Full text: NATO Vilnius summit communique NATO leaders are meeting in the Lithuanian capital against the backdrop of Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2023
Russia collects military equipment from Wagner, says defence ministry Russia said Wednesday it had collected more than 2,000 pieces of military hardware from the Wagner mercenary group following the latter’s armed rebellion last month. Ukraine said Wednesday it had shot down 11 Russian drones overnight in a second consecutive night of attacks on the capital Kyiv, as NATO leaders… France 24 · Jul 12, 2023
The Ukraine war highlights the deep strategic folly of Euroscepticism Nato and the EU are the twin pillars of European security, but Britain now has to pretend there is only one, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a 'dirty bomb' waiting to happen – a nuclear expert explains After the explosion at the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine last month, many Ukrainians feared the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could be next. The Conversation · Jul 12, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy ‘doesn’t understand’ complaint from UK minister about Kyiv’s lack of gratitude – as it happened Zelenskiy suggests Ukraine could ‘get up in the morning and express our words of gratitude personally to the minister’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2023
NATO prepared to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia — but not to extend membership The NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, is poised to end with vague assurances of Ukraine's future membership in the alliance The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
After being a 'welcome guest' at NATO, NZ now needs to consider what our partnership with the alliance really means As a “welcomed guest” at the latest NATO summit in Lithuania, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins had a front-row seat for debates over Ukrainian membership, the role of countries outside NATO’s traditional geographic boundaries, the ongoing threat of China, military spending and an accelerating nuclear arms race. The Conversation · Jul 12, 2023
Russia’s Medvedev says NATO’s Ukraine aid brings world war closer The deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council said Western military aid would not stop Moscow’s victory in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 504 As the conflict enters its 504th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2023
Russia launches latest drone attack on Kyiv as NATO meets Russia also conducted air raids on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday morning with Iranian-made Shahed drones. Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023
NATO stops short of Ukraine invitation, angering Zelenskyy Military alliance says it will invite Ukraine to become a member only when ‘conditions are met’ but gives no timeline. Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023
UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval The U.N. Security Council has failed to approve either of two rival resolutions authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending the U.N. cross-border operation which had been vital to helping 4.1 million people The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
Cross-border aid to Syria blocked in ‘act of utter cruelty’ by Russia at UN vote Use of veto threatens operations on route from Turkey that supports millions of people in north-west The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2023
Elina Svitolina says Ukraine war made her stronger after shocking Iga Swiatek Ukrainian Elina Svitolina said Russia’s invasion of her home country has made her stronger following her 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory against Iga Swiatek The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
Reason · Jul 11, 2023 NATO Made a Mistake by Promising Membership to Ukraine The chance of open U.S.-Russia conflict really would increase if Ukraine were admitted to NATO.
France 24 · Jul 11, 2023 Is NATO up to the challenge? Putin's war tests Alliance's resolve NATO is no longer brain dead. Emmanuel Macron, who authored that quip back in 2019, can thank Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine for that. But now that it's back to its original mission of containing Russia, can the Alliance keep up?
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 Ukraine still has conditions to meet before it can join Nato, leaders say Volodymyr Zelensky said the delay was providing Russia with the ‘motivation to continue its terror’.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 In Ukraine, civilians train on survival skills to cope with dangers from Russia’s war In a cramped municipal building in a residential area of the Ukrainian capital, a group of people take turns training to shoot from a replica of a machine gun with the help of a weapon’s training simulator relying on virtual reality
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 The invasion of Ukraine spurred NATO to revamp its defense plans against Russian attack U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts have endorsed the biggest shakeup of the way the military alliance would respond to any attack on its territory by Russia since the Cold War
Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023 Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route Russia proposes authorisation only be extended for six months rather than a nine-month compromise.
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2023 Ethiopia wants to join the BRICS group of nations: an expert unpacks the pros and cons A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its members were in severe economic difficulty. Brazil, Russia and South Africa are primarily natural resource exporters and were badly affected by the global commodity price bust of…
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 Georgia’s imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashivili says Nato must not hesitate to admit Ukraine The former leader – who is serving a prison sentence decried as politically motivated – says the alliance cannot show the same weakness it did in the wake of a 2008 declaration saying Kyiv and Tbilisi could join but offering no path. Russia invaded Georgia months later
Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023 Top Russian official says Poland wants to seize parts of Ukraine Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova touts theory often raised by Moscow without any evidence.
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2023 Sweden is joining Nato: what that means for the alliance and the war in Ukraine In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto on Sweden joining Nato, thereby removing all the barriers to its membership of the military alliance.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 US is sanctioning the pro-Russian head of Serbian intelligence for alleged corruption The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the pro-Russian head of Serbian intelligence