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the Alliance allies mean when they talk about creating a "bridge to Nato for Ukraine." " European Truth " with reference to the statement of the Director of European Affairs of the National Security Council of the White House, Michael Carpenter, as reported by "Voice of America" "A bridge to Nato" is needed so that Ukraine can join the Alliance on the same day when there is political will for it," Carpenter emphasized.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will head Nato in October, and Ursula von der Leyen will remain head of the EC for a second term. The Nato Council officially approved the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, as the next Alliance Secretary General. Also, the current head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will remain in her position for a second term. The new head of the EU Council will be the former head of the Portuguese government, Antonio Costa, replacing Charles Michel.
Zelenskiy arrives in Brussels to sign EU-Ukraine security agreement. "It (the agreement) will for the first time establish the commitment of all 27 member states to provide Ukraine with broad support despite any internal institutional changes," Zelenskiy said via his Telegram channel.
Zelenskiy: 'Ukraine doesn't want war to last for years,' looking ahead to 2nd peace summit. "We don't have much time. We have a lot of injured, killed, both military and civilians. So we do not want this war to last for years. Therefore, we have to prepare this plan and put it on the table at the second peace summit," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told journalists in Brussels on June 27.
Ukraine signs long-term security deals with Estonia, Lithuania. The two nations have joined 17 countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, and France, that have signed similar bilateral treaties to help Kyiv repel Russia's aggression
● Sanctions
UK imposes new sanctions against Russia, targeting oil fleet, financial sector, military suppliers. The sanctions were introduced in coordination with Group of Seven (G7) partners during Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's visit to the G7 Leaders Summit in Italy.
Canada introduces sanctions against Russian military-industrial complex, propaganda network. Canada introduced new sanctions on June 13 against 11 Russian individuals and 16 entities who have been purportedly engaged in activities that support Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The US demands long-term sanctions against the Russian Federation from the EU in exchange for $50B in aid for Ukraine. The US is demanding guarantees from the EU that sanctions against Russia will be maintained in order to implement a loan mechanism that will provide Ukraine with a $50B loan secured by profits from frozen Russian assets. Sanctions are renewed every six months and require the unanimous consent of all EU countries. Washington, however, wants the EU to extend the sanctions responsible for blocking Russia from access to its assets until the end of the war in Ukraine, ensuring that the US would not have to bear full responsibility for the loan. However, this decision will also require the unanimous consent of all EU
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