According to Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov, Russia had pulled military equipment out of nearby occupied Melitopol to the town on the Sea of Azov, fearing a strike by Ukrainian forces. Earlier on Aug. 17, explosions allegedly took place near a Russian command center in central Melitopol.
The vote passed by 305 deputies, with 40 abstaining, and none voting against.
The parliament is set to dismiss the government on July 16 as Prime Minister Denys Shymhal submitted his resignation.
Following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing on July 15, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that mutual trust between the two countries had "deepened" and called on both sides to "strengthen mutual support on multilateral forums."
The chief executive of Euroclear told the FT that the EU's proposal would amount to "expropriation" — forced seizure — because if Russia demands the assets back in the future, they would not be available.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called upon the EU to take action against Ukraine's conscription practices in an interview with Origo published on July 15, amid an ongoing dispute with Kyiv over the death of a Ukrainian conscript of Hungarian ethnicity.
"This statement from the U.S. president is quite serious. Some of what he said appears to be addressed personally to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Donald Trump encouraged the strategy so that Russia could "feel the pain" and agree to negotiations, the Financial Times reported, citing its sources.
According to the SBU, Russian "special services" recruited the 27-year-old Lviv resident who was trying to obtain "easy money" through Telegram channels.
The facility reportedly manufactures batteries for missile guidance and glider modules, including for the Iskander system and cruise missiles, which Russia has been increasingly using to target Ukrainian cities.
"In the years to come, and by 2030, the main threat to France and Europeans is the risk of open warfare against the heart of Europe," France's new National Strategic Review reads.
"On one hand, it is very positive that President Trump is taking on a strong stance on Russia... On the other hand, 50 days is a very long time if we see that they are killing innocent civilians," EU Special Envoy Kaja Kallas said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed a deal with Moscow had been close on four separate occasions.
Russian forces killed at least five people and injured at least 53, including four children, across Ukrainian regions over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 15.
