Eurochamber, support for the production of munitions in Kiev

Green light from the Eurochamber with 446 votes in favor, 67 against and 112 abstentions to the law in support of the production of EU ammunition (ASAP) to strengthen the European production capacity designed to support Ukraine's war effort. The amendments presented by the group were rejected of the Socialists and Democrats who requested the exclusion of the use of funds from the Pnrr and the Cohesion plan.

"We are supporters of the open door policy, but Kiev's entry into NATO will be the subject of the Vilnius summit. But you know that Italy is at the forefront of support for Ukraine" Said the Italian premier, Giorgia Meloni arriving at the EPC summit in Moldavia, answering those who asked him for an opinion on Kiev's future entry into NATO. "We are holding this summit at a time when the crises have laid bare the critical issues, including those in Europe", she added.

Russian military forces have destroyed the last Ukrainian warship in Odessa port, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday. “On May 29, following a high-precision attack by Russian Aerospace Forces on Odessa port, the he last warship of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, Yuri Olefirenko, was destroyed,” the ministry said in a statement. The warship Yuri Olefirenko is classified as a corvette and was in service with the Ukrainian Navy. The warship was built in the late 1990s in Russia but was later relocated to Ukraine following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The vessel has undergone modernization over the years, including a major overhaul in 2016.