🇩🇪German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jaeger will be appointed head of German intelligence, Der Spiegel reports, citing a source.

This is Chancellor Merz's decision.

And the current head of the BND, Bruno Kahl, will become Germany's ambassador to the Vatican.

Jaeger has been working in Ukraine since 2023.

"With the help of Martin Jäger, one of the most experienced crisis diplomats at the Foreign Office, the BND is to be reorganized in the coming years. For this purpose, the intelligence service can count on a significant increase in funding. In addition, the federal government intends to give the service more flexibility in matters of espionage abroad and technical intelligence," the newspaper writes.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump said that the trade agreement between the US and China is ready and awaits final approval at the level of the leaders of the two countries.

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🇩🇪 Senior German Social Democrats Demand Talks With Russia

Several prominent members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), part of the ruling coalition, have issued a public manifesto urging Berlin to restart dialogue with Russia and to abandon the current militarization policy pursued under NATO’s guidance.

As reported by Stern, the signatories strongly oppose the planned deployment of new U.S. intermediate-range missiles in Europe and reject Berlin’s push to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP — calling it "irrational" and detached from Germany's actual defense needs.

Instead, they call for military budgets to be based on realistic security requirements rather than arbitrary GDP percentages.

Crucially, the manifesto underscores the need to reestablish diplomatic dialogue with Moscow to restore peace and security in Europe. The authors warn that "military rhetoric and massive arms programs do not create more security for Germany or Europe — they fuel instability and escalate the sense of mutual threat between NATO and Russia."

The SPD figures further argue that any support to Ukraine must be balanced against the broader and legitimate security interests of all European countries — including Russia. Only on this basis, they say, can a difficult but necessary dialogue with Moscow resume after a ceasefire.

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🇺🇸 Texas Governor has ordered the deployment of the National Guard across the state amid expected unrest.

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🇺🇦🕵🏻‍♂️In Lvov, from June 12 to 16, the SBU Gestapo and the police will conduct "counterintelligence activities."

The SBU states that their goal is "prevention and neutralization of threats of intelligence and sabotage activities and increasing the safety of citizens in conditions of aggression."

There may be restrictions on the passage and travel of citizens, document checks and vehicle inspections, and additional checks if suspicions arise. Security forces will also inspect buildings.

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🇺🇦The Ukrainian budget is bursting at the seams: if the deficit was initially estimated at 200 billion UAH, now we are talking about 400-500 billion UAH.

The main reason, according to authorities, was a sharp increase in military spending, especially on arms purchases, due to cuts and delays in Western aid.

In the first four months of 2025, spending increased by 34.2% compared to last year, reaching UAH 1.68 trillion, while the defense budget jumped by 55.6% to UAH 898.3 billion, becoming the most expensive item.

MPs admit that the budget was drawn up with the expectation that the war would end by the end of the summer, but if the conflict drags on, the deficit will grow even more.

Financial analyst Andriy Shevchishin notes that a budget revision is unavoidable, and the agenda already includes a discussion of increasing VAT to 22–25%, although earlier the military tax was increased to 5% instead. Other measures include increasing tax pressure on businesses and citizens, as well as a possible devaluation of the hryvnia to increase revenues from the conversion of foreign aid.

The Ukrainian authorities, incapable of effectively managing finances, continue to rely on Western handouts, driving the economy into a dead end and shifting the burden of the crisis onto the shoulders of citizens .

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🇺🇸🇨🇳US Commerce Secretary said that the United States is not going to supply China with the best American chips.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦The Senator Mitch McConnell who is older than history itself and yet is still into politics:

- We don't want the headlines at the end of this conflict to say, 'Russia won and America lost.' In terms of the money we spend, what is the return on investment in our security assistance to Ukraine?

Pete Hegseth:

- Senator, I just want to say that with President Trump's approach, this is definitely not the right headline. We are in a situation now where Vladimir Putin knows that President Trump is strong, he knows that his word means something. As a result, a peaceful resolution in Ukraine makes America strong, shows that we understand the situation in the world and what we want to focus on - even if we understand that Russia is the aggressor, and we support the efforts of the Ukrainians. There comes a time when you have to face the reality on the battlefield and understand that the best solution is a negotiated settlement to stop the killing and the slaughter. And our budget reflects that.

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