NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the North Atlantic Alliance summit in 2026 will be held July 7-8 in the Turkish capital Ankara.
“I want to thank Turkey for organizing this important meeting. Turkey has been a loyal NATO ally for more than 70 years, making an invaluable contribution to our common security,” Rutte was quoted as saying by the organization’s headquarters.
“At our next summit, leaders will continue to work to make NATO a stronger, fairer and more effective alliance, ready to meet the critical challenges to our security,” the alliance secretary general said.
Turkey is hosting the NATO summit for the second time after Istanbul in 2004, Brussels recalled.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the next 15 days “critical” and welcomed US President Donald Trump’s intention to provide security guarantees for Ukraine.
In an interview with the public broadcaster LCI published on August 19, he said that in the next few weeks, everything possible should be done to ensure that a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin takes place. “Then, according to the plan, a trilateral summit could take place in early September,” Macron added.
“But there is work to be done on security guarantees. Therefore, the next 15 days are absolutely critical. To finalize the work with the Americans to give content to the security guarantees. But first of all, we are going to eliminate ambiguities,” the French president said.
The specific content of the security guarantees is currently unknown, although Macron said that “the British, French, Germans, Turks and others are ready to carry out operations – not on the front line, not provocatively, but support operations in the air, at sea and on land.” At the same time, he warned that Russia is a destabilizing force, and President Vladimir Putin “has rarely kept his commitments.”
“One thing I know is that since the end of 2007-2008, President Putin has rarely honored his commitments. He has always been a destabilizing force and has sought to redraw borders to expand his power,” the French president said.
“It is a predator, it is a cannibal at our gates. I’m not saying that tomorrow there will be an attack (by Russia – IF-U) on France, but in the end, it is a threat to Europeans,” Macron said.
IC “Express Insurance” (Kiev) in January-July 2025 collected insurance premiums in the amount of UAH 670,1 mln, which is by UAH 165,4 mln, or 33% more than for the same period of 2024, according to the insurer’s website. Premiums under CASCO contracts for this period reached UAH 452,6 mln, which by UAH 57,5 mln, or by 14,6%, exceeded the indicator of January-July 2024, under MTPL – UAH 202,1 mln (+107,6%), under other types of insurance – UAH 15,4 mln (+2,2%).
The company informs that in January-July 2025 the total volume of insurance indemnities on insured events amounted to UAH 256,6 mln. Including payments to clients under CASCO -209.5 million UAH, victims under MTPL – 52.2 million UAH.
As reported, as of July 1, 2025 the assets of IC “Express Insurance” amounted to more than UAH 1 billion, which is by UAH 180,9 million more than in the same period of 2024, their share in cash amounted to 88%, which ensures the operational ability of the company to pay compensation for insurance events.
IC “Express Insurance” was founded in 2008 and is a part of the group of companies “UkrAVTO”. It specializes on automobile insurance. Stable high speed of events settlement in IC is provided by optimal interaction with partner service stations.
On August 18, 2025, the State Inspectorate of Architecture and Urban Development of Ukraine issued certificate ІУ123250807346, which confirms the commissioning of house No. 3 of the Krona Park II residential complex in Brovary.
This means that the building fully complies with the project documentation and is ready to welcome its residents. The next step is to assign a mailing address and hand over the keys to the happy apartment owners.
Krona Park II is a continuation of the legendary Krona Park project, created with the wishes of our customers in mind. Living next to a park and a coniferous forest, combined with convenient connections to the capital, is the perfect formula for modern comfort.
Today, 7 more houses of the complex are under construction, and we are sure that even more good news is ahead.
Thank you for your trust! We wish you a cozy and happy life in your new home by Alliance Novobud.
Lesniy Kvartal Residential Complex received an honorary award from the professional community – the Ukrainian Construction Olympus Award. The complex was recognized in the nomination “Exemplary standard of modern housing: safety, improvement and comfort”.
This award emphasizes the high level of architectural solutions, quality of construction and an integrated approach to creating a comfortable environment for residents.
In July, we started accepting applications for the purchase of apartments in the final building of the residential complex. This is the final stage of a large-scale project that has become one of the most popular in Brovary.
Iryna Mikhalova, CMO of Alliance Novobud, commented on the event: “This award is an important confirmation that we are moving in the right direction. “Lesniy Kvartal was created as a modern space for living – with well-thought-out layouts, its own infrastructure, landscaping and care for the safety of residents. The fact that the complex has been recognized by experts and, most importantly, the trust of buyers is of the greatest value to us. We are glad that the final house will be the final accent in the development of this successful project.”
In January-June 2025, Ukraine increased exports of dairy products by 51.4% to 327,000 tons compared to 216,000 tons in the same period of 2024,
while exports of milk-containing products increased by 35.8% to 410,000 tons compared to 302,000 tons, according to the Ukrainian Dairy Industry Association (SMU).
The industry association noted that the share of milk that was processed and exported from the country in the form of dairy products is growing.
According to analysts, the growth was most noticeable in January-June: the ratio of exports of dairy and milk-containing products (in milk equivalent) to the volume of milk sent for processing was 22.7%, with an increase to 25.9% in the second quarter compared to 19.3% in the first quarter.
This means that while in the first quarter approximately one-fifth of milk was used for the production of dairy products for export, by the end of the first half of the year this figure had risen to almost a quarter of the milk sent for processing, experts explained.
“Milk processing plants in Ukraine are increasing milk purchases, fully meeting the needs of the domestic market, and using all available opportunities to develop export markets,” the SMPA assured.
