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Latvian Foreign Minister reveals what to expect from Vilnius summit

Pravda Ukraine Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs has warned Ukraine against having high expectations regarding the decisions of the NATO summit in Vilnius about its future accession to the Alliance. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/12/7406560/

The tributary to the cooling pond of the ZNPP has become significantly shallow – satellite images

Pravda Ukraine As a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant by the Russian military, the tributary to the cooling pond of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has become significantly more shallow. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/12/7406559/

Macron: France to intensify arms delivery to help Ukraine counter-offensive

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746072

UN Secretary General “concerned” that Russia may withdraw from “grain agreement” in July

Pravda Ukraine UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, 12 June, that he is concerned that Russia could withdraw from an agreement on 17 July that allows safe exports of grain and fertiliser from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports during wartime. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/12/7406557/

Ukraine aims to create a defence industry alliance with Western countries – Foreign Minister

Pravda Ukraine Kyiv is working on creating an alliance of defence industries that would unite the production facilities of arms enterprises in Ukraine and Western countries and help establish the production of modern equipment for the needs of the Armed Forces. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/12/7406556/

7 settlements were liberated in counteroffensive – Ukraine’s Defence Ministry

Pravda Ukraine Seven settlements were liberated on the Donetsk and Tavriia fronts over the past week during the counteroffensive operation. Source: Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defence, on Telegram Details: According to Maliar, Ukraine’s Defence Forces have liberated the settlements of Lobkove, Levadne, Novodarivka, Neskuchne, Storozheve, Makarivka and Blahodatne. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/12/7406555/

Ukraine says liberated three more settlements in southeast

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746068

Biden would veto GOP bill protecting access to pistol braces

Fox News President Joe Biden will veto a Republican bill that would restrict his administration’s plans to regulate pistol braces if the legislation reaches his desk, the White House said Monday. The measure, introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., would put a halt to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule announced…

U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americans’ Personal Data, U.S. Says

Wall Street Journal Commercially available data from cars, phones and web browsers now rivals results from wiretaps, cyber espionage and physical surveillance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-agencies-buy-vast-quantities-of-americans-personal-data-report-says-f47ec3ad

Maine eyes ranked choice voting for gubernatorial elections

Fox News Maine is advancing a proposal that would make it the second state to elect its governor using ranked choice voting, and it is expected for a vote in the state Legislature in the coming weeks after receiving a key committee approval. Maine and Alaska both use the ranked voting format for congressional and…