Trump-Zelenskyy name ‘this afternoon,’ official says
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US chief Donald Trump are planning to converse by phone on Friday afternoon Kyiv time, a senior Ukrainian official advised AFP.
(It’s 12:43 in Kyiv in the meanwhile.)
“It’s being ready for this afternoon, however every little thing can be clear on the final second,” the supply stated.
The decision would comply with a dialog between Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin a day earlier.
Key occasions
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy confirms recent prisoner swap with Russia
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has simply confirmed the most recent swap of prisoners of conflict, posting some pictures of them sporting Ukrainian flags.
He stated:
“Our individuals are dwelling. Most of them had been held in Russian captivity since 2022.
At present, our defenders who fought for Ukraine in varied areas – the Donetsk area and Mariupol, the Luhansk, Kharkiv, and Kherson areas – are coming again. These are warriors of the Armed Forces, the Nationwide Guard, the State Border Guard Service, and the State Particular Transport Service. And in addition civilians.
Exchanges should proceed, and I thank everybody guaranteeing this. Ukraine’s purpose is to free all our folks from Russian captivity. I’m grateful to everybody who helps make this doable.”
Russia says presently unable to attain objectives in Ukraine by means of diplomacy
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia would proceed its conflict on Ukraine because it was unable to attain its objectives by means of “diplomatic means.”
“We’re enthusiastic about attaining our objectives in the middle of the particular navy operation and it’s preferable to do it by political and diplomatic means,” Peskov stated, as reported by AFP.
He added:
“However till that isn’t doable, we’re persevering with the particular operation.”
Individually, the Russian defence ministry stated that the 2 international locations exchanged one other group of prisoners of conflict on Friday.
The transfer was agreed throughout the latest spherical of talks in Istanbul final month.
‘Numerous methods to fill Patriot hole,’ Germany says
Listed below are the precise traces from the German authorities spokesperson, through Reuters:
“There are varied methods to fill this Patriot hole,” stated the spokesperson, including that one choice being thought of is shopping for the Patriot defence system in the USA after which passing them on.
“I can affirm that intensive discussions are certainly being held on this matter,” he stated.
Lively talks to purchase US Patriot missiles for Ukraine, Germany says
We’re now getting a line from a German authorities spokesperson, through Reuters, that there are energetic talks to buy Patriot air defence missiles from the US to offer them to Ukraine.
I’ll convey you extra when we’ve it.
Trump-Zelenskyy name ‘this afternoon,’ official says
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US chief Donald Trump are planning to converse by phone on Friday afternoon Kyiv time, a senior Ukrainian official advised AFP.
(It’s 12:43 in Kyiv in the meanwhile.)
“It’s being ready for this afternoon, however every little thing can be clear on the final second,” the supply stated.
The decision would comply with a dialog between Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin a day earlier.
‘Putin is mocking your peace efforts,’ Polish international minister tells Trump urging him to revive provides for Ukraine
Polish international minister Radosław Sikorski advised US president Donald Trump in a social media post that Russia’s Vladimir Putin was “mocking your peace efforts” as he urged him to “restore provides of anti-aircraft ammunition to Ukraine and impose powerful new sanctions on the aggressor.”
Sikorski added that the huge Russian assault final evening has triggered “fires and far harm, together with to the Polish consulate in Kyiv.”
Footage reveals explosions in Kyiv after Russia pummels metropolis in all-night drone assault – video
Macron spoke with Trump final evening on Iran, Ukraine, EU-US commerce talks
Angelique Chrisafis
in Paris
The Elysée stated simply after midnight that Emmanuel Macron had spoken to Donald Trump late on Thursday evening. An Elysée supply stated they mentioned Iran, Ukraine and present negotiations between the EU and the US on tariffs.
Macron additionally spoke to Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday to debate Iran and Gaza.
Kyiv strike in a single day noticed largest variety of drones and missiles utilized in single assault, Ukraine says
Ukraine’s air power consultant Yuriy Ignat stated the in a single day assault on Kyiv noticed the most important variety of Russian drones and missile utilized in a single assault throughout the greater than three-year invasion, AFP reported.
Russia will increase use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, German and Dutch intelligence providers warn
German federal intelligence service, BND, has just published a joint report with the Dutch intelligence and navy intelligence providers accusing Russia of accelerating the usage of chemical weapons in Ukraine in a violation of the Chemical Weapons Conference.
Dutch defence minister, Ruben Brekelmans, stated on the report:
“These weapons are being employed systematically and on a big scale. It is a slippery slope. It’s fully unacceptable and once more demonstrates the brutality of the aggressor Ukraine has to face.”
He added:
“Decreasing the edge for the usage of this kind of weapon poses a hazard not solely to Ukraine but in addition to the remainder of Europe and the world.
This requires extra sanctions, the isolation of Russia and undiminished navy help for Ukraine.”
The word says that based on Ukrainian information, “Russia has carried out greater than 9,000 chemical weapons assaults on Ukrainian troops because the begin of the large-scale invasion in 2022,” with a minimum of three deaths straight attributable to publicity to chemical weapons.
Morning opening: Russian assaults on Ukraine proceed
Jakub Krupa
Russia launched 550 drones and missiles in a single day concentrating on Kyiv and different Ukrainian cities simply hours after a cellphone name between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and US counterpart, Donald Trump.
An all-night assault on the capital injured a minimum of 23 folks, damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and automobiles on fireplace all through town, authorities within the Ukrainian capital stated in feedback reported by Reuters.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that explosions had been recorded in six out of ten of town’s districts.
The assault – the most recent in a collection of escalating Russian airstrikes in current weeks – got here simply hours after the most recent cellphone name between Trump and Putin by which the US president reportedly tried to push for a ceasefire and peace talks.
However Trump advised reporters he was “very disillusioned” with the dialog with Putin, including “I’m simply saying I don’t suppose he’s trying to cease, and that’s too dangerous.”
He added:
I didn’t make any progress with him in any respect.
Trump is predicted to talk with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later in the present day.
I’ll convey you all of the updates right here.
It’s Friday, 4 July 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa right here, and that is Europe Stay.
Good morning.
