The European Union announces a “agreement in principle” with Ukraine on the import of agricultural products
This is an agreement “Balanced, fair and realistic”assured the European Commerce Commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, who insisted on the quotas on the “Sensitive products, such as eggs, sugar and wheat”. To support kyiv in the face of the Russian invasion, the EU had established since 2022 and until June 5, 2025 an exemption from customs duties on Ukrainian agricultural products, which aroused the anger of European farmers.
Under a decision taken in 2022 to support kyiv, Ukrainian agricultural products were exempt from customs duties until June 5. European farmers regularly denounced a “Unfair competition” And asked for the restoration of the quotas in force before the war, within the framework of an agreement concluded in 2016.
To reassure the profession, the EU promises quotas for products such as wheat, corn, sugar, honey, poultry and eggs, while others, such as grape juice or fermented milk, will be exempt.
Brussels believes that it has found a balance, thanks to the compromise sealed with kyiv during the weekend. “The EU will open its market more to Ukrainian products than before war, while holding (…) account of the sensitivities of certain agrifood sectors »explains the commission, while emphasizing safeguard clauses in the event of market destabilization.
With the new agreement, “We secure the trade flows from Ukraine to Europe (…). At the same time, we continue to protect the interests of our farmers ”welcomed the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Since June 5, pending a compromise, the European Union had implemented transitional measures returning to the 2016 quotas and highly criticized in kyiv.
In one week, the Russian armed forces attacked 22 localities from the Kharkiv Oblast and five people were killed
On his Telegram channel, Oleh Synehoubov, the chief of the military administration of the Kharkiv Oblast reported that 22 localities in the region had been targeted by Russian strikes during the past week. These attacks killed five people and injured 28 more.
The main damage was caused in Koupiansk (📍) and in the city of Kharkiv.
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The German Foreign Minister is visiting kyiv
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrived in kyiv. According to Ukraïnska Pravdathis money said that Ukraine’s freedom is the most important task of Germany’s foreign and security policy.
“We consider that it is our duty to help Ukraine so that it can negotiate with more force”said the German minister, according to remarks reported by the Associated Press news agency. “We want to create new joint ventures, so that Ukraine can itself produce more quickly and in greater quantity [des armes] For his own defense, because [ses] needs are huge “he added.
Mr. Wadephul must also meet the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
The European Union extends sectoral sanctions against Russia
The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, announced on X, that the European Union (EU) had officially prolonged the “Sectoral sanctions” against Russia. “We will continue to put pressure on Moscow so that Russia ends its war in Ukraine. Each sanction weakens the ability of Russia to wage war ”she wrote.
The Russians struck Kharkiv for the first time with the Chernika drone
The mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, reported that the Russian troops had used a new type of drone for the first time the Chernika, during the past week.
It is a light drone with a guidance system, designed on the principle of “flying wing”. The Russian media had started to evoke its appearance in November 2024.
One person was killed and six others injured in the Donetsk Oblast, according to local authorities
According to Vadym Filachkin, the chief of the military administration of the Donetsk Oblast, the region was targeted 17 times by Russian bombing during the last twenty-four hours. The latter made at least six injured in different localities. In addition, a person was killed in the city of Kostiiantynivka (🚩) while several dwellings have been damaged.
According to the “Wall Street Journal”, Russia has deployed 50,000 soldiers in the Soumy Oblast
In an article published on Sunday, June 29, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Russian forces are only 20 kilometers from the city of Soumy, in northern Ukraine. After having expelled the Ukrainian forces of Koursk earlier this year, the Russian forces are now progressing towards Soumy. According to the WSJ50,000 soldiers were deployed, a report of approximately 3 against 1 compared to the Ukrainian forces.
At the beginning of the month, Ukraine sent elite units to help stabilize the situation, which made it possible to partially stop the Russian advance. However, the situation remains tense for Ukrainian troops, who find themselves in inferiority almost everywhere on the front.
Two deaths in the Kherson oblast following Russian bombings, according to local authorities
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The map of the front in Ukraine dated Sunday June 29
Point on the situation on the Ukrainian front and the slow progression of the Russian troops, mainly in the east of the country.
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The anxiety of the inhabitants of the Ukrainian capital under the Russian bombings
If kyiv, the Ukrainian capital has already been the subject of bombing in the past, the recent intensification of strikes – which concern the entire territory – worries the three million inhabitants and has established an increased feeling of insecurity. On June 17, 28 people were killed in a strike of 175 drones and 14 cruise and ballistic missiles. On June 6, three rescuers perished during an air raid.
“Putin wants to make kyiv his dessert”: the anxiety of the inhabitants of the capital of Ukraine under the Russian bombing
By Thomas d’Istria
For a long time, the feeling that dominated in kyiv was that of a relatively protected city of war, despite the Russian bombings which touched it from time to time. But the recent intensification of the strikes spanning several hours, at night, depriving sleeping the 3 million inhabitants of the Ukrainian capital, imposed an increased feeling of insecurity. These massive bombings affect the entire territory. On the night of Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, June 28, 477 drones and 60 missiles were launched by Russia in six regions, according to the Ukrainian authorities, who announced the death of three people, including a young F-16 driver, responsible for defending the sky during this attack, one of the most important since the start of the country’s large-scale invasion of Russia, February 24, 2022.
Vladimir Putin “wants the capitulation” of Ukraine, says the German diplomacy chief in kyiv
German diplomacy chief Johann Wadephul accused the Russian president on Monday of wanting to impose the « capitulation » From Ukraine without any real desire to negotiate, after arriving in kyiv for an unexpected visit. If Ukraine is ready for real negotiations with Moscow, “Putin does not give in to any of his maximalist requirements: he does not want negotiations but a capitulation”according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Chinese Diplomacy Head in Europe
The Chinese diplomacy chief begins on Monday a tour in Europe. A known figure in his country abroad, Wang Yi, a 71 -year -old experienced diplomat, must go to the headquarters of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, as well as in France and Germany.
His visit comes at a time when Beijing seeks to strengthen his relations with the old continent against the United States of the unpredictable president Donald Trump, who regularly describe China as their strategic rival. Disputes, however, remain between Beijing and Brussels, including the war in Ukraine.
In France, the Chinese minister will meet his counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, who had visited China in March. The war in Ukraine should be on the agenda of its discussions in Europe, according to the France-Presse agency.
China regularly calls for peace talks and respect for the territorial integrity of all countries-implied Ukraine included. But she never condemned Russia and has strengthened her trade, diplomatic and military relations with her. Europeans regularly accuse him of offering Moscow crucial economic support for his war effort.
Russia says it has destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones
Russian air defense systems would have destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones during the night: this is in any case what the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. Ten drones were killed above the Koursk Oblast of Koursk, and five others above the Azov Sea, the ministry said on Telegram.
No damage was reported immediately. The Ministry of Defense reports only drones destroyed by its forces, not the number of devices launched by Ukraine.
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