Germany's imports of goods from Russia fell by 95% in the 2021-2024 period while its exports of goods to Russia were cut by 72%, the country's statistics office Destatis reported on Wednesday.

A new prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia has begun, officials in both countries said Monday, with Ukrainian soldiers who have spent nearly the entire duration of the war in captivity among those returning home.

Ihor Bezkaravainyi, Ukraine's deputy economy minister tells CNBC's Silvia Amaro that the United States is a necessary ally when it comes to ending the war with Russia. He also says Ukraine's economy has managed to continue growing in wartime through continued technological innovations,

Russian forces have advanced into Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions, in fresh bid for Ukrainian land beyond what Moscow's already annexed.

Russia has used its fleet of bombers to rain hellfire on Ukraine. On June 1, Kyiv responded by going after those bombers.

Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) stand near relatives of another prisoners who are still in captivity, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, after a swap in an undisclosed location in Ukraine June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Maksym Kishka

Israel walked back a statement after Michael Brodsky, its ambassador to Ukraine, said Kyiv was getting the weapons.

Russia claimed Sunday that its forces are for the first time pushing into the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, an area it has been trying to reach for months, in a move that could create new problems for Kyiv’s much-stretched forces.