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Gas-fired peaking generation capacity are the key to restoring energy infrastructure, said Zelensky, who is seeking funds and equipment from shuttered European power plants.
Starting from one gigawatt in 2024, Ukraine wants to add 4 GW of gas-fired peaking generation capacity in the coming years – a move to shift away from Ukraine’s centralized energy system – as Russia’s destroyed half of Ukraine’s electricity generation in shelling this year.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the plans at the opening ceremony of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
The lift would allow Ukraine’s Azov Brigade to access US weapons and training after a 6-year ban imposed by Washington in relation to the extremist views held by some of the group’s founders.
Washington has lifted the ban on weapon transfer and training for Ukraine’s Azov Brigade, meaning the group will now likely have access to more of the advanced heavy weaponry that Uncle Sam has to offer.
The ban was imposed by Washington in 2018 through a House spending bill for aid to Ukraine, which stipulated that “none of the funds made available by this act may be used to provide arms, training or other assistance to the [then] Azov Battalion.”
Not only in Germany but across the EU, the far-right's gains have triggered fears over the future of Western backing for Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday warned that pro-Russian rhetoric posed a growing danger to EU nations, as he started a diplomatic whirlwind tour to shore up support for Kyiv's battle against Russia.
In an illustration of the increasing headwind Kyiv faces to obtain backing, MPs from Germany's far-right AfD and far-left BSW parties boycotted Zelensky's address to parliament.
Dr. Andrei Illarionov, a Senior Policy Adviser during Putin's early period as President is frank in what strengths Putin possesses and why the West so often gets him wrong.
There used to be areas where warships of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet could sail, that the Ukrainians couldn’t hit – but they are getting fewer.
Most of the elements of Russia’s once-mighty Black Sea Fleet (BSF) that are still afloat recently abandoned their blue water operations for the land-locked Sea of Azov. Now Kyiv’s relentless campaign to find and sink Russian warships has already reached those enclosed and once-safe waters.
Kremlin naval officials last week ordered practically all major warships operating in the Black Sea area to congregate in the Sea of Azov, in waters south of the occupied Ukrainian port cities of Mariupol and Berdiansk for “exercises.”
A round table dedicated to Ukraine-Japan cooperation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference resulted in signing of 23 memorandums of cooperation – part of a €188 million UN financial aid package.
A Ukraine-Japan roundtable ended on a more promising note than expected – with the signing 23 memorandums in addition to the 56 signed previously by Ukraine’s government, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy.
The June 10 event was on the eve of the International Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine (URC-2024) in Berlin.
The balance of power in Strasbourg has shifted clearly to the right.
Although not all the votes in the European Parliament elections have been counted yet, the trend is clear: the liberals, greens, social democrats and the left have lost ground, while the conservatives, right-wing populists and the far right have made gains. Hence, the balance of power in Strasbourg has shifted clearly to the right. Europe's press debates how marked the shift is and how much of an impact it will make.
A shock for all pro-Europeans
Ukrainian Police reported the assassination of a local official Maksym Denshchyk, who had previously reported receiving threats from Ivan Fedorov, Zaporizhzhia’s Head of Military Administration.
On the morning of Tuesday, May 11, an unknown gunman shot and killed Maksym Denshchyk, a local government official who had been temporarily suspended from his post as director of the legal support department in Zaporizhzhia, the National Police of Zaporizhzhia region reports. The Zaporizhzhia City Council expressed condolences to the family of the deceased, who died while receiving medical care at the scene.
Denshchyk had previously reported being put under pressure and receiving threats from the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration (ZOVA) Ivan Fedorov.
Just after midnight on Tuesday, June 11, Russian telegram channels reported the downing of a plane in North Ossetia that had been involved in the bombing of Syria and Ukraine.
A Russian Su-34 fighter bomber crashed in Russia’s North Ossetia, shortly after midnight Tuesday, killing both crewmembers in the side-by-side two-seat cockpit, Russia’s RIA Novostri reported citing the Defense Ministry.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the crash was caused by an alleged technical malfunction. The fighter bomber, valued at about $36 million, crashed in a deserted area.
Pro-Russian separatists imprisoned in Kazakhstan
A Kazakh court on Tuesday sentenced two people for "separatist activities", following a wave of arrests of pro-Moscow separatists in the vast Central Asian state that borders Russia.
Kazakhstan, a Russia ally, has been unnerved by Moscow's Ukraine offensive.
Zelensky said that Germany, the Netherlands, the US and other partners are working to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems.
From the Official website of the President of Ukraine:
Russia drops up to one hundred guided aerial bombs on Ukrainian cities and villages every day. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin during his speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024.
The video shows an SSO sniper with a night thermal imaging device targeting Russian soldiers on the move, the SSO says.
Ukrainian snipers eliminated a group of Russian soldiers in southern Ukraine, a statement published Monday by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) via Telegram says.
“What the destruction of a group of Russian soldiers looks like through the eyes of snipers of the 73rd SSO center,” the video caption reads.
Gen. Omar Bradley’s words, “We should not fight new wars with old weapons,” have been amply demonstrated on Ukraine’s battlefields – lessons weapons designers are (belatedly) taking on board.
The success of loitering munitions and kamikaze drones against armored vehicles during the war in Ukraine took most military commanders, strategists and commentators by surprise, just as the widespread use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) did in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In particular these mostly improvised weapons have highlighted the vulnerability of the armored vehicles on both sides, which were designed to address the 1980s concept of face-to-face tank battles on the North German plains. The protection provided to former-Soviet, Russian and NATO armored vehicles was optimized for the mainly front on attacks expected in this scenario.
The drills would focus on joint training of Russian and Belarusian armed forces units for the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday, June 11, that Russia had launched the second stage of exercises with tactical nuclear weapons, this time jointly with Belarus.
The drills would focus on joint training of Russian and Belarusian armed forces units for the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons.
A ceasefire, demilitarized zone, humanitarian corridor, international mediation, peace conference, economic cooperation, and political reforms could pave the way for a lasting resolution.
Indonesia’s foreign policy has always aimed to be both independent and active, seeking to mediate conflicts and promote peace across the globe. As a nation with a history of diplomatic engagement in regional conflicts, Indonesia has played a significant role in mediating disputes in the South China Sea, the Moro conflict in the Philippines, and the Cambodian conflict. This independent and active stance sets the stage for President-Elect Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to end the Russo-Ukrainian War.
In a recent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Singapore during the Shangri-La Dialogue, Prabowo was invited to a conference in Geneva on June 15, 2024, aimed at resolving the conflict. This paper will explore Prabowo’s potential proposals for peace, drawing from Indonesia’s past diplomatic efforts and recent initiatives by President Joko Widodo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto. Ultimately, this paper will propose a multi-faceted conflict resolution strategy that could contribute to ending the war.
They need to be methodical, patient and ready to work outside in uncomfortable weather.
Deminer Tetiana Shpak crouched down in a once tranquil poppy-strewn field in southern Ukraine, now littered with Russian mines.
Just a few years ago this scene would have been impossible – until 2018 women were banned from becoming deminers, a profession long considered too dangerous for them.
The West must seize, confiscate and transfer to Ukraine – not only the profits generated by Russia’s sovereign assets frozen worldwide – but the actual assets themselves.
After a lengthy political stalemate in the US, which delayed critical military aid to Ukraine and emboldened the Kremlin to intensify its destruction of Ukraine, the US Congress adopted and, on April 24, 2024, the President of the United States signed into law the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, also known as the REPO for Ukrainians Act.
This Act unequivocally states that “The Russian Federation bears international legal responsibility for its aggression against Ukraine and, under international law, must cease its internationally wrongful acts. Because of this breach of the prohibition on aggression under international law, the United States is legally entitled to take countermeasures that are proportionate and aimed at inducing the Russian Federation to comply with its international obligations.”
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
The United Nations Security Council has voted to support a US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan. The proposal sets out conditions for a "full and complete ceasefire", the release of hostages held by Hamas, the return of dead hostages' remains and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners. Fourteen of the 15 Security Council members voted in favour of the US-drafted resolution. Russia abstained. The resolution states that Israel has accepted the ceasefire proposal, and urges Hamas to agree to it too. It means the Security Council joins a number of governments, as well as the G7 group of the world's richest nations, in backing the three-part plan that was unveiled by President Joe Biden on 31 May. The vote is likely to increase pressure on both sides to respond positively to the plan with a view to ending the conflict. It also came shortly after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with foreign leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an attempt to build support for the peace deal. Just hours before the UN vote, Mr Blinken said his message to leaders in the region was: "If you want a ceasefire, press Hamas to say, yes." - BBC
In the latest show of force against Russian forces in occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian General Staff of the Armed Forces on June 10 claimed to have successfully struck three Russian antiaircraft missile systems. The Ukrainian military reported that one S-400 antiaircraft missile division in the Dzhankoya area and two S-300 antiaircraft missile divisions near Chornomorskiy and Yevpatoria were destroyed and an “immediate shutdown of S-300/S-400 complex radars was recorded.” The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on these reports, but a Planet Labs satellite image viewed by RFE/RL shows apparent evidence of a large fire near a railroad in the city of Dzhankoya. Russian Telegram channels say that Russian air defenses shot down at least four ballistic missiles over Crimea. The claim has yet to be verified, but the General Staff said none of its missiles was intercepted. - RFE/RL
Now the veterans -- some of whom swapped their life savings for what they thought would be lucrative, non-combat jobs -- are desperate to come back home.
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
Now the veterans -- some of whom swapped their life savings for what they thought would be lucrative, non-combat jobs -- are desperate to come back home.
Ukraine, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovenia are among the participating countries. NATO will also join the initiative.
The United States and Poland launched a multinational group in Warsaw on Monday, June 10, aimed at countering Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine, according to the US State Department.
James Rubin, special envoy and coordinator of the State Department's Global Engagement Center, introduced the Ukraine Communications Group (UCG) initiative.
It comes at a sensitive time, with wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza and with Biden, Macron and Britain's Rishi Sunak all facing elections in the coming weeks and months.
Leaders of the G7 wealthy nations gather in southern Italy this week against the backdrop of global and political turmoil, with boosting support for Ukraine top of the agenda.
US President Joe Biden, France's Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are among the Group of Seven leaders heading to the luxury resort of Borgo Egnazia in Puglia for the June 13-15 summit.
Berlin recently gave Ukraine the green light to use German weapons against Russian targets, a decision previously avoided to prevent escalating the war with Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Germany late on Monday, June 10, for discussions with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and to attend a conference focused on Ukraine's reconstruction.
"Chancellor Scholz and I will discuss further defense assistance, the expansion of Ukraine's air defense system, and joint arms production," Zelensky posted on X, ahead of a significant peace summit in Switzerland this weekend.
Peace Summit to follow G7; Kyiv destroys Crimea S-300/400s; Zelensky Meets Scholz in Berlin; Dutch defense minister in Kyiv; Ukraine F-16s also to use some European bases; Russia claims more gains.
World leaders will meet in Switzerland this weekend to try to lay out a roadmap for a peace process for Ukraine immediately after the G7 summit in Italy, where the democracies will also discuss Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky attending.
The G7 will discuss ways to use frozen Russian assets to provide fresh aid to Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The international community must see through the crocodile tears and hold Hamas – from its leaders to its henchmen and murderous – accountable for unspeakable acts of terror.
The rescue operation of the Israeli hostages Noa Argamani (26), Almog Meir Jan (22), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (41), abducted by Hamas terrorists in their brutal attack launched against Israel from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, is a source of hope for the relatives of the 120 other hostages sequestered for over eight months in the Gaza Strip. It also reveals the inextricable links between Hamas and the civilian population of Gaza.
The hostages were held captive by civilians in two separate private homes in the heart of the Gaza Strip. Their liberation involved fierce fighting against hundreds of terrorists and armed civilians, reflecting the asymmetry of this urban warfare. While Israel makes utmost efforts to spare collateral damage and the lives of uninvolved people, Hamas conceals its gunmen, as well as its hostages, among the population while using civilians as human shields.
While EU foreign policy might not be the main topic on Europeans’ minds as they head to the polls this Sunday, the next five years could see that change.
In the current term, the far-right parties’ – European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and Democracy (ID) – impact on the European Parliament’s foreign policy positions have remained rather modest.
Mainstream parties, in general, have worked well to ‘make the center hold’ on the most crucial issues, such as Ukraine support.
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