Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,207

Here’s wherever things basal connected Sunday, June 15:

Fighting

• Ukraine destroyed 3 Russian aerial defence systems successful the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia region, Kyiv’s subject quality said successful a station connected Telegram connected Saturday.
• In his nightly code connected Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s forces recaptured Andriivka colony successful the northeastern Sumy portion arsenic portion of a thrust to expel Russian troops from the area.

Diplomacy

• Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart, Donald Trump, connected Saturday that Moscow is acceptable to clasp different circular of bid negotiations with Kyiv aft June 22, erstwhile the warring sides implicit exchanging prisoners and soldiers’ bodies.
• Zelenskyy is acceptable to be the Group of Seven (G7) gathering successful Canada that begins Sunday. He is expected to conscionable Trump connected the sidelines of the acme connected June 17.
• Discussing sanctions against Russia and achieving a ceasefire is expected to beryllium a portion of the G7 agenda. A associated connection of G7 overseas ministers pursuing an earlier gathering successful Quebec successful mid-March said they “discussed imposing further costs connected Russia” if Moscow did not hold to a ceasefire.
• Finland accused elder officers of the Eagle S, a Russia-linked vas that damaged undersea cables past twelvemonth betwixt Finland and Estonia, of transgression offences related to the wreckage. The European Union’s enforcement committee has described Eagle S arsenic portion of Russia’s shadiness fleet of substance tankers – vessels with obscure ownership, acquired to evade Western sanctions amid the warfare successful Ukraine.
• Germany is anxious to summation defence spending successful the EU’s adjacent budget, the Financial Times reported. Berlin’s determination came successful effect to Russia’s threats to Europe and Trump’s telephone to the continent to bash much for its ain security, the study said.

Source:

Al Jazeera and quality agencies