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Secretary-General Matias Korman. According to Shmyhal, continued support, future work on Ukraine's recovery, and accession to the EU will be based on the completion of structural reforms in Ukraine, an area where OECD support is of fundamental importance. He also emphasized that Ukraine shares all the goals and values of the organization and seeks to join it as quickly as possible. The prime minister believes that Ukraine's membership in the OECD is one of the cornerstones of Ukraine's successful recovery and development.
Johnson makes surprise visit to Kyiv, holds talks with Zelensky. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Kyiv on June 17 with an unannounced visit to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Andriy Yermak, head of the president’s office, said the leaders discussed heavy weapons supply, economic support for Ukraine, and strengthening sanctions against Russia.
Zelensky: 'EU membership path will bring our victory closer.' President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the European Commission’s recommendation that Ukraine be granted official candidate status to join the EU. “It’s the first step on the EU membership path that will certainly bring our victory closer,” he wrote on Twitter. All 27 EU member states must approve the final decision to grant the status.
The UK will help counter the sale of stolen Ukrainian grain. Britain will provide technology to test wheat in order to prevent Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia in the temporarily occupied territories from entering the world market. According to British Environment Minister George Justis, the British government is cooperating with Kyiv to provide land routes for the safe export of wheat. He added, "We are looking at what we can do to help repair the railways, look at the land bridge so we can transport that wheat across the land border because it's dangerous to bring ships into the Black Sea." Currently, 25 million tons of grain are stored near Odesa, which must be exported as soon as possible before the new harvest arrives.
Richard Branson visited Ukraine and discussed rebuilding the Mriya. During a visit to Ukraine, the founder of Virgin Galactic and billionaire Richard Branson discussed with Ukrainian government officials plans for cooperation in the space industry and the project to build a new Mriya aircraft, announced David Arahamiya. He added, "We are already working on a project to build a new aircraft, with modern, digital equipment, which will allow Mriya to set new world records.” During his visit to Hostomel, where the largest aircraft in the world was destroyed, Branson expressed his interest in the airfield of the Antonov State Enterprise, the possibilities of its restoration, and expressed readiness to help with everything he could. The billionaire was pleasantly surprised by Ukrainian optimism and the fact that even in such difficult moments, people are thinking about how to make a leap forward in aerospace construction.
Lukashenko accuses Ukraine of shelling Belarus, orders to ‘take aim’ at Minsk's opponents. Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said that Ukraine allegedly tried to target military facilities in Belarus three days ago, but the rockets were intercepted. He added that Belarus will enter Russia's war if the Ukrainian military crosses the country’s border or starts
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