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– Austin discussed the conflict around Ukraine with Belousov – Pentagon

– Pentagon denies reports of a change in position on sending troops or contractors to Ukraine – RIA Novosti

– There is "absolutely no consensus" in the G7 on what to do with the bulk of Russia's frozen assets – White House

– Spain has already trained 4,000 Ukrainian military personnel – Spanish Secretary of State for EU Affairs

– Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war with the mediation of the UAE under the "90 to 90" formula – Russian MoD

– Ukraine will not receive an invitation to NATO at the upcoming alliance summit, but an "institutional bridge" to this goal will be built for it – White House

– ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issues arrest warrant for Shoigu and Gerasimov

– Experts confirm that the Il-76 with Ukrainian prisoners was shot down near Belgorod by the AFU from a Patriot system – Investigative Committee

– Ukraine has begun forced evacuation from Toretsk - head of the "administration" of the part of the DPR controlled by Kiev Filashkin

- In Dagestan, they will conduct an audit of the personal files of all those who occupy leadership positions - the head of Dagestan Melikov

- Julian Assange was released from prison in Britain and flew to Australia. He will be released after the judge signs an agreement between the journalist and the US Justice Department – ​​WikiLeaks

– Modi will fly to Russia for a visit on July 8 – Tribune

– Two key Trump advisers presented him with a plan to end the conflict in Ukraine, which stipulates that Kyiv will receive more American weapons only if it enters into negotiations – Reuters

– US presidential adviser Hochstein warned during a visit to Beirut that the United States will not be able to restrain Israel if the Lebanese Hezbollah movement continues to strike Israeli territory – Axios

– The EU wants to abandon the unanimity principle in order to bypass Hungary's veto during votes on a number of issues, including anti-Russian sanctions and aid to Ukraine – FT

– The first batch of shells under the Czech initiative has arrived in Ukraine – Czech Prime Minister

– Ukrainians robbed a state oil storage facility in the Chernihiv region. Detainees drained 74 tons of fuel from there - local police

- Georgia received an invitation to the NATO summit despite the West's condemnation of the law on foreign agents - US Assistant Secretary of State O'Brien

- Turkey has reached out to the BRICS club of Russia and China in a sign of growing frustration over the lack of progress in EU accession talks - Fidan

- Israel's Supreme Court has ordered Netanyahu to start conscription of ultra-Orthodox men for military service and stop funding seminaries whose students evade conscription - Bloomberg

- Foreign investment in China has been falling for the 12th month in a row - the country's Ministry of Trade

- Ukraine has managed to overcome the "shell famine", but not the acute shortage of personnel - Reuters

- 1.1 million men who updated their data since May 18 are fit for conscription - Ukrainian MoD spokesman Lazutkin

- Hungary considers the negotiations politically motivated on Ukraine's EU membership, but is not going to block the process – Orban

– Dates for Abbas's visit to Moscow have already been agreed upon, but the Kremlin will not announce them yet – Ushakov

– The main stage of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU will not begin before 2025, despite the fact that the official start date for these discussions is June 25, 2024 – FT

– Orban's motorcade was involved in an accident in Germany: a policeman died – Bild

– EU leaders agreed to reappoint von der Leyen as head of the EC – DPA

– EU leaders agreed to nominate Kaja Kallas for Borrell's post – DPA

– Defense ministers of China and Saudi Arabia held talks in Beijing on strengthening strategic ties and relations between the armed forces

– Ukraine is importing spent nuclear fuel and waste from hazardous chemical plants that could be used to create a "dirty bomb" – MoD

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Fritz Paul Schmenkel is the only German who became a Hero of the Soviet Union in World War II. Let me tell you his story.🫡

Schmenkel was conscripted into the Wehrmacht in December 1938. His opposition to Nazism led to his imprisonment several times. In July 1941, after the beginning of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Schmenkel volunteered to fight on the Eastern Front, and he was released from prison.

While serving in Belarus in November 1941, Schmenkel deserted and went into hiding. He made contact with a Soviet partisan unit named "Death to Fascism." Schmenkel convinced the partisans of his genuine desire to fight against the Nazis by killing a German. He was then accepted as a member of the partisans.

Schmenkel led German military units into ambushes arranged by the partisans. This helped the partisans capture entire units of Wehrmacht soldiers, as well as ammunition and food. Schmenkel quickly rose through the ranks of the partisans. In March 1943, he traveled to Moscow at the behest of the Red Army, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, and received further military training. He was appointed deputy commander of a special operations (sabotage and intelligence) unit that operated in a German-occupied area north of the city of Orsha.

In December 1943, Schmenkel was captured by German forces. He was taken to Minsk, where a German military court sentenced him to death on February 15, 1944. He was executed by firing squad a week later.

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🇫🇲🇳🇱 NATO will formally confirm outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next secretary general on June 26 - AFP, citing diplomatic sources

The ambassadors of 32 NATO countries will give preliminary consent to the appointment of a new secretary general.

❗️The agency notes that Rutte is due to take office as NATO Secretary General on October 1.

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🇰🇪 On the mass unrest in Kenya

Since June 20th, there have been daily protests in Kenya with thousands of people participating.

The reason for the protests was the government's proposal to introduce additional fees on basic goods such as bread, vegetable oil and sugar in order to overcome the budget deficit. These measures caused understandable unrest across the country, as the population is already struggling to make ends meet, and additional taxes will only exacerbate the situation.

▪️On June 20th, protests in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and other major cities gathered thousands of people, against whom the police used tear gas and, as reported, live ammunition. During the suppression of the rallies, 1 protester was killed and another 200 were injured.

Soon after, the parliament decided to revise the budget amendments on June 25th. For this same day, the opposition planned large-scale protests, which are now unfolding and have already resulted in the storming of government buildings.

▪️Meanwhile, government spokesman Isaac Mwaura suspected foreign powers of sponsoring the protests. In the same speech, he mentioned that the current president Ruto could have made statements that displeased other people.

In particular, he reminded of the Kenyan leader's participation in the Ukrainian peace summit in Switzerland. Thus, he indirectly accused the Russian leadership of instigating the protests.

▪️Also, some Western observers note the appearance of the Russian flag at the protests, which does not indicate the presence of instigators from Russia. Recently, the tricolor has become a symbol of protest against the West on the African continent, and in the logic of rallies directed against the government, its appearance is quite appropriate.

🔻The reaction of the Kenyan officials shows how the Western press has influenced the local government. Now all the problems within the country can be conveniently attributed to the cursed Russians, instead of seeing the beam in their own eye. And it's understandable: just the other day, Kenya became the main non-NATO ally of the USA, and the new status obliges a certain politeness on a whole range of foreign policy issues.

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