Kaja Kallas, the EU Commission Vice President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, discussed Russia's offensive against Ukraine during a press conference prior to the EU Foreign Affairs Meeting in Brussels.

Washington has given Moscow 50 days from July 14 to reach a peace deal or face bruising sanctions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In the north a 50,000-strong Russian force is attacking Sumy, a provincial capital. Our model is detecting artillery fire and explosions along the city’s northern defensive lines. Ukraine is badly outnumbered but officials say the front is holding.

A Russian official says American Daniel Martindale has been rewarded with citizenship for spying on Ukraine, "by decree of our President Vladimir Putin."

In response, 65 percent of Trump voters backed the provision of arms to Ukraine, almost three times the 22 percent who opposed the move. The results suggest a shift in attitudes among Trump supporters toward aid for Ukraine over the past six months.