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"I am still wiping the egg off my face because I was one person in the parliamentary debate who actually criticized the Indian position at the time back in February 2022," Tharoor said.

Days after getting publicly reprimanded by US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indulged in a war of words with US Senator Lindsey Graham.

Asserting that Europe must do the heavy lifting in Ukraine, Keir Starmer said, “Not every nation will feel able to contribute, but that can’t mean that we sit back. Instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency."

As per Putin's press briefing, it was the latest Oreshnik missile system that Russia used for 'combat testing' on Ukraine, displaying that they are capable of hitting anywhere in Ukraine with nuclear weapons and they have a missile system that can evade the defence systems deployed in Ukraine.

Moscow's decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear attack came after the US govt approved the usage of longer-range missiles for Ukraine.

It is rather ironic that 80+ countries adopted a joint communique for lasting peace in Ukraine without inviting the other party in the conflict—Russia—to the Summit. It seemed like the only agenda of this communique was to build a consensus that peace in Ukraine must not be at the expense of territorial integrity.

"The DoD did not fully comply with the EEUM program requirements to account for EEUM‑designated defense articles in Ukraine. As of June 2, 2023, $1.005 billion, or 59 percent of the more than $1.699 billion, of EEUM‑designated defense articles was delinquent for a required serial number inventory," the DoDIG's report reads.

It reported on Thursday that the law was adopted with 248 votes in favour, 16 votes against, 33 abstentions and 40 members not voting. The new law will come into effect after six months.

Moscow has approached Egypt, Pakistan, Belarus and Brazil for the return of helicopter engines to be used in the Ukrainian war

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Mykhailo Podolyak blamed Russian propaganda for taking his words out of context.