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Sources: EU wants to impose sanctions on 1,600 companies
The EU plans to impose sanctions on more than 1,600 companies considered to be supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, Bloomberg News reports, citing sources.
The companies affected have a combined annual turnover of more than $20 billion and employ more than 265,000 people, according to the sources.
The package must be approved by all EU member states and is aimed at companies deemed to be part of Russia's military industry.
According to reports, member states are expected to receive the proposal in the coming weeks, with the aim of foreign ministers adopting the sanctions in October.
The world's response
Zelensky: Talked about the production of Patriots
The meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House has now ended, the Ukrainian president writes on Telegram.
In the post, Zelensky thanks Trump for his support for Ukraine and for the attempts to achieve peace. He also states that the two leaders discussed a license to manufacture Patriot missiles in Ukraine, as well as other ideas that could contribute to the country's defense.
Zelensky has arrived at the White House
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the White House ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump and the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, reports the BBC.
Later in the day, Zelensky is also expected to meet with members of Congress in the hope of gaining support for the sanctions package against Russia that Graham helped push through.
According to information provided to The Hill, all 100 senators have also been invited to a meeting with the Ukrainian president.
Happy faces after Netanyahu's meeting with Trump
The meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in Washington DC went very well, according to the spokesmen for both leaders.
- It was one of the best conversations I have had with our friend President Trump, Netanyahu said in a videotaped speech.
The Israeli Prime Minister was seen leaving the White House on Tuesday after just over an hour inside the building.
Trump's press spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt called the meeting "positive and productive" in a post on X, while Netanyahu's staff expressed themselves even more positively.
"It was an extremely positive meeting. The Prime Minister and the President had a fantastic and in-depth discussion on key issues, primarily Iran," the statement said, according to AFP.
Netanyahu himself says in a recorded speech that the two are united in their goal of ensuring that Iran can never develop nuclear weapons.
The meeting was not an official state visit – but it is the first time they have met since the start of the Iran war in February. The relationship between them has been strained recently and before the meeting there was speculation that they would not agree in the conversation.
Just hours before the meeting, Trump told Fox News that “I don’t need ‘Bibi’ (Netanyahu) to know things”, referring to intelligence information about Iran’s nuclear energy program and possible attacks against it.
Trump also claimed at the time that he had saved Israel.
– If I were not president today, Israel would not exist, he said according to The Times of Israel.
Netanyahu, in turn, has objected to the US’s expected sale of the F-35 fighter jet to Turkey.
The Israeli prime minister is in Washington DC mainly for the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham.
Iranian video: Here's where you can assassinate Melania Trump
A state-run Iranian news agency calls for the assassination of US First Lady Melania Trump in a video clip.
The Tasnim news agency, which has connections to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, has published a video that, among other things, gives tips on where to find Melania Trump.
"These places may be suitable for operations by global freedom fighters," says a voiceover in the video, according to English subtitles.
The video is titled "Where to Kill Melania" and points out several exclusive stores where the first lady reportedly likes to shop.
"Melania's obsession with fashion has become her greatest weakness," says the voiceover.
Her son Barron Trump is also threatened in the video clip.
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