Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

I condemn the despicable act committed in Sweden against our Holy Book, the Holy Quran, on the first day of the blessed Eid al-Adha.

Turning a blind eye to such heinous acts under the pretext of freedom of expression is complicity in crime.

Zelensky says the history of the Ukrainian state goes back a thousand years and that the future architecture of European security is impossible without Ukraine.

The governor of the Pskov region Mikhail Vedernikov said at least 14 military personnel from the region were killed in an attack by the Ukrainian DRG on the Belgorod region in early June.

He also said at least 10 servicemen were then captured.

Estonia will increase financial support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to 3% of its GDP.

Biden:

Putin is clearly losing the war in Iraq.

Greek sources report Biden administration postponed the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece ahead of the Vilnius Summit on July 11-12 to avoid Türkiye’s opposition to Sweden's NATO membership.

Zelensky at a press conference with the presidents of Poland and Lithuania:

Russia will lose this war - no one in Europe doubts it.

Footage claimed to be showing Ukrainian soldier with Igla MANPADS shot down Russian Su-25 aircraft in the Bakhmut direction.

Support for the provision of weapons to Ukraine has risen sharply in one month - from 46% to 65% in the U.S.

The transfer of weapons is supported by 81% of Democrats, 56% of Republicans and 57% of independents.

Biden:

Putin will lose the war, he is absolutely weaker, he has become an outcast in the whole world.

Hungary has once again postponed a parliamentary vote on Sweden’s NATO accession.

It won’t happen until at least September.

Putin:

In Russia, disrespect for the Koran is a crime, unlike some other countries.

Putin:

Russia deeply respects the Koran and the religious feelings of Muslims, disrespect for this holy book in the Russian Federation is a crime.

This is a shrine for Muslims and for all others it is a shrine. We know that in other countries they act differently - they do not respect the religious feelings of people and they also say that this is not a crime.

Bloomberg:

Poland estimates that about 8,000 Wagner members will be present in Belarus, which may mean a “new phase of hybrid warfare".

WSJ:

Russia’s deputy foreign minister flew to Damascus to personally deliver a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad:

Wagner Group forces would no longer operate there independently.

To date, the Russian Army has lost at least 37 of its latest Ka-52 attack helicopters in Ukraine.

This amounts to a loss of more than 25 percent, but the actual scale may be higher.