INFORMATIVE | Ukraine wants more Western support, is Putin slowing down? and Britain to vote
In addition to the call for beefed-up air defenses, Kyiv also added a more ambitious demand that could have been discussed at last week’s NATO summit in Washington: that its allies provide it with long-range missiles and allow it to use them against Russian bases. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered his final address to the nation after Russia’s broad-daylight attack on the town of Irpin.
Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to find a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, stressing the importance of stopping hostilities to save human lives and starting negotiations. During a summit in Kazakhstan, Putin thanked the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states for their proposals and assured that Russia is ready to consider their ideas and initiatives to resolve the crisis.
Election day in the UK. Polls have been open in the UK since 8am. The Labour Party is set to turn the country around and end fourteen years of Conservative rule. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has signalled that he will take on the political responsibility, given that the Tories are expected to lose.
US President Joe Biden once again looked confused at the Fourth of July celebrations in the US. It was the first event that will determine whether Biden can survive the pressure after the final election debate with Trump.
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