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The Polish government has said that it intends to keep the currently higher rates of VAT for at least another year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky exuded defiance and determination in a speech yesterday commemorating Ukrainian Independence Day and the six-month anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Today marks 31 years since Ukraine regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and exactly six months since Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022.

A Polish deputy foreign minister has reiterated calls for the European Union to introduce more restrictive visa rules for Russian citizens over Moscow’s nearly six-month-old war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Ukrainians to remain vigilant as the country prepares to celebrate Independence Day this week.

Britain’s defense ministry claims that Russia is steadily bombarding the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to tie down Ukrainian forces and prevent them from staging counterattacks elsewhere.

The US government is to provide more military hardware to Ukraine in its ongoing support for the country in its war with Russia.