Russia vows retaliation after Ukraine attack on student dorm

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation after accusing Ukraine of launching a deadly attack on a student dormitory in an occupied area of eastern Ukraine. According to the BBC, citing Putin, six people were killed and 39 injured in the overnight attack in the city of Starobilsk, Luhansk region. Another 15 people are missing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to the NATO summit in Ankara in July, "and he will be there," as he was at last year's summit in The Hague. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated this at a press conference following the meeting of the Alliance's Foreign Ministers.

The Foreign Ministers of the Nordic and Baltic countries issued a joint statement today, in which they strongly condemned the disinformation campaign with which Russia and Belarus accuse the Baltic countries of allowing their territory to be used by Ukraine for drone attacks against Moscow, and Russia's threats to use force against the Baltics.

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A virtual four-way summit took place today between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Downing Street reported this, specifying that the three European leaders reiterated their support for Kyiv and discussed with Zelensky both "Ukraine's military progress in recent weeks" in the war with Russia, and the strengthening "of defenses against Putin's continuous attacks."

Starmer, Macron, and Merz then paid "homage to the strength and courage of the Ukrainian people," renewing their commitment to "double support" for Kyiv "in the coming months." "It is vital for European and global security," the London statement read, "to continue to oppose Moscow's aggression" while at the same time emphasizing "the commitment to a just and lasting peace."