Ukraine and Great Britain agreed on the joint construction of warships / On Monday, June 21, the Secretary of State for Defense Procurement of the United Kingdom and the Deputy Secretary of Defense of Ukraine signed a memorandum on the implementation of maritime partnership projects.
Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire / Israel and Hamas will cease-fire across the Gaza Strip border as of Friday, according to the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet, The Times of Israel reports.
Ukrainian court orders house arrest for Medvedchuk. / On Thursday, 13 May, Ukrainian court ordered a prominent pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk to be put under house arrest while he faces allegations of treason in a case that could ratchet up tensions with Russia.
The European Union does not want to escalate tensions with the Russian Federation / European Union High Representative Joseph Borrel said that the EU will not continue the escalation with the expulsion of diplomats connected to the situation in the Czech Republic, as further escalation is not on the European agenda for the time being.
BioNTech made a statement regarding the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine against different coronavirus strains / The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine does not require any modifications to ensure the protection against new strains of COVID-19.This was stated in a statementpublished by BioNTech.
Biden made a statement regarding the date of his meeting with Putin / U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, May 4, that he would like to hold his propsed summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this June during Biden’s trip to Europe.
Slovakia expels three Russian embassy staff in solidarity with the Czech Republic / The scandal around the explosion at a Czech ammunition depot in 2014 that killed two people and acusations against the Russian Federationis are gaining momentum.
Zelensky reacted to Russia’s statement about the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian-Russian border / President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the statement of the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu regarding the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border effective from April 23.
NATO fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea / NATO scrambled fighter jets from bases in Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland to track and intercept Russian fighters, bombers, and surveillance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on April 20, Allies Air Command reports.
China made an important statement regarding the occupation of Crimea / The Chinese government does not recognize Russia's seizure of the Crimean peninsula and prohibits representatives of the Chinese authorities from contacting the occupants.
