For today, links to 10 reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass and to commentary from the Kyiv Post: others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine summit strives for consensus, way forward uncertain, by Thomas Escritt and Sabine Siebold | Reuters BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland Western powers and other nations pushed for a consensus on how to end the war in Ukraine at a Swiss summit today, but some countries may refuse to back its final conclusions and there was no clarity on whether future talks would involve Russia. . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER 80 countries at Swiss conference agree territorial integrity of Ukraine must be basis of any peace, by Jamey Keaten | AP OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland — Eighty countries today jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The joint communique capped . . . READ MORE . . .
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French president urges world to strengthen ‘fundamental principle’ of UN Charter amid war in Ukraine, by Nur Asena Erturk and Beyza Binnur Donmez | Anadolu Agency ANKARA — The French president today called on the international community to “strengthen the fundamental principle of the UN Charter on international law.” “Nobody in this room,” Emmanuel Macron told world leaders at the two-day Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland’s Burgenstock resort, is in war against Russia, but . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 15 Zelensky says will present peace plan to Russia once agreed. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he would present Moscow a proposal for ending the war once it had been agreed by the international community. He told the forum at an inaugural summit in Switzerland that he hoped it would lay the groundwork for a “just” and “lasting” settlement with Russia. READ MORE . . .
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Russian proposals not discussed at Swiss peace summit, Scholz says, by Kateryna Hodunova and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Group of Seven (G7) leaders did not entertain Russian President Vladimir Putin’s peace proposals for its war in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during the Ukraine peace summit, the Guardian reported on Friday. Putin stipulated on June 14 that . . . READ MORE . . .
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About 20 NATO countries involved in conflict in Ukraine — lawmaker. From Tass ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — About twenty NATO member-countries are involved in the conflict in Ukraine, member of the Russian Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian legislative assembly, Sergey Tsekov said. On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Norway gives $103mn to Ukraine to secure electricity. From AFP. Norway said today it would provide 1.1 billion kroner ($103 million) to Ukraine to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country’s electricity supply before next winter. “Russia is carrying out . . . READ MORE . . .
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Battlegroup Center improves tactical position in 24 hours — Russian Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Over the past 24 hours, units of Russia’s Battlegroup Center have improved their tactical position and defeated formations of three brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 15 World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv’s peace push, by Thomas Escritt and Dave Graham | Reuters BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland — World leaders gathered at a Swiss Alpine resort on Saturday to seek broader consensus for Ukraine’s peace proposals at a summit shunned by China and dismissed as a waste of time by Russia, which pushed its own rival ceasefire plans from afar. More than 90 countries . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 15 Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front, by Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Although the influx . . . READ MORE . . .
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War of words: Debunking the myth of ‘pro-war’ support for Ukraine, by Casey Christie | Kyiv Post The absurdity of labeling politicians and countries that support Ukraine’s defense against Russia as “warmongers” or “pro-war” is laughable, yet . . . READ MORE . . .