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🇺🇸✖️🇪🇺 US-EU conflict derails $50bn loan to Ukraine - Politico The bottom line is that the US wants to shift the obligation of interest payments on such a large loan to Europe, which is at odds with what the Europeans want. 📝 "Washington proposes the following: "The US takes the loan, Europe assumes all the risk and interest payments. And then the States use the money for a US-Ukraine fund. We may be stupid, but not that stupid," a senior EU diplomatic interlocutor said.

❗️ U.S. sees no need to adjust its force posture in connection with the visit of Russian Navy ships to Cuba - U.S. Southern Command

🇹🇷🇨🇭 Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan confirmed his participation in a conference on Ukraine in Switzerland

❗️ New US anti-Russian sanctions affect more than 300 individuals and entities in Russia, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa - US Treasury Department

‼️ Swiss Senate votes in favour of toughening rules on granting S protection status to Ukrainian refugees - statement

‼️ The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Defence Ministry: ▪️ The AFU lost more than 500 servicemen in a day from the actions of the "West" group of forces; ▪️ The AFU lost up to 190 servicemen in the area of responsibility of the "North" grouping, four ammunition depots were also destroyed; ▪️ The AFU lost up to 600 servicemen in the area of responsibility of the Southern grouping, and five ammunition depots were destroyed; ▪️ Units of the Centre group improved their tactical position, the AFU lost up to 350 servicemen; ▪️ Troops of the "East" group took more favourable positions, and the AFU lost up to 115 servicemen; ▪️ Russian air defence forces shot down nine ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, two Hammer guided bombs and 61 UAVs during the day.

‼️ UN Secretary General says trade and development are more important now than ever before "Geopolitical divisions are widening, inequality is rising, the climate crisis is hitting developing countries hard and new conflicts are having an effect on the global economy," António Guterres told a UN Junctad conference on global trade. He stated that global debt is increasing, while the state of key development indicators has worsened, poverty and hunger have increased.

❗️ The West cannot accept that the world is turning towards Russia – Larry Johnson on SPIEF The SPIEF has confirmed an unpleasant reality for Western leaders: countries are increasingly turning towards co-operation with Russia and BRICS, ex-CIA analyst Larry Johnson said. In an interview with Judging Freedom, the expert shared his impressions of his visit to SPIEF and explained the growing tendency of countries in the global South to become friends with Moscow: according to him, the world is simply “tired of being harassed by the US”. More info here: https://en.news-front.su/2024/06/12/the-west-cannot-accept-that-the-world-is-turning-towards-russia-larry-johnson-on-spief/

🇺🇦 The Ukrainian authorities will sell state companies and assets to replenish the state treasury The New York Times has reported that the Ukrainian government is going to auction about 20 state-owned companies, including the Ukraina hotel, a shopping centre in Kiev and mining and chemical companies. The newspaper cites Ukrainian officials who admit that the assets will be sold cheaper than before the conflict began. However, this "needs to be done to raise money for the state budget, which this year is $5bn short on military spending". In addition, the sale of state-owned companies and assets "should help strengthen Ukraine's weakening economy by attracting investment".