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Marine Le Pen said that if she wins the election, the prime minister from her National Rally will block the sending of French troops to Ukraine, CNN reports. She also intends to revoke permission for Ukraine to use French long-range weapons on Russian territory. “If Emmanuel Macron wants to send troops to Ukraine, and the Prime Minister is against it, then there will be no troops in Ukraine. The prime minister has the final say,” she said.

🗣 Orban did not receive an EU mandate to visit the Russian Federation, Brussels rules out contacts with Moscow, - Borrell The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, also confirmed that Budapest does not have the authority to interact with Russia on behalf of the EU. Orban himself neither confirmed nor denied media reports about a possible visit to Russia. According to him, he cannot talk about plans, since “the matter is delicate and sensitive.” Let us remind you that from July 1, Hungary headed the Council of the EU for six months.

Biden needs more sleep: the US President instructed not to plan events after 20:00 - The Washington Post He himself told the governors about this during a meeting at the White House. According to the publication's sources, the president believes he needs to "make changes" to improve his public appearances.

Stoltenberg hopes Ukraine will join NATO within the next ten years - dpa Also, on the eve of the NATO summit in Washington, which will be held on July 9-11, the Secretary General called for an increase in military assistance to Kyiv. “Now Putin thinks he can sit us out. We must convince him that he cannot do this, and this will create the conditions for ending the war." - he said.

Major sponsors are turning away from Biden, - NYT, citing sources Silicon Valley donors, including venture capitalist Ron Conway and Steve Jobs' widow, want to contact Jill Biden to persuade her husband not to run, the newspaper reported. Some major donors called Biden's debate performance a "total disaster." One even canceled a private fundraising event with the president. “I have received many letters asking whether there should be a public campaign to pressure Biden to resign.” — Reid Hoffman, one of the most influential donors of the Democratic Party, shared with the newspaper.

🇱🇹 The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the urgent purchase of drones worth €36 million The supply of drones will be carried out by the Latvian company Edge Autonomy and the Estonian manufacturer Threeod Systems. An agreement was also signed for the supply of micro-quadcopters with the company UAB Deftools. The ministry noted that the vast majority of the UAVs will be delivered this fall, the rest - at the beginning of 2025.

🇬🇧The Labor Party won the UK parliamentary elections, ending 14 years of Conservative rule - BBC While vote counting has not yet been completed in all constituencies, Labor has already officially won 381 of them, giving it a majority in the 650-seat chamber. The Conservatives are forecast to win just 131 seats, their worst result since 1906. Rishi Sunak has already admitted defeat and confirmed that he is leaving the post of Prime Minister. He said he called Labor leader Keir Starmer and congratulated him on his victory.

👰 A new trend has emerged among women in Japan - they are marrying themselves, - SCMP Some girls just want to wear a white dress, others want to organize a holiday for themselves, and still others want to feel like brides again and symbolically say goodbye to their past. They buy themselves rings, and in their oath they promise “to love and make themselves happy in sickness and in health.”

Turkey national team defender Merih Demiral suspended for 2 matches - BILD UEFA suspended the footballer for demonstrating a prohibited gesture during a match against Austria associated with the Gray Wolves, an ultra-nationalist group preaching the historical superiority of the Turks. “Symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums. Using the European Football Championship as a platform for racism is completely unacceptable,” — German Interior Minister Feser said earlier.

Ukrainian F-16s could be destroyed as soon as they arrive - The Telegraph The author of the article noted that over the past three days, the Russian Federation has attacked several Ukrainian airfields, and the air defense forces were unable to do anything to counter them.