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MK is broadcasting events in Ukraine online. The 401st day of the special operation is underway. The US administration said that NATO intends to provide Ukraine with everything necessary for a possible counteroffensive. The day before, the Turkish government ratified the protocol on Finland's accession to NATO. Japan has imposed new sanctions against the Russian Federation, now Russia will not receive components for aviation, the space industry and the manufacture of UAVs. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the military personnel are experiencing a decrease in motivation.
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Putin approved the updated Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation. He called the new Concept a balanced document that will form the basis of the country's practical actions.
Ukrainian media reported an explosion in the city of Zaporozhye. Details are not yet known.
More from Lukashenka's statements:
— no need to worry about the fact that Russian troops are stationed at the republic's training grounds;
— The destruction of Europe can only be stopped by partnering with Russia;
— he stepped up negotiations with Putin on nuclear weapons due to the military-political situation;
— The West was preparing an invasion of Belarus.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov appreciated the «talks» in the European Union about the possible dispatch of “peacekeeping-type troops” to Ukraine. In his opinion, «if we are talking about some serious «talk» such an idea, then this is a «potentially extremely dangerous discussion.»
Founder of PMC «Wagner» Yevgeny Prigozhin denied the information spread on the Internet that the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were «fleeing from Artemovsk».
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called for an urgent truce between Moscow and Kiev, otherwise Russia would be obliged by force to «stop everything» .
In Mordovia, the regional FSB opened a criminal case against a local because of a comment about the blowing up of the Crimean bridge. This is stated in the press service of the department. It is reported that a 29-year-old man in one of the groups on VKontakte «published a comment justifying the actions of the Ukrainian side to undermine the Crimean bridge.»
The owner of the drone that fell near the airfield in the Moscow region was found, it turned out to be a teenager who wanted to take pictures of nature, writes "Mash".
NATO General Jens Stoltenberg said in his video message that he expects Finland to join the alliance within the next few days.
A modernized reconnaissance drone was found in the Odintsovo urban district of the Moscow region near the Kubinka airfield. The telegram channel "112" writes about this.
Due to bad weather, irretrievable losses in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have increased sharply. Andrey Marochko, a retired lieutenant colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR, wrote about this in his telegram channel.
Brussels and Madrid do not know how to stop LNG purchases from Russia — Confidential newspaper.
Western countries made the mistake of underestimating Russia's ability to adapt to sanctions. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban.
Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova said in her TG channel that she was extremely concerned that the next exchange of prisoners with Ukraine was being disrupted. for militants of the armed forces of Ukraine, writes Russkaya Vesna. According to military correspondents, the Russian military conducted a successful operation by opening targeted fire on an identified group of Ukrainian fighters.
The EU countries are close to discussing the previously avoided topic of sending «troops of a certain peacekeeping type» to Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said his goal is to achieve ratification of Sweden's membership in the alliance as a result of elections in Turkey in May and before the alliance's summit on July 11 .
Retired lieutenant colonel of the Luhansk People's Republic Andriy Marochko said that in the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian servicemen are firing from MLRS, which are located in residential areas.