This week, at the official opening of Ukraine's EU accession negotiations, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olha Stefanishyna publicly mentioned 11 problematic issues raised by the Hungarian side to strengthen the protection of national minority rights.

What happened on Tuesday seemed utterly impossible over two years ago, but it has been eagerly anticipated in the last year.

The election campaign in France is to end in less than a week.

On 20 June, Ukraine and the EU extended the freight liberalisation agreement for one more year with the possibility of prolongation.

European Greens, with whom Ukrainian organisations have been cooperating, are not experiencing their best times.

Poland is to change the rules governing the stay of Ukrainian asylum seekers next month.

The Peace Summit in Switzerland was a significant event for Ukraine, but it certainly did not mark the end of the processes. Rather, it was the beginning.

Last month, Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska (a part of Bosnia and Herzegovina), announced a plan to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He even promised to present a real "roadmap" for exiting Republika Srpska (RS) within a month.

The Peace Summit in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, on the weekend, marked the first gathering of world leaders dedicated to finding ways to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

Late last week, NATO defence ministers prepared decisions to ensure long-term and predictable support for Ukraine.

This was bound to happen eventually and it finally did. The Armenian government has confirmed its intention to leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a security organisation created by Russia as a sort of anti-NATO.

Eight EU foreign ministers have urged the EU to ban Russian diplomats from travelling freely in the Schengen area and restrict their movement to countries where they are accredited.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has recently announced a comprehensive review of all bilateral cooperation between Georgia and the United States. The State Department has implemented a visa restriction policy.

On 9 June, while all EU countries were electing a new European Parliament, Bulgaria was electing its national parliament.

On 27 May, G7 representatives announced at the summit in Italy a potential use of $285 billion in frozen Russian currency reserves. While no final decision was made, they claimed "progress" in their discussions.