Ukraine has run out of Patriot defense systems, including Iris T missiles. The Ukrainian Parliament has approved the new and controversial law on mobilization at second reading.
A clause providing for the demobilization of soldiers who served for 36 months was removed from the text. The real turning point would be the presence of traditional allies of Moscow and above all of China, which has long been called upon by the West to intercede with Russia.. Russian President Vladimir Putin instead met his faithful Belarusian ally Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow. The Kremlin downplayed the significance of the Swiss summit: "A negotiation process without Russia makes no sense and, in fact, it is an empty negotiation process", said Tsar's spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Ukraine's President Zelensky has once again asked his allies to "keep their promises" on military supplies, as the beginning of the summer approaches in which a new major Russian offensive is expected. The participation of Western partners is taken for granted, just as the absence of US President Joe Biden is expected, according to the media.