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France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions

The leaders of France and Germany have urged new municipal elections in northern Kosovo in the hopes that another ballot will quell a flare-up of ethnic tensions that have led to violent protests in the region

The Independent UK

Zelensky salutes ‘powerful support’ from allies at Moldova summit – as he increases pressure over jets

Ukrainian president says it is vitally important to overturn Russian air supremacy with F-16s and Patriot missile defence systems

The Independent UK

Biden says Sweden will 'soon' join NATO at U.S. Air Force address

U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO "soon", speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to overcome Turkey's opposition to admitting the Nordic country to the alliance.

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Sweden will join NATO soon, Joe Biden promises

‘It will happen,’ US president says as he underscores transatlantic alliance’s commitment to supporting Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Macron says Ukraine needs clear, strong security guarantees at NATO summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Ukraine needed to be given clear and strong security guarantees at a NATO summit in Lithuania in July.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz: Ukraine security guarantees need to be different from Nato member status

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday said Ukraine and its allies were still "very far away" from being able to secure peace in the country but added any future Western security guarantees to Ukraine needed to be different from the status of European NATO members.

Reuters

Taoiseach warns State must ensure it can protect electricity grids and critical infrastructure from attacks

Speaking in Moldova, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that Ireland will have to give “deep consideration” to joining NATO or EU-led missions to enhance the protection of undersea cables.

Irish Mirror

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Sunak urges European nations to ‘work cooperatively to tackle illegal migration’

The Prime Minister also said he was working to ‘strengthen everyone’s support for Ukraine’ at a European Political Community summit in Moldova.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin 'thought lazy NATO would abandon Ukraine to Russian troops'

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed the Kremlin leader believed the West would soon tire of backing President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime, but added: “Putin cannot wait us out"

Daily Mirror

NATO divided on Ukrainian membership as Zelenskyy renews call

Ukrainian president appeals to dozens of European leaders as divisions among NATO members become apparent.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s rightful place is in Nato, says Sunak

The Prime Minister is in Moldova for a gathering of European leaders, with his comments coming after a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Independent UK

Kosovo's Kurti says mayors must work in offices, will not back down

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Thursday he will not back down from a decision to install ethnic Albanian mayors in Serb majority areas, a move which triggered violence, prompting NATO to send more troops to the region.

Reuters

Kyiv mayor launches investigation after Russian missile strike kills two women and child locked out of air raid shelter

Witnesses say the three were killed by falling debris while trying to enter the shelter, in what was the highest casualty toll from a single Russian attack on the capital over the past month.

ABC News

Presidents of Serbia, Kosovo keep their distance at Moldova summit after violent protests

The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo insist they want to defuse a crisis in northern Kosovo but show little sign of backing down.

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Ukraine pushes case to join NATO as allies squabble

Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, as divisions among allies about the speed of Kyiv's accession became apparent.

Reuters

US to open diplomatic station in Arctic Norway, says Blinken

The U.S. will open its northernmost diplomatic station in the Norwegian Arctic town of Tromsoe, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday, at a time when cooperation among the Arctic nations has been hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

NATO's Stoltenberg condemns North Korea's satellite launch

NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said he condemned North Korea's failed satellite launch, adding he called upon the country to "cease these provocative actions".

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: High Speed 2 must reach its final destination

Spending billions of pounds on a high-capacity, high-speed rail line linking the North with the capital, only for it to terminate several miles from central London, would be penny wise but pound foolish. Yet that is precisely what Government-imposed delays to the scheme would mean.

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Pressure mounts on Pristina as Serbs rally again in north Kosovo

Ethnic Serbs gathered again in a flashpoint town in Kosovo on Thursday at the site of clashes earlier this week with NATO-led soldiers in Kosovo, as international pressure mounts on Pristina to diffuse tensions.

Reuters

Kosovo, Serbia presidents meet under EU pressure to defuse crisis

The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia held talks on Thursday on resolving a political crisis that has spiralled into violence, with the leaders of France and Germany pressing them to take swift steps to reduce tensions.

Reuters

Ukraine wants 'clear' decision on NATO future at July summit - Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Kyiv wanted to receive a "clear" decision on its future in the NATO military alliance when the bloc's leaders meet in Vilnius in July.

Radio France Internationale

European leaders meet in Moldova in show of unity against Russia

European leaders are gathering in Moldova on Thursday in a show of diplomatic force designed to put pressure on Russia. It is also an opportunity for Moldova to drum up support for its bid to join the European Union.

Reuters

Russia says it repels border incursion, strikes on Kyiv kill three

Russia said on Thursday it had repelled more cross-border attacks from Ukraine while its aerial assaults on Kyiv killed another three people including a nine-year-old girl and her mother locked out of an air raid shelter.

Reuters

NATO squabbles over speedy accession of Ukraine as decisive summit looms

Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, as divisions among allies about the speed of Kyiv's accession became apparent only weeks before a decisive mid-July summit in Vilnius.

Al Jazeera

Serbia’s Vucic calls for withdrawal of mayors in north Kosovo

Serbia’s leader suggests ‘the most powerful move’ to resolve the flare-up of the ethnic tensions in northern Kosovo.

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