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Wednesday, June 17
G7 leaders push Trump to change tone on Ukraine, actions still pending
EVIAN, France — The G7 summit ended on June 17 with leaders celebrating a changed tone and greater alignment on support for Ukraine, but have left President Volodymyr Zelensky short of much concrete to take back to Kyiv. Ukraine has made strategic gains against Russia on the battlefield in recent months, but remains powerless in the face of ever harsher ballistic missile attacks against civilian targets, and facing a $52 billion hole in its budget that needs to be filled, in practice by donatio
Meet Ukrainian drone team that demolished NATO forces in war game in Sweden
In a light pine forest on Sweden's fortress island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, a state-of-the-art Leopard 2 tank was in trouble. The tank had barely begun moving out on an offensive mission before it had been spotted and tracked down by a drone belonging to the opposing forces. Its pilot: 37-year-old Ukrainian reconnaissance drone pilot Kvita, who had, just weeks before, been fighting on positions outside the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast, spotting and destroying very real Russian soldi
Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Black Sea, military infrastructure, General Staff says
The tanker is subject to sanctions imposed by the EU, Switzerland, the U.K., Canada, and Ukraine, according to the General Staff.
Ukrainian, French defense firms to receive $23 million in grants under Brave France initiative
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Eurosatory 2026 defense exhibition in Paris by French Defence Innovation Agency (AID) Director Patrick Aufort and Brave1 Chief Operating Officer Iryna Zabolotna.
Almost 70% of Ukrainians expect Zelensky to be replaced after war, poll shows
This marks a notable rise from 23% in 2023, as Zelensky's presidency enters its seventh year, reflecting a broader public demand for change across other branches of government as well.
Magyar orders investigation into 'gold convoy' case that caused Hungary-Ukraine rift under Orban
"The Prosecutor General must address the matter without delay," Magyar wrote on X on June 17.
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"We ask for prayers for the salvation of the shrine from destruction. Another Russian crime against humanity, against history, against Christianity," Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, said amid Russia's attack.
