Have you missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Sunday, June 14, 2026, on the 1,571st day of the conflict.
Fact of the day
British forces intercepted on Sunday with the collaboration of France an oil tanker from the Russian ghost fleet in the Channel, Ukraine welcoming a blow “which deprives the Kremlin of money”.
According to images released by the British Ministry of Defence, naval commandos boarded the ship under cover of darkness by descending hanging on ropes from a helicopter.
The six-hour dawn operation benefited from air support, including Chinook, Merlin Mk4 and Wildcat helicopters, and naval support, including the frigate HMS Sutherland and the minehunter HMS Ledbury.
The number of the day
80. “Happy Birthday, Mister President!” Russian President Vladimir Putin called his American counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday, on the occasion of the latter’s 80th birthday, to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as well as the upcoming visit of emissaries from Washington to Russia, the Kremlin said.
“The conversation focused mainly on the situation regarding the memorandum of understanding being developed between the United States and Iran. Donald Trump said an agreement was close,” Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov told journalists.
Yuri Ushakov also indicated that it had been “agreed that the special representatives of the American president, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are currently closely involved in Iranian affairs, would return to Russia soon.” “.
The trend
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he would raise the subject of war with Russia and peace negotiations with Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Evian, France, on Monday. Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the Russian invasion with Donald Trump on Sunday during a call to mark the American leader’s 80th birthday.
In recent months, several rounds of negotiations to find a solution to the war in Ukraine under the auspices of the United States have failed to bring kyiv and Moscow closer to an agreement, the process becoming more bogged down as Washington’s attention shifted to Iran.
