The aftermath of the Russian attack on Sloviansk. Photo: Vadym Liakh on Facebook
Russian aerial bomb strikes hit Sloviansk twice, injuring civilians and destroying an educational facility.

A court in Yekaterinburg has sentenced Denis Allayarov, a former editor at the news agency Ura.ru, to five years in prison on a bribery charge, the independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported.
Yevhenii Zhukov, who until recently headed the Patrol Police Department, has now been appointed advisor to the head of the National Police of Ukraine.

Macron and Tusk told a news conference in Gdansk that the ties between two countries could cover elements of nuclear deterrence, military satellites, joint drills and shared intelligence.

Dark consequences and solutions to Vance’s Budapest debacle.