🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦 Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky made several key remarks ahead of the planned meeting with the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul:

➡️The Russian delegation will be waiting for the Ukrainian side starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and expects them to arrive as scheduled.

➡️Moscow held a productive meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, during which it clearly outlined its position.

➡️The Russian delegation has arrived in Istanbul for direct, bilateral talks with Ukraine—without any preconditions.

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🇩🇪🇺🇦 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that there are currently no plans to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

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🇭🇺🇸🇰🇷🇴 The European Union is reportedly alarmed by the prospect of an emerging alliance between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Romanian presidential candidate George Simion—an alliance seen as potentially undermining continued support for Kiev, according to Politico.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Rubio: A US representative will be involved in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul.

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🇱🇹 Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Wants to Limit Russia and Belarus' Access to Lithuanian Technologies

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry proposes to introduce national sanctions against Russia and Belarus from August 1, restricting access to Lithuanian technologies, software and services.

According to representatives of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such a measure is necessary in case the European Union fails to extend the current pan-European sanctions, which expire in July.

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🇨🇺💬🇷🇺Cuba plans to participate in the SPIEF this year; the forum is always important for it, said the President of the republic Miguel Diaz-Canel.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine lost another F-16

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🇷🇺💬🇺🇦Russia did everything to organize the talks in Istanbul, but is not responsible for Kiev's unpredictable behavior, said Foreign Ministry Ambassador Rodion Miroshnik

Ukraine and Russia "have a chance" to work out a document to end the war at negotiations in Istanbul. The final document will be legitimate, “despite the expiration of Zelensky’s term of office".

Ukraine's desire to discuss only the ceasefire regime at the talks in Istanbul, without dialogue on conflict resolution, is a cause for concern, he added.

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🇺🇦 Normal day for Ukraine

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🇺🇦🇹🇷🇺🇸The meeting of the delegations of Turkey, the United States and Ukraine will take place before the meeting with the participation of the Russian delegation, it is scheduled to begin at 10.45, a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti

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