The bill would impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five buyers of Russian oil or natural gas, while granting the U.S. president authority to waive the sanctions "upon a justification and certification to Congress."
"I many times claimed that Moldova is the best student in my class, now I change my rhetoric because it is the best performer in my class," Marta Kos said after Chisinau opened the external relations cluster on July 14.
Ukraine has opened a new front in the Sea of Azov, targeting Russian military and commercial shipping in an effort to isolate Crimea. Early shipping data suggests the campaign may already be disrupting maritime traffic.
The toll surpassed May's already-record civilian casualties, when 282 people were killed and 1,794 injured, and marked a 37% increase compared with June 2025.
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The news follows a major controversy at Ukroboronprom, centered around a deadly explosion at one of its ammunition depots during a Russian attack on the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve on July 6.
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The toll surpassed May's already-record civilian casualties, when 282 people were killed and 1,794 injured, and marked a 37% increase compared with June 2025.
A Kyiv Oblast court ordered the former commander held without bail over allegations he organized the kidnapping and murder of two brothers. He denied the allegations.
The EU's enlargement commissioner, Marta Kos, told journalists that the newly opened cluster covers external relations, defense, and the tackling of hybrid threats.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said his country does not provide defense assistance to Ukraine because such support only "prolongs the conflict" and urged a diplomatic solution instead.
French President Emmanuel Macron said July 13 that France would allow Ukraine to produce French-designed missiles and air defense, marking the first time it has licensed weapons production in Ukraine.
The strike killed and wounded members of the vessel's crew, the military said, without disclosing further details.
The news follows a major controversy at Ukroboronprom, centered around a deadly explosion at one of its ammunition depots during a Russian attack on the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve on July 6.
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