Short reports from international sources on X — selected, translated and edited by Flank. Each one links to the original post.
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TASS@tassagency_en
Russia's state news agency TASS reports that US President Donald Trump believes he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in China later this month and discuss denuclearisation with them, among other topics.
The post gives no date and no official confirmation of such a meeting from any of the three sides.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)@iaeaorg
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it has been informed that power has been restored to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, ending the plant's 27th loss of off-site power since the beginning of the military conflict.
Earlier that day the plant lost its connection to its last remaining external line, Ferosplavna-1 (330 kV), and relied on emergency diesel generators for reactor cooling. According to the agency, the cause and location of the disconnection were not known, and the fuel on site was enough for about two weeks.
Euronews@euronews
Euronews reports that the hacker groups Cyberpartisans BY and Silent Crow say they hacked Russia's statistics service Rosstat and counted Russian losses since the invasion of Ukraine. Their tally puts the number killed at between 393,000 and 450,000.
The figures are the hacker groups' own and have not been independently verified.
TASS@tass_agency
Russia's state news agency TASS, citing Politico, reports that NATO is €7 billion short of the funds needed to support Ukraine.
According to the report, it is unclear how the shortfall arose. An unnamed NATO diplomat said that allies providing financial support to Ukraine are tired of doing so. The information rests on anonymous sources and has not been officially confirmed by NATO.
European Council@eucouncil
The EU flags in front of the building of the European Council and the Council of the EU in Brussels are flying at half-mast in solidarity following the tragic shooting in Kraków, Poland.
“Our thoughts are with the victims, those injured, their families, the brave first responders and the people of Poland,” the post says.
TASS@tass_agency
Russia's state news agency TASS, citing the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, reports that EU countries' debt from aid to Ukraine could exceed €200 billion.
According to TASS, the newspaper bases this on its own calculations and on internal European Commission data. The agency adds that resistance to further funding for Ukraine is growing within the EU. The European Commission has not officially confirmed these figures.
French Joint Staff@frenchforces
The French Joint Staff reports that, within NATO's UK-led multinational battlegroup in Estonia, France has integrated a combined-arms tactical sub-group (SGTIA) into an Estonian brigade for the exercise "Bold Hussard".
According to the Joint Staff, the joint exercise covers combined-arms coordination (artillery, engineering, infantry, cavalry), communications and logistics support.
NATO@nato
🇺🇸 U.S. Army helicopter crews and air defence soldiers trained together in Germany to improve how they spot, track and respond to drones, sharing real-time information to react faster and keep troops safe
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