Putin said that as Ukraine continues to lose territory, it is striking Russian civilian infrastructure.

On June 23 local time Denmark's embassy in Tehran reopened after being temporarily closed since March 10, Foreign Minister Lars Rasmussen told Denmark's foreign policy committee. Denmark's Foreign Ministry continues to advise citizens not to travel to Iran.

Brussels, June 22 — The second EU–Moldova summit was held with European Council President Costa, European Commission President Von der Leyen and Moldovan President Sandu in attendance. The EU said it formally opened first-stage accession talks with Moldova a week earlier and described the summit as marking a new stage in the accession process. Leaders focused on next-phase work to integrate Moldova into the EU single market and policy framework and reviewed the Moldova Growth Plan and reform implementation. The EU said Moldova has received about €504 million in EU support to date.