Zelenskyy and von der Leyen discussed Ukraine’s EU accession steps in Rome. "Europe will always stand by Ukraine in its pursuit of peace. You can count on our support for a just and lasting peace," von der Leyen wrote on X. She added they reviewed Ukraine’s efforts to join the EU family of nations.

Sanctions on Russia: a bipartisan bill with additional tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, gas, and uranium is ready, says Senator Lindsey Graham. He added that the Senate is prepared to move forward and will pass it with an overwhelming majority if Russia doesn’t pursue a fair, just, and lasting peace.

Per DeepState, fighting in Kursk continues this morning, despite Russian leadership's claims of "liberating" the region. The enemy remains active near Gornal and Oleshnya, the last villages under Ukrainian control.

Ukrainian scouts from the 92nd Assault Brigade, using a Shark UAV, detected an enemy logistics base and coordinated a devastating artillery strike on it, likely on the Kursk front.

Russians are using old Soviet buses for assaults—looks like they’ve run out of armored vehicles. The video shows Ukrainian drones taking out an already battered "assault bus."

The Russians are at it again, "upgrading" their finest military masterpiece—the UAZ "Bukhanka." They’ve turned it into a legit armored beast, slapping on extra metal sheets and tire scraps that’ll make it a rolling bonfire the second a shell hits.

ISW reports the Russians are getting ready for summer attacks, riding mopeds and motorcycles to slip past Ukrainian drones. They’re training in small squads, fine-tuning their moves to speed through drone kill zones like it’s nothing.

Russian propaganda’s out there flaunting the RF’s so-called "commitment" to peace, threatening to take Odesa and crush anyone who stands in their way, all while acting shocked that Ukrainians aren’t keen on living alongside murderers.

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch: "Ukraine fights for all of Europe. Russia isn’t an ally—Ukraine is. We must preserve its territorial integrity, support it with US help." She added that a peace deal with territorial loss is just a "reward for Putin’s aggression."

Russian paratroopers shared a video showing the mangled remains of their BMD after a Ukrainian attack smashed their position in Kursk Oblast.

Meanwhile, Solovyov is floating the idea of teaming up with the U.S. to launch a strike on Europe, supposedly to "knock some sense into them." So, according to the Russian propagandist, Europe has the audacity to defend Ukraine’s territorial integrity and international law.

Next week could be make-or-break for peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

We haven’t slapped new sanctions on Russia because we’re hoping to bring the conflicting sides closer together, — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

A bus full of really "heroes" of the so-called SVO, to be proudly taught to Russian kids in history lessons—or just recidivists sent to "atone" for their sins before the state.