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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in Beijing, China, for the first time since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine for a three-day trip at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on July 23.

Ukraine, China: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Visits China for First Time Since Start of War

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Ukraine reached a deal with foreign bondholders, including the Ad Hoc Creditor Committee, and other investors to restructure about $20 billion of debt held by private creditors, about a quarter of Ukraine's public external debt, as part of a comprehensive restructuring, the Financial Times reported on July 22.

Ukraine: Kyiv Reaches Deal To Restructure $20B of International Bonds

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for closer defense and security cooperation in Europe to maintain strong support for Ukraine in its war against Russia and address common challenges such as climate change, energy security and migration, The Guardian reported July 18.

EU, U.K.: Starmer Calls for Deeper European Cooperation on Defense and Ukraine

Presumptive U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced that Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio would be his running mate in a July 15 post on Truth Social.

U.S.: Trump Selects Republican Sen. J.D. Vance as Running Mate

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The U.S., Dutch and Danish governments said the first F-16 fighter jets would be delivered to Ukraine and fly later this summer, The Wall Street Journal reported on July 10.

Ukraine: First F-16 Fighter Jets Will Fly Later This Summer

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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine, marking the first visit by the leader of an EU member state to Russia since April 2022, Politico reported on July 5.

Hungary, Russia: Orban Meets Putin in Moscow Amid EU Criticism

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European Union leaders are expected to agree on the next President of the European Commission and other top appointments for the bloc, as well as on the European Union's strategic priorities for the next five years during a two-day summit in Brussels starting on June 27, the EU Council's official meeting agenda showed on June 27.

EU: EU Leaders to Approve Top Jobs and Strategic Priorities for the Bloc During Two-Day Summit

The U.S. Biden administration is preparing to lift a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine, CNN reported on June 25.

Ukraine, U.S.: Washington To Allow U.S. Military Contractors in Ukraine in 2024

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the 75th NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2024. 

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Biden's exit from the U.S. presidential race will free him to pursue more aggressive action against Russia over Ukraine and increase pressure on Israel to end its war with Hamas. 

What To Expect from Biden's Foreign Policy Farewell Tour

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington D.C. on July 11, 2024.

The Western alliance's failure to provide Ukraine with decisive security guarantees and material support will likely enable Russia to maintain its war until Kyiv enters talks on Moscow's terms. 

The NATO Summit Leaves Ukraine Wanting

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A banner reading "public services in danger, let's vote" on July 5 in Paris.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: French Legislative Runoffs, a NATO Summit in Washington

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The 133rd session of the Committee of Ministers at the European Council on May 17 in Strasbourg France. European Union leaders will gather June 27-28  in Brussels for the first European Council summit since the June 6-9 European Parliament elections.

The Weekly Rundown: Ukraine and Moldova Begin EU Accession Talks, Peru's President Visits China

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in as member of parliament during the first sitting of the new South African parliament on June 14 in Cape Town, South Africa. Ramaphosa will be inaugurated to a second term in a ceremony scheduled to take place June 19 in Pretoria.

The Weekly Rundown: Ukraine's Peace Summit, South Africa's Inauguration

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A graph of the ruble exchange rate against the background of the Russian flag and paper banknotes. 

A new U.S. sanctions package on Russia raises risks of secondary sanctions for financial institutions around the world, leading more companies to cut off ties to Russian entities.

With a New Sanctions Package, the U.S. Squeezes Russian Trade

Ukrainian soldiers fire at a Russian position in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. 

While initially intended to draw Ukrainian resources away from the Donbas region, Russia's new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region will likely become core to Moscow's war efforts in 2025.

Russia's New Front in Kharkiv Raises the Stakes for Ukraine and the West

First-year cadets of the Military Institute of the Taras Shevchenko National University take their oaths on Sept. 8, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

While the law will bolster Kyiv's ability to continue resisting Russia's invasion, it carries political risks and will not let Ukraine deal a decisive blow against Russia.

What Ukraine's Mobilization Law Will Mean for the War With Russia

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Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following a shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024. 

While the attack was likely conducted by Islamist extremists or North Caucasian groups, the Kremlin will nonetheless use the mass casualty incident to further villainize Ukraine and the West, and expand its war efforts against Kyiv.

What To Make of the Deadly Terrorist Attack in Moscow

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How does Ukraine's approach to mobilization affect its outlook against Russia?

Essential Geopolitics: Ukraine's Mobilization Dilemma

The Vizgard FortifAI software-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine for surveillance monitoring is displayed during the DroneX expo in London, the United Kingdom, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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The development of autonomous military AI systems will primarily be driven by global powers testing such systems in warzones around the world, which will initially reduce the technology's application for smaller, less-resourced countries.

The Drivers and Constraints to the Proliferation of Autonomous Military AI Systems

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Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners fire in the direction of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region on Feb. 20, 2024. 

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The second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Putin's upcoming address to the nation offer an ideal occasion to again consider how Russia has and will continue to change as a result of the war.

The Ukraine War's Impact on Russia, Two Years On

<p>Ukraine is the quintessential borderland state. The country borders three former Soviet states (Russia, Belarus and Moldova) and four countries in the European Union (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania). Ukraine also has a coastline along the Black Sea to the south. Ukraine sits on the Northern European Plain, the area that has historically served as an invasion superhighway going east and west. Beyond its strategic location, Ukraine&#39;s geography has only facilitated such invasions. The country consists of flat and fertile plains, with the exception of the Carpathian Mountain range that arches into the far west of the country. But even these mountains can be penetrated and have not posed a significant barrier to invasion. Given such lack of barriers, Ukraine&#39;s wide-open geography is inextricably linked to that of Russia. Ukraine&#39;s agricultural and industrial belts have traditionally been integrated with Russia&#39;s, and Ukraine serves as the primary transit state for Russian energy exports to Europe. Due to its location and abundance of agricultural and mineral resources, Ukraine has been contested between regional powers for centuries. This competition is currently playing out in an extreme form today, with a Western-backed government confronting a Russian-backed uprising in eastern Ukraine. Further complicating the situation is the fact that Ukraine has several population and political cores, including Lviv in the west, Kiev in the center and the eastern cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. These different cores make administering Ukraine difficult. The current crisis in Ukraine is therefore merely the latest iteration of the country&#39;s internal divisions and the long-standing East-West conflict over the country. Maintaining sovereignty and unity in the face of this competition is Ukraine&#39;s primary geographic challenge.</p>

SITUATION REPORTS

Ukraine, China: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Visits China for First Time Since Start of War

Ukraine: Kyiv Reaches Deal To Restructure $20B of International Bonds

EU, U.K.: Starmer Calls for Deeper European Cooperation on Defense and Ukraine

U.S.: Trump Selects Republican Sen. J.D. Vance as Running Mate

Ukraine: First F-16 Fighter Jets Will Fly Later This Summer

Hungary, Russia: Orban Meets Putin in Moscow Amid EU Criticism

EU: EU Leaders to Approve Top Jobs and Strategic Priorities for the Bloc During Two-Day Summit

Ukraine, U.S.: Washington To Allow U.S. Military Contractors in Ukraine in 2024

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