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Ukraine has received a new batch of mobile F-16 simulators. Only a handful of these systems exist worldwide.

On Monday (13 July 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attended a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris. The meeting was co-chaired by the President of France Emmanuel Macron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer, together with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. They were joined by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The President of the Republic co-chaired, along with the British Prime Minister and the German Chancellor, a summit of the Coalition of the Willing on Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Hôtel national des Invalides, attended notably by Ukrainian President Zelensky.

The European Union will not impose sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and the chief of Russia's largest private oil company, after Bulgaria vetoed the proposal.

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Poland welcomes the statements issued by the European Union and NATO, through which, together with our allies, we expose and condemn Russia's malicious activities in cyberspace.

Romania, together with the other EU Member States and NATO Allies, strongly condemns the hostile cyber activities conducted by groups controlled by Centre 16 of the Russian Federation's Federal Security Service (FSB), including APT TURLA, targeting EU Member States, NATO Allies and their partners. Like other EU Member States and NATO Allies, Romania has also been targeted by hostile cyber activities carried out by APT TURLA.

Vladimir Putin attended the Everything for Victory! forum organised by the Russian Popular Front public movement, and presented awards to the winners of the Popular Front's prize.

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India and Japan held their 8th Defence Policy Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan on 13 July 2026. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh and the Japanese delegation was led by Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Mr. Kano Koji. Both sides reviewed the significant progress made in bilateral defence cooperation since the previous Defence Policy Dialogue and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.

Foreign Minister Wadephul is travelling to Brussels today for the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). The discussions held by the EU Foreign Ministers will focus on further support for Ukraine, security in the Black Sea and the situation in the Middle East.

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China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a statement in response to certain countries' playing up of the "South China Sea Arbitration Award" 10 years after its issuance. Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated that China does not accept or recognize the "award," and China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea shall not be affected by the "award" under any circumstances.

MOD has awarded £3.16 million to three companies to counter drone threats, becoming the first European partner to act under a joint defence programme.

Renewed strikes and counterstrikes between Iran and the United States in the Gulf region have raised fears of a return to all‑out war, with Washington denying Tehran's claim that it had closed the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.

A statement by the E3 (UK, France & Germany) on Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and countries in the region.

The US launched a new wave of strikes against Iran early on July 13, following up their air assaults the previous day on areas near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz that it said were in response to Tehran's attacks on shipping in the waterway.