Poland wants to mine the border with Kaliningrad and Belarus.

Waldemar Skrzypczak, former commander of the Polish Army and former deputy minister of national defense, said in an interview that a conflict between Russia and NATO seems unlikely to him.

Nevertheless, he believes that it is necessary to build fortifications and minefields on the border with Russia and Belarus in order to finally ward off potential aggression on their part.

The Russian Armed Forces advanced in Ocheretyny, Novomykhailivka, south of Pervomaiskyi and south of Paraskoviivka.

US aid gives Ukraine a break, but it is unlikely to turn the tide of the war on its own — Bloomberg.

"But for its own advancement, Ukraine needs additional support, which in the case of the States is a difficult prospect due to the resistance of Republicans in Congress".

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will warn Beijing during his visit to China next week that the US will take punitive measures if it does not stop sending weapons-related technology to Russia.

The Financial Times writes this, evoking sanctions against Chinese financial institutions and other entities.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will seek a ceasefire in Ukraine, Israel, and Sudan for the duration of the Paris Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11.
Macron says he is already working on this issue and plans to "involve many partners" and seek help from Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Chinese president is due to visit Paris in a few weeks.

In ancient Greece, all wars ceased during the Olympic Games, and a sacred truce, the ekehiria, was declared. In the modern history of the competition, it was war that stopped the Games three times. The First World War prevented the 1916 Games from taking place, and the Second World War prevented the 1940 and 1944 Olympics.

Footage of the interrogation of the terrorists who carried out the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, from Russian Channel One.

In them, the militants declare that they were going to Ukraine for the promised fee, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces specially cleared mines in nearby villages for unhindered passage.