Putin and Lukashenko hold meeting in Valdai: no official statement issued afterwards | Ukrainska Pravda pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/…
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko held talks on Friday – Google Search google.com/search?q=Russian+… pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/…
Background:
The visit came a day after Lukashenko said he had met representatives of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Belarus.
On 19 June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued an ultimatum to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, demanding that Belarus remove within a week the relay transmitters used to help guide Russian drones targeting Ukrainian cities, or Ukraine would do so itself.
On 24 June, Ukraine’s Border Guard Service reported a decline in the number of Russian attack drones entering Ukrainian airspace via Chernihiv Oblast and said there had been no mass flights of Shahed drones along the Belarus-Ukraine border in recent days.
Zelenskyy later said the relay transmitters that had been assisting Russian drones had ceased operating in Belarus on 22 June.
Background:
The visit came a day after Lukashenko said he had met representatives of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Belarus.
On 19 June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued an ultimatum to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, demanding that Belarus remove within a week the relay transmitters used to help guide Russian drones targeting Ukrainian cities, or Ukraine would do so itself.
On 24 June, Ukraine’s Border Guard Service reported a decline in the number of Russian attack drones entering Ukrainian airspace via Chernihiv Oblast and said there had been no mass flights of Shahed drones along the Belarus-Ukraine border in recent days.
Zelenskyy later said the relay transmitters that had been assisting Russian drones had ceased operating in Belarus on 22 June.
Growing frustration among Russians over the Kremlin’s inability to stop repeated Ukrainian air attacks has led to a notable drop in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating
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Washington and Tehran signed a deal.
Nuclear talks. A ceasefire. Reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
What’s not in it: a single word on Iran’s executions or repression.
Europe’s top human rights body just said so out loud. 🧵
Early Sunday morning, Russia launched a targeted ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, triggering air defenses across the city. The strikes left at least two people injured and ignited significant fires in the Darnytskyi district, where a blaze tore through vehicles and garages.
Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Sunday – Google Search google.com/search?num=10&new…
Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Sunday – Google Search google.com/search?num=10&new…
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Strict U.S. sanctions on Russian seaborne oil exports have been reimposed after the expiration of temporary exemptions that had allowed the continued sale of Russian oil and petroleum products.The U.S. Treasury Department allowed the final sanctions waivers to lapse, once again fully enforcing restrictions on major Russian energy firms.
U.S. has reimposed strict sanctions on Russian seaborne oil exports – Google Search google.com/search?q=U.S.+has…
U.S. has reimposed strict sanctions on Russian seaborne oil exports – Google Search google.com/search?q=U.S.+has…
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Japan bans all Israeli tourists from entering the country over its strikes on Lebanon