As the NATO summit takes place in Vilnius, the former Russian president returns and threatens World War III
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05:48
Today the US is considering deploying Atacms missiles with a range of over 300 km
The White House is considering sending missiles atacms to Ukraine, with a range of more than 300 kilometers to Ukraine: writes the New York Times. These are weapons that would allow Kiev to attack behind Russian lines, both on Russian territory and in Crimea. Britain sent long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine in May. And France has promised a delivery of the same missiles it calls SCALP.
But at least for now, the paper writes, “the United States remains reluctant to send Ukraine any of its limited stockpiles of the Army’s long-range tactical missile systems, even as the Biden administration acknowledges that Kiev forces are dangerously running out of other ammunition.” his counter-offensive against Russia.
03:09
Kuleba: “NATO does not keep us in limbo, the conditions for formal membership were in place”
There Born “The whole situation and Ukraine should not be left in limbo when it comes to accession,” said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kulebain an interview with Bloomberg Television.
The comment follows the statement by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenbergat the end of the first summit day Vilniusthat NATO will invite Ukraine to join the alliance if allies agree and “conditions are met,” and Zelenskyy’s frustration, who bitterly said, “It’s not possible that there is no calendar.”
Kuleba also stressed that all conditions are in place for Ukraine to receive a formal invitation from NATO allies during the Vilnius summit.
01:38
Air warnings in the Kyiv region
An air alert was sounded in Kiev and several northern and central regions of Ukraine last night: according to the Air Force, there is a risk of kamikaze drone attacks by Russian forces.
01:35
Sumy bombing in Ukraine
Russian forces carried out 22 bombing raids in the Sumy region and 225 explosions were recorded. This was reported by the Sumy Regional Military Administration on Facebook. In particular, Welykopysarivska, Druzhbiv, Bilopilska hromada and Hlukhivska were bombed.
01:32
Medvedev: “Kiev used cluster bombs, we will do it too”
After invoking World War III in response to NATO countries’ support for Ukraine, Dmitry Medvedev threatened to use cluster bombs in response to an alleged Ukrainian attack on the region’s town of Tokmak Zaporizhiawhat would have happened to “the deadly weapon” according to the pro-Russians: “It is therefore time to discover our arsenals of these inhumane weapons,” he wrote on Telegram.
01:29
NATO Summit, Medvedev: “Alliance’s Increase in Military Aid to Ukraine Draws Closer to World War III”
For Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council chaired by the President Wladimir Putin, the increase in military aid to Ukraine by the NATO alliance draws closer to World War III. Commenting on the first day of the US-led alliance summit in Lithuania, at which a number of countries pledged more arms and financial support, Medvedev He said that the aid will not prevent Russia from achieving its goals: “The completely insane West failed to invent anything else … In fact, it is a dead end. World War III is approaching,” he wrote on the messaging app Telegram. “What does all this mean for us? Everything is clear. The military special operation will continue with the same goals.”