Here are the top stories from the last 24 hours in Ukraine:
**Military Developments**
* Russia’s defense spending has surpassed social programs, with $450 billion being burned in energy revenue and the wealth fund being emptied.
* The UK and Germany will lead the next Ramstein meeting without US leadership, with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group convening at NATO headquarters on June 4.
* Turkey and Belgium plan to join the international drone coalition for Ukraine, with member states committing $3 billion in support this year.
**Political and Legal Developments**
* A Czech court convicted a teacher for calling Ukrainian soldiers “Nazis” in a classroom, with the judge stating that the war in Ukraine was not fake.
* Donald Trump expressed hope to do business with Russia despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, with US officials developing an economic weapon against Russia.
**New Developments**
* Mountaineer Antonina Samoilova became the first Ukrainian to conquer the world’s five main peaks, carrying a fallen soldier’s chevron to the summit of Kangchenjunga.
* Victoria Roshchyna posthumously received a journalism award for courage under extreme conditions, recognized for her efforts in reporting from Russian-occupied areas.
* The Book Arsenal festival opened in Kyiv with 100 publishers participating, featuring major and small publishing houses.
