Legion "Freedom of Russia" plans new operations in the border area

The "Freedom of Russia" Legion, a battalion of volunteer paramilitaries, is planning new operations in Russia's border area, a spokesman for the group said, reports Agerpres with reference to dpa.

US allies express concern over Washington's decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine

Several US allies have expressed concern over Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs, BBC reports. On Friday, the US confirmed it would send the controversial munitions to Ukraine, a decision President Joe Biden called "very difficult".

Russia criticises return of Ukrainian commanders from Turkey

The Kremlin on Saturday criticised Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski's repatriation of several Ukrainian commanders who were to remain in Turkey until the end of the conflict under an agreement between Moscow and Kiev, AFP and Agerpres report.

Miller threatens Ukrainian Naftogaz with sanctions

Gazprom chief Alexei Miller threatens Ukraine's national oil and gas company with sanctions. Miller accuses Naftogaz representatives of illegal litigation and the company's failure to meet its contractual obligations. Miller claims that the Kiev-based energy company's management is taking a non-constructive attitude to the organisation of Russian gas transit to Europe.

War in Ukraine: Kiev registers 'tactical success' towards Bahmut, according to US experts

Six people have been killed and five wounded in a Russian shell attack on the Ukrainian town of Liman. Meanwhile, Kiev is registering a "tactical success" in the direction of Bahmut, according to American specialists at the Institute for the Study of War. On the 500th anniversary of the start of the war, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski paid a symbolic visit to Snake Island. There, he laid flowers in memory of defenders killed in Russian bombing raids. Meanwhile, the US has confirmed it will provide Ukraine with cluster munitions for its counter-offensive against Kremlin forces.

Erdogan: Ukraine "deserves" to join NATO

Ukraine "deserves to join NATO", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday after a meeting in Istanbul with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski, reports Agerpres.

Fire in Milan retirement home kills 6 people, injures around 80

An overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan killed six people and injured around 80, including three who are in a critical condition, Italian authorities said on Friday, Reuters reports.

Lukashenko: If the West does not want Russia to win in Ukraine, it is necessary to start negotiations

If the West does not want Russia to win in Ukraine, then they'd better sit down at a negotiating table and come to an agreement, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with foreign and Belarusian journalists in Minsk on 6 July, BelTA has learned.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet Turkish president to discuss Black Sea grain deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the expiration date of the Black Sea grain deal approaches, writes Bloomberg.

Brăila suspension bridge, the third largest in Europe, is the largest infrastructure investment in the last 30 years in Romania

The bridge over the Danube from Brăila – aka Romania’s Golden Gate – is inaugurated today. The works, which cost half a billion euros, were finished two years late, while the connecting roads are not ready yet. The main road connecting with the shore in Tulcea, for instance, will not be ready until the end of the year.

Attacks continue in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive

The Ukrainian Air Force reports shooting down 26 Russian attack drones and reports "particularly fruitful" results on the frontline in recent days. The defenders say they have advanced 2 kilometres along the Berdyansk front, a town on the Azov Sea in the Zaporozhye region. On the other hand, the Russians are bringing more and more Chechens and detainees to the front, and former President Dmitry Medvedev says the war could end as soon as the Ukrainians stop receiving weapons from Western allies.

Olaf Scholz on Ukraine's NATO membership: there is the Bucharest decision from 2008, but while a war is going on, it cannot join the Alliance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, on the subject of granting Ukraine an invitation to join the North Atlantic Alliance, that one of the criteria for NATO membership is that the country should not have open conflicts at its borders, reports caleaeuropeana.ro.