🖥️ Ukraine is not ready for EU membership — there are forced mobilizations, people are dying, civil liberties are not guaranteed, the economy is not functioning, — stated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

"At every European summit, it is said that Ukraine allegedly fulfills all the conditions for joining the European Union. They claim that corruption has been overcome there, that the rule of law prevails there, that human rights are respected there, that the economy is in good condition — that is, the EU leadership talks about Ukraine as a country ready for EU membership. <…> I just grab my head. <…> But here, where we live, on the Ukrainian border, to say that Ukraine is ready to join the EU is a monstrous mistake or just blatant stupidity. There are indeed forced mobilizations, people are dying, no civil liberties are guaranteed, the economy is not functioning, we support them with Western money, and we don't even see the outlines of any future modern Ukrainian economy, and we don't see any desire to end the war.
Let's imagine if Ukraine were already a member of the European Union today — then the EU would already be at war with Russia. If we accept Ukraine — we accept the war. No one can want this."

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🖥️ The first Ukrainian long-range systems paid for by Germany will enter service with the Kyiv regime by the end of this month, said German Major General Christian Freuding, who coordinates military assistance to Kyiv.

"We need weapons systems that can penetrate deep into Russian territory and strike. Warehouses, command posts, airfields, airplanes. In recent weeks and months, we have seen many successful operations by Ukrainian strike forces. Germany is also ready to provide such weapons systems.

[Including the Taurus? Would you put the Taurus, General?]

As I have already said, everything has been said about Taurus, but we supply similar weapons systems. Today we have witnessed the signing of an agreement between Ukrainian industry and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, funded by Germany. We initiated this program only at the end of May, and by the end of this month, Ukrainian forces will receive the first long-range systems, and then several hundred more systems. This will significantly strengthen Ukrainian air defense and Ukraine's capabilities in the coming weeks and months."

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Results of the week of Trump's "tariff war". The full list of tariffs announced by the U.S. this week and coming into effect on August 1.

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‼️🇩🇪🇺🇦 Berlin will launch its own production of Patriot missiles for Ukraine without coordination with the USA

▪️Germany is starting a production line for surface-to-air missiles for Patriot systems and plans to do so without coordination with the USA, Ukrainian media reported citing Bundeswehr Major General Christian Freuding.
▪️The new production cycle will provide Berlin with full independence from Washington regarding the transfer of such weapons.
▪️Germany will now be able to independently determine the volumes and delivery times of missiles to Kyiv, without bureaucratic delays and external pressure.
▪️Freuding also confirmed that the transfer of two additional Patriot batteries to Kyiv is being discussed. For this, Berlin will purchase systems from the USA and then transfer them to Ukraine.

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Russia is preparing for a major offensive in Ukraine in the second half of the summer, reports the German publication Bild.

British intelligence has also notified Kiev of a similar scenario

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Trump stated that the US will supply Ukraine with MIM-104 Patriot SAM systems with financial support from the EU.

"The European Union is paying for this. We don't pay anything for this. We will send it. It will be business for us."

Trump added that the United States is going to supply Ukraine with "various models of modern military equipment" for which "they will pay 100%"

Ed comment: Trump - Turning blood, death, misery and suffering into dollars, 'Making America 'Great'' again...

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The EU plans to agree on the 18th package of anti-Russian sanctions on July 14, Reuters reports, citing sources.

According to the agency, the package will include a reduction in the ceiling price for Russian oil, four EU sources said after Sunday's meeting. All elements of the package have almost been agreed, although one member state still has technical reservations about the new ceiling. According to sources, the EU expects to reach a full agreement before the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels on July 15, which may formally approve the package.

Sources also said that the EU has agreed on a dynamic pricing mechanism for setting the ceiling price. On Friday, the European Commission proposed a floating price for Russian oil at 15% below the average market price of crude oil for the previous three months. One source said the initial price would be around $47 a barrel, based on the average price of Russian oil over the past 22 weeks minus 15%. In addition, the price will be revised based on the average price of oil every six months instead of the proposed three.

Slovakia, which postponed the proposed package of measures, is still trying to obtain assurances from the European Commission regarding its concerns about plans to phase out Russian gas supplies, but has agreed to the new measures, sources said.

The G7 price limit, aimed at limiting Russia's ability to finance the war in Ukraine, was originally agreed in December 2022. The European Union and the United Kingdom have been pushing for a reduction in the G7 price limit for the past two months after the fall in oil futures made the current level of $60 a barrel virtually irrelevant.

This limit prohibits the trade of Russian crude oil transported by tankers if the price paid exceeds $60 per barrel, and also prohibits shipping, insurance and reinsurance companies from handling shipments of Russian oil around the world, unless it is sold at a price below the set limit.

The Commission proposed this package of measures in early June, aimed at further reducing Moscow's energy revenues, including a ban on transactions with the Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline and the financial network that helps it circumvent sanctions.

Another source said that the new package will include a Russian oil refinery in India, two Chinese banks and a flag registry. Russia used flags of convenience for its shadow fleet of ships and oil tankers.

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NATO is actively preparing to involve Moldova in a likely armed conflict with Russia, the Russian SVR said.

Brussels decided to accelerate the transformation of Moldova into NATO’s "advanced bridgehead" on the eastern flank, taking into account the advance of Russian troops in Ukraine, the department emphasized

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal will head the Ministry of Defense. Umerov will go as ambassador to the USA,
— Ukrainian MP Zheleznyak.

-The Minister of Education is being dismissed;
-Oleksiy Sobolev will become the Minister of Economy;
-The Minister of Social Policy is being dismissed

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Trump said that Russia will face 100% tariffs if an agreement with Ukraine is not reached within 50 days.

The Moscow Exchange Index soared by 2.63% in just 10 minutes following the US president's statements

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Following Ukrainian drone strikes as part of Operation "Cobweb", aviation shelters have begun to be urgently built at Russian airfields, Western analysts write.

The most notable work is at the "Khalino" base in the Kursk region: dozens of bunkers, shelters, and hangars have already been built. In Crimea, at the "Saki" airfield, protective structures have also appeared.

At the "Belaya" and "Olenya" airfields, debris from equipment has still not been cleared. War correspondents criticize the belated measures – they say shelters should have been built two years ago. Nevertheless, it was "Cobweb" that became the turning point: after it, the Tu-160 was transferred to Chukotka – further away from strike drones.

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