissioner on Tuesday specified that France, Germany and Poland all have become targets for Russia’s “massive disinformation attacks” in the run-up to European Parliament elections, which run from June 6-9.
“There are three big countries under permanent attack (from Russia). And it’s France, it’s Germany, and it’s Poland,” said Vera Jourova, the EC’s Vice President for Transparency and Values.
