Poland is considering a proposal to shoot down Russian missiles heading towards Polish territory while they are still in Ukrainian airspace. Elsewhere, the Kremlin has responded to major gaffes made by Joe Biden during the NATO summit in Washington DC.
Ukraine war latest: Poland considering downing Russian missiles over Ukraine; Kremlin responds to Biden slip-up
Two people died, including a 30-year-old doctor, and around 50 people were injured in the attack, which has drawn widespread condemnation from Ukraine and its allies. Ukraine's president said he was"confident" the arrangement could be implemented swiftly, though Poland will consult its NATO allies before attempting to shoot down any Russian missiles.
The first of around 85 jets promised to Ukraine will arrive from the Netherlands and Denmark and are set to be in the skies this summer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has insisted his country needs more than 100 F-16s if they are to make an impact on the battlefield."Even if we will have 50, it's nothing. They have 300. Because we are defending, we need 128," he said.
Mr Orban has angered his NATO and EU allies by holding unauthorised meetings with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jingping. "I don't think it's a secret that Orban may be closer to Trump than to Biden. I mean, they are political leaders who talk to each other." "That's the problem, because if there was a desire for dialogue, we would have talked, but I think the answer was quite clear."The US defence secretary and Russian defence minister have spoken for the second time in just over two weeks, the Pentagon has confirmed.
Vladimir Putin has signed a new bill into Russian law that amounts to the biggest shake-up of the country's tax system in a quarter of a century. Shortly after assuming office in 2001, the Russian president introduced a flat rate of 13% that was applied universally. Most Russians have been paying the same rate since.For incomes over that amount, a steadily higher tax rate would apply.
The SBU said in a statement that more than 1,000 Ukrainians have been injured and 297 killed by mines of various types, mostly in the eastern Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.
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