The 31 leaders of NATO member countries have only a few hours left to reach an agreement. Wednesday, July 12, at the end of the summit in which they have been participating since the day before in Lithuania, Emmanuel Macron and his counterparts must present a plan of long-term commitments for the security of Ukraine. But Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, seems unhappy that the timetable allowing Ukraine to join NATO has not been specified. A situation he judged “absurd” before criticizing “indecision” of the organization which encourages, according to him, “terror” Russian. Follow our live.
Arms deliveries announced. Norway has just announced a 220 million euro increase in military aid to Ukraine. These are essentially ultra-light drones, elements of ground-to-air systems and military rations. The G7 countries are preparing, for their part, a joint declaration of support for Ukraine. On Tuesday, Germany said it would supply more tanks, Patriot defense missiles and armored vehicles to the warring country. France announced for its part sending long-range Scalp missiles to kyiv.
The United States wants to reassure Ukraine. Joe Biden is due to meet Volodymyr Zelensky today. Ihe US president will also deliver a speech at Vilnius University, in which he will outline Washington’s commitment to defending every square inch of NATO territory. He has already offered Ukraine a model similar to that concluded with Israel, with 3.8 billion dollars in military aid per year, for ten years.
kyiv claims to have shot down 11 Russian drones. The Ukrainian army reacted after strikes targeting its capital, targeted for the second consecutive night. The head of the Kyiv military administration said that this attack was completely repelled. Serhïi Popko added that he does not hold “no information on casualties or destruction so far” in a message posted on Telegram.