A Ukraine-sanctioned tycoon was bombed at his own door in Monaco
Kyiv blacklisted him in 2023 over alcohol assets that kept paying taxes to Russia from occupied Crimea.
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Russia’s former soldiers may face a locked EU border—if France and Italy stop balking
The two governments worry the measure could open the door to keeping every Russian out, sources told Bloomberg.
A French factory that makes drones for Ukraine was firebombed with Molotov cocktails
French intelligence now treats Russian interference as its leading theory.
Macron wants Washington to tell Ukraine “we are with you” as the G7 summit in Évian
Europeans now shoulder nearly the entire burden of Kyiv's war effort, while America still provides weapons and intelligence, France's president said on 15 June
France compares Lavra strike to bombing Notre-Dame, calls for tougher sanctions
France's foreign minister compared the monastery strike to bombing Notre-Dame, as EU officials convened in Luxembourg on 15 June.
Two birthday calls: Zelenskyy thanked Trump for “every step from Javelins to Patriots.” Putin told Trump to make Zelenskyy come to Moscow
The Zelenskyy call lasted 35 minutes and produced a G7 meeting. The claimed Putin call lasted 55 minutes and produced another Witkoff trip.
UK forces board the Russian shadow-fleet’s oil tanker in the English Channel for the first time
Royal Marines and crime-agency officers spent six hours seizing the Smyrtos, which now sits anchored off England's southern coast, the UK government said.
Trump and Zelenskyy to attend same G7 working session, may meet on sidelines
The two leaders last met at the Davos forum in January 2026, five months before Evian.
Britain, France, and Germany back Ukraine’s peace terms and press Putin for a ceasefire
After meeting Ukraine's president in London, the three leaders set out five conditions for a just and lasting peace and welcomed Kyiv's push for direct talks.
NATO fighters intercept six Russian military aircraft over the Baltic in a single day
French and Swedish jets scrambled jointly from Šiauliai Air Base on 2 June, covering fighter, strike, transport, and reconnaissance mission types in one response.
Germany, France, and UK sketch plan to bring Putin to the negotiating table
The final decision on whether to pursue talks rests with Zelenskyy — European allies will not push Kyiv to embrace a strategy it does not agree with.
France arrests captain of Russian shadow-fleet tanker seized in Atlantic
The Tagor was boarded in international waters on 31 May after its captain refused to comply with French Navy orders.
France joins European chorus condemning Russian overnight strikes that killed 18 across Ukraine
Foreign ministries in Paris, Vilnius, Tallinn, and Chișinău urged tougher pressure on Moscow after the missile and drone barrage on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv.
France’s navy boards a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet’s oil tanker in the Atlantic
The Tagor was hauling crude from a Russian Arctic port toward West Africa when commandos stopped it on the high seas, with British help.
Russian church courts strip priests of rank for refusing Patriarch Kirill’s war prayer
About 50 priests have been documented as targets so far. Several have since had their ranks restored by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople after lengthy appeals.
A Russian banker hid in Brittany as a Ukrainian refugee—France just gave him to Lithuania
Ten months in a Breton village. Now 10.5 years in Vilnius.
Russia’s new Kyiv strike threat is posturing for the Victory Day humiliation, not retaliation—ISW
EU, France, Poland, and Ukraine answered Moscow's evacuation demand in lockstep. The diplomats are staying.
Ukraine has stabilized the front—next priorities are air defense and anti-ballistic systems, President says
Zelenskyy credited drones, mid-range strikes, and long-range sanctions in his 25 May address. Defensive results in 2026 are better than before, he said.
British-French Storm Shadow missiles took out a Russian command-and-control post on 25 May, per Ukraine
Russia announced a local missile alert in Luhansk around 16:30 on Monday. Ukraine's General Staff disclosed neither the exact target site nor the damage.
France’s Macron warned Lukashenka not to drag Belarus into Russia’s war
The call was the first since 26 February 2022. Minsk confirmed it took place at Paris's initiative—but the French presidency hasn't yet.