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Putin Threatens to Intensify Attacks on Ukraine’s Infrastructure

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/78072

Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin said Russia will escalate attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, calling it a response to recent strikes on Russian territory. He claimed that Russian infrastructure recovers quickly and that intensified attacks aim to deter further Ukrainian operations.

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Putin Threatens to Intensify Attacks on Ukraine’s Infrastructure

Vladimir Putin says attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure will increase as a retaliation response to strikes on Russian territory.

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Bus Traffic at Medyka Checkpoint Continues Despite Repairs, Minister Says

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77994

A Ukrainian minister said traffic at the Shehyni–Medyka checkpoint – one of the busiest crossings between Ukraine and Poland – would continue as normal despite planned repairs, after earlier customs updates saying it would be closed until November 2027.

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Bus Traffic at Medyka Checkpoint Continues Despite Repairs, Minister Says

The update overturns earlier announcements from the Ukrainian customs that Poland-bound bus traffic is suspended until November 2027.

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Full Statement (Translated): UK, France and Germany After Moscow Talks

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77993

The British Embassy in Moscow published a joint statement on Thursday after a rare meeting between UK, French and German envoys at Moscow’s foreign ministry building amid Europe’s renewed peace push, backing Zelensky’s recent push for a direct meeting with Russia’s Putin.

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Full Statement (Translated): UK, France and Germany After Moscow Talks

The statement, published in Russian, said the envoys conveyed Kyiv’s call for direct talks between Zelensky and Putin.

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Bus Traffic at Medyka Checkpoint Towards Poland Suspended Due to Repairs

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77903

Bus traffic from Ukraine to Poland at the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint will be suspended until November 2027 due to repairs, according to Ukraine’s State Customs Service on Wednesday. The checkpoint is one of nine crossings available for bus travel between the two countries.

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Bus Traffic at Medyka Checkpoint Towards Poland Suspended Due to Repairs

Repairs are expected to last until November 2027, while bus traffic from Poland to Ukraine remains unaffected.

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#CfP: Special Issue of Cahiers d’histoire russe, est-européenne, caucasienne et centrasiatique

"Borders, Sovereignties, and Environments in Eastern Europe (16th–20th Centuries)”

Proposals must address environmental history, borders, and sovereignties in Eastern Europe from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Full details on the submission guidelines are available here: https://www.maxweberstiftung.de/aktuelles/ausschreibungen/einzelansicht-calls/call-for-papers-borders-sovereignties-and-environments-in-eastern-europe-16th-20th-centuries.html

Deadline for abstracts: June 25, 2026

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Call for Papers: Borders, Sovereignties, and Environments in Eastern Europe (16th–20th Centuries)

Bewerbungsschluss: 25.06.2026

Max Weber Stiftung

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How Europe Can Defeat Russia’s ‘Stray’ Drone Strategy

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77856

Zelensky warned that Russia may use cross-border drone incidents to divide Europe and weaken support for Kyiv. At the NB8 Summit in Tallinn, he urged expanded “drone deals,” as Finnish and Danish leaders backed closer cooperation with Ukraine to strengthen drone detection and neutralization.

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Zelensky Says Russia May Use ‘Stray’ Drones to Divide Europe

Zelensky warned that Moscow may exploit border drone incidents to weaken support for Kyiv as Nordic leaders backed deeper defense cooperation with Ukraine.

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Zelensky Names 3 Key Priorities After NB8 Summit

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77851

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Ukraine–NB8 Summit in Estonia focused on three priorities: more active diplomacy, expanded air defense support, and opening all EU accession negotiation clusters. He thanked Nordic and Baltic partners for their readiness to keep strengthening sanctions pressure on Russia.

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Zelensky Names 3 Key Priorities After NB8 Summit

Nordic and Baltic leaders pledged continued support for Ukraine as Kyiv seeks stronger air defenses and progress on opening EU negotiation clusters.

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