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Australia has blocked construction of a new Russian embassy near parliament. The government had presented a bill to this effect, which was adopted by a large majority. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited “threats to national security” as the reason for the move. “The government has received very clear security advice on the risk of a Russian presence so close to Parliament,” the prime minister said.

Russia is currently leasing a piece of land adjacent to Parliament in the Australian capital Canberra. He wants to build a new embassy building on top of it. The new legislation does not mean that Russia will no longer have diplomatic ties with Australia. It only prevents the construction of a Russian embassy near the parliament.

This is the state of things

Ukraine it is suffering significant losses and making slow progress towards Russia’s main line of defense, Western officials admitted in one of the first Western assessments of the Ukrainian counter-offensive launched on June 4.

Ukraine Wednesday reported growing progress in its counteroffensive against Russian forces, in what Ukraine’s deputy defense minister called “extremely fierce” fighting.

Jens StoltenbergNATO Secretary General said alliance members must ensure that Ukraine has sufficient weapons to continue its counter-offensive against Russia.

The head of the UN nuclear power plant Rafael Grossi He postponed a visit to Russia’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday over security concerns amid heavy fighting in southern Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin he appeared to side with his top military commanders in demanding that Russian “volunteer detachments” fighting in Ukraine be placed under the direct control of the defense ministry.

Western microchips and other parts that come largely from China are being used to make Russian cruise missiles and ballistic missiles to be launched against Ukraine, Kiev said in a presentation prepared for G7 members this week.

Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov he said yesterday that one of his top commanders was alive and well, dismissing reports that he had been killed or wounded in Ukraine.

The President of BelarusAlexander Lukashenko says he will not hesitate to use Russian tactical nuclear weapons in the face of an act of aggression.

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