Events

Trump will meet with Hungary's Viktor Orban in Florida on Thursday, per sources

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Umerov calls for Ukrainians who are currently in Europe to join "Ukrainian legion" unit, that will be trained in Poland

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's new alliance of far-right parties, the Patriots for Europe, has been formally founded as a political group in the European Parliament, representatives say

Poland is ready to transfer electricity from its coal-fired thermal power plants to Ukraine - Tusk

President @AndrzejDuda, before leaving for the NATO summit, met in the Belvedere Palace with the President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa

A mechanism is being developed for Poland to shoot down Russian missiles and UAVs in the airspace of Ukraine, launched in the direction of Poland, - Zelensky said after signing the security agreement between Poland and Ukraine

Chinese President: An early ceasefire and political settlement in Ukraine would serve the interests of all parties

Hungarian Prime Minister from Beijing: China is a major force in creating conditions for peace in the Russian-Ukrainian war

Orban: I have concluded my talks in Moscow with President Putin. My goal was to open the channels of direct communication and start a dialogue on the shortest road to peace. Mission accomplished. To be continued on Monday

The plane of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban landed at the airport in the Azerbaijani city of Fizuli. In Azerbaijan, he will take part in the informal Summit of the heads of countries participating in the Organization of Turkic States

More details now on Orban "informing" NATO about his trip to Moscow. In a briefing with print/wire journalists, Stoltenberg explained that the Hungarian delegation to NATO had passed the word about Orban's travel. There was not a conversation between Stoltenberg and Orban

Putin after the meeting with Hungary PM Orban calls withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas, also Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as one of the conditions to end conflict

NATO chief Stoltenberg says Orban informed him in advance of his visit to Moscow and emphasizes the Hungarian prime minister is in no way representing NATO. He expects a readout from Orban on his meeting with Putin

Von Der Leyen: Hungarian @PM_ViktorOrban is visiting Moscow: Appeasement will not stop Putin. Only unity and determination will pave the path to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine

Talks between Putin and Orban have started in the Kremlin

Important updates@FT, @RFERL confirmed scoop that PM Orbán plans to meet Putin on FridayEU diplomats are shocked as neither EU bodies nor member state MFAs have been informed. @HU24EU intentionally kept the trip in secret and deceived journalists.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Poland arrived in Kyiv

A man injured a policeman in the head when he intervened in an apartment in Bolesławiec. Then the perpetrator shot himself. The policeman was taken to hospital - services are on site, the police said

Parliament of Poland voted to strip immunity of official involved in purchasing Pegasus. Charges include diverting funds intended for *victims of crime, crime prevention & rehab* to pay for the mercenary spyware

President Zelenskyi met with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban

Hungary PM Orban has arrived in Kyiv

The situation in Hungary deteriorated so much this week with moves against Transparency International Hungary and investigative outlet Átlátszó that US Ambassador Pressman warned today: "As it assumes its EU Council presidency, Hungary's actions make 2024 feel more like 1984."

President @AndrzejDuda during a meeting with the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping: I believe that our activities under the presidency of the EU will be able to contribute to building our mutual relations. I hope that the President will accept our invitation to Poland

With reference to the announcement regarding a balloon moving in Polish airspace, we would like to inform you that the object crossed the Polish border at approximately 15.30 north of Kętrzyn and will leave our space around 8 p.m. Preliminary assessments indicate that the Russian side has lost control over one of the aerostats protecting facilities in the Königsberg Oblast. The facility is continuously monitored by the reconnaissance systems of the Polish Armed Forces and does not pose a threat to national security. Due to the possible negative effects associated with an attempt to destroy it in Polish airspace, the Operational Commander made a conscious decision not to use weapons against the object.

A MiG-29 fighter damaged the roofs of several buildings near the village of Szaleniec in the Malbork district. @DGeneralneRSZ announced that the army would cover the costs of repairs

Polish Border Guards: On June 17, 80 attempts to illegally enter Poland were recorded on the border with Belarus. Stones and tree branches were thrown at Polish patrols

Viktor Orbán on the 216 million EUR fine issued by @EUCourtPress for not following asylum laws: this judgement has been delivered by the court of George Soros” He also promised to find a way how to find a solution that would “hurt them more than it hurts us.”

EU's top court says Hungary will have to pay a 200 million euro fine for not implementing the necessary measures in its migration policy requested by a 2020 ruling, as well as paying a 1 million euros fine every day until it fully implements them

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg has reconfirmed to PM Orban that Budapest has no obligation to participate in any way with defending Ukraine. Stoltenberg says Orban has agreed not to block the other 31. This was the main purpose of Stoltenberg's visit

NATO's eastern flank leaders will have a more coordinated approach towards supporting Ukraine after the Hungarian president stayed away from their summit in Riga, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said on Tuesday