BREAKING: A facilitative and even sentimental Trump, Russia does not give up
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Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Wednesday, July 8, 2026, on the 1,595th day of the conflict. The fact of the dayRelief and hope. Faced with repeated attacks from Russia and regular requests for help from Ukraine, the United States announced this Wednesday that they would authorize kyiv to manufacture Patriot missiles, essential for intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. “We are going to give you a license to manufacture Patriots,” declared Donald Trump after the NATO summit in Ankara, during which he met Zelensky. “This way, you will not be able to complain that we are not providing you with enough,” he told the Ukrainian president, seated next to him. Ukraine is asking its allies to increase their deliveries of American-made Patriot missiles, on which its anti-aircraft defense mainly depends against Russian ballistic missile attacks, which have been intense in recent weeks. The American president did not specify under what conditions or when such authorization would be granted. It is not clear whether Ukraine has the capabilities to manufacture these expensive missiles in the short term. Today’s statement “It was a very good meeting, there was a lot of love in the room, a lot of unity” The words are signed Donald Trump. Alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, the American president used unusual words to try to temper his frustrations with European countries and be conciliatory at the end of the NATO summit in Ankara this Wednesday. The 32 countries of the Alliance reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine in the name of contributing to “transatlantic security”. “I return to Germany with the feeling that […] that NATO remains united, that it becomes stronger and more European,” rejoiced German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.The figure of the day7. This is the number of deaths caused by the latest Russian strikes in Ukraine this Wednesday. A 15-year-old teenager was notably killed in the Mykolaiv region. Several injuries were also reported. The capital was targeted by ballistic missiles and several explosions were heard by AFP journalists during the night, a first explosion having occurred before the air alert was triggered. Russia launched five ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles as well as 169 attack drones and similar devices against Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force announced. Anti-aircraft defense reportedly shot down 139 drones, failing to intercept the missiles. In Russia, one person was killed in the Saratov region during a Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional governor. The trend Russia announced on Wednesday that it would ban diesel exports, after having already taken a series of other restrictions in recent months to deal with fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes on its refineries. today, which will make it possible to increase supplies on the domestic market,” said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak during a meeting with Vladimir Putin devoted to this crisis. He described the current situation as “complicated”, requiring the import of petroleum products to make up for the shortage, he added. Vladimir Putin for his part declared that Ukraine “seeks to harm the Russian economy” and “to create a climate of nervousness within society”, but assured that it will not succeed because “the safety margin of the Russian energy network is very high”. Ukraine’s latest attacks, at a time when demand for fuel is increasing in the summer season, caused shortages in many regions and particularly in Crimea, a peninsula annexed in 2014.
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