Some developments related to the Russia-Ukraine war:
The West has pushed itself into a dead end.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the West decided to deal a strategic defeat to Russia in Ukraine, but they did not expect to put themselves in a dead end and were concerned that events would not proceed according to the planned scenario.
" The West simply drove itself into a dead end. First, it imagined a threat from Russia, then invented a story about how it would force Russia to suffer a strategic defeat. Then it began to manipulate the Ukrainian topic in all its nuances ," Zakharova said.
In addition, speaking about the fatigue of Western countries in supporting Kiev, she said, one could hear concerns that the situation was not going according to the scenario they had drawn up.
“ I think the West needs to adjust its position somehow ,” the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry added.
Ukraine needs to define borders before joining NATO
NATO diplomats told the Associated Press (AP) that Ukraine's borders must be clearly defined before the country joins NATO.
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| Ukraine needs to define its borders before joining NATO. Photo: AP |
“ Ukraine’s borders must be clearly defined before annexation, so that there is no doubt about when Article 5 (NATO’s collective defense principle) will come into effect, ” AP wrote, adding that Ukraine’s membership in NATO is an issue the alliance has been considering for 16 years.
Revealing the secret appendix in Ukraine's "victory plan"
The secret part of the victory plan revealed by President Zelensky includes the targets that Kiev aims to target in its attacks deep into Russian territory, said Ukrainian presidential aide Mikhail Podoliak.
" The appendix says exactly what weapons should be used to destroy Russian logistics far from the front line, what targets should be attacked and how many weapons are needed for this ," Podoliak said.
Earlier, President Zelensky presented Ukraine's "victory plan" to the country's parliament. The plan includes five points: NATO membership, defense aspects, deterrence of Russian aggression, economic growth and cooperation, and post-conflict security architecture.
The plan reportedly includes three secret annexes that have been shared with international partners. Parts of the plan that have not been made public include a list of targets, a plan of action, and details of the weapons needed to carry out such attacks.
Latest information about Kursk
Major General Apti Alaudinov, Commander of the Chechen Akhmat Special Forces and Deputy Director of the Military-Political Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, announced that Russia has recaptured half of the territory controlled by Ukraine in Kursk after more than 2 months of attack.
" To date, about half of the total area claimed by the enemy has been liberated ," said Mr. Alaudinov.
According to him, a number of elite Ukrainian soldiers surrendered in Kursk. One of them, whom Alaudinov said was a member of the Ukrainian Aidar battalion, asked to join the Akhmat special forces.
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