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"There will be no European troops on the territory of Ukraine in the coming weeks. The question is how to use this time to reach an affordable truce, which will take several weeks to negotiate, and then, after signing the peace, the deployment of forces will follow," Macron said.

“Even members of his own parliament are now calling for his impeachment. He is losing credibility at home. A million men of military age have left the country instead of fighting for their country. Conscription on the streets is spreading more and more,” he said.

"If you want to send money and ammunition to Ukraine, you have to do it yourself. And if you want to push the US out of NATO moving forward, invest more money and continue this carnage because Trump wants to end it," Gill added.

"Slovakia proposes to include in the outcome of the EU summit, among other things, the need for an immediate truce, which President Zelensky and most of the EU member states reject. Slovakia demands that the summit results clearly state the need to reopen gas transit through Ukraine to Slovakia and Western Europe," Fico said.

"Our "friends" from NATO have short memories," he wrote, pointing out that the bloc's defense spending has decreased by $1.3 trillion.

"There is a long way to go, because huge damage has been done to the entire complex of bilateral relations. But if the political will of the two leaders, President Putin and President Trump, is maintained, then this path can be followed quickly and successfully," Peskov said.

"Your attempts are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. They are doomed to fail and will lead you to your death," the ministry said.

"The abrupt end of the meeting left unanswered the question of what kind of military and political support the Trump administration is ready to provide to Kiev in the coming months," writes the WSJ.

"With the completion of the first phase of the agreement on a cease–fire in Gaza and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners, Hamas confirms its full commitment to fulfilling all points of the agreement reached, at all stages and in all details," the text says.

"I think that, most likely, the elections will not be in the fall. I think they are preparing for the elections in July. Most likely, parliamentary elections in Moldova will be held starting from July 26-27, according to the constitution they can be held. The election campaign has almost already begun," he said.

"On Wednesday, employees of the Federal Trade Commission in Washington were informed that in the coming months they will have to leave their current offices and move to a building vacated by the United States Agency for International Development," Bloomberg reports.

"The Germans and the Europeans will need their own nuclear umbrella to ensure independence from US policy. This will allow Germany and the entire EU to independently protect their interests in relations with powers such as Russia, the United States and China," the publication says.