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Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Olga Stefanyshyna said that the decisions prepared for The Washington summit will be a signal to posia that Putin's ultimatums will not affect the strategic decisions of allies regarding Ukraine's future membership in NATO.

NATO and Ukraine are deepening their innovative cooperation by working on a new innovation agreement in the NATO-Ukraine Council following the successful Ukraine-NATO defense Innovators Forum.

Macron offered to send Western troops to Ukraine to train military personnel, but Biden expressed concern about a possible escalation and rejected the offer.

Ukraine and Hungary are conducting a political dialogue to prepare for the meeting between Prime Minister Viktor Orban and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

NATO does not plan to send military personnel to Ukraine, but will continue to provide Ukraine with weapons and long-term financial support.

Germany has developed a military plan in the event of war with Russia, which includes the conversion of basements and metro stations into bomb shelters, the evacuation of the population from certain regions, the preparation of medical institutions for the influx of patients, the possible resumption of mandatory military service and the creation of food supplies to provide one hot meal a day.

NATO and Ukraine plan to sign an agreement to expand cooperation in the field of defense technologies, exchange intelligence on the capabilities of Russian electronic warfare and help turn Ukraine into a major supplier of technologies after the war.

US President Joe Biden said that the world should support Ukraine in the war against Russia, because if Ukraine falls, neighboring countries and the whole of Europe will be under the threat of Russian aggression.

At a ceremony in France, world leaders celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy during World War II. Politicians called for the protection of freedom and democracy and promised support for Ukraine.

On the 80th anniversary of D-day, US President Joe Biden drew parallels with Ukraine.

NATO sees no immediate military threat against any of its allies, as Russia is preoccupied with the war in Ukraine.

Finland does not plan to deploy troops in Ukraine, but continues to provide support on the basis of the security agreement signed with Ukraine.

NATO is currently working on a NATO mission for Ukraine to provide long-term military support and bring Ukraine closer to NATO membership.

German defense minister Boris Pistorius said it is necessary to strengthen the operational readiness of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) in order to be ready for a possible war with Russia by 2029.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived the attempted murder, promised to gradually return to work in late June or early July after recovering at home.

President Joe Biden said that he does not believe that Ukraine is currently ready for NATO membership, but stressed that Ukraine's future is in NATO, and its membership is only a matter of time, the US mission to the Alliance notes.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense with British prime minister Rishi Sunak.

A pro-russian hacker group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disabled the website of the Spanish company Santa Barbara Systems, which is engaged in the modernization of Leopard tanks for Ukraine.

According to a survey by the Kiev International Institute of sociology (KIIS), half of Ukrainians believe that President Volodymyr Zelensky has fulfilled a smaller part of his election promises or has not fulfilled any of them at all.

Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainians still strongly support Ukraine's membership in the EU and NATO, with EU support ranging from 91% to 49% and NATO support ranging from 87% to 43% in different cities, according to a survey by the International Republican Institute.

Biden warned that if Ukraine Falls, other countries along the border with Russia, including Poland, will also fall.

Biden believes that peace lies in the fact that Russia will never occupy Ukraine. However, this does not mean that Ukraine should be part of NATO.

NATO is considering a three-step process of responding to Russian sabotage attempts and hybrid threats, including publicly exposing attacks, strengthening infrastructure protection, and taking direct measures such as restricting access to Russian diplomats.

Former Defense Minister of Ukraine Reznikov stressed that U. S. support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression is beneficial to America, as it creates jobs, updates the military arsenal, prevents new global conflicts and is an economically profitable investment in U.S. security.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed the professional core of the Russian army, which the Russian Federation spent 15 years forming, said former Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov.

NATO is developing several "land corridors" for the transfer of American troops and armored vehicles to the front line in the event of a major European ground war with russia.

According to the head of the Norwegian Armed Forces, General Erik Kristoffersen, russian ground forces based on the kola peninsula were "destroyed" after heavy losses in the war against Ukraine.

NATO plans to offer Ukraine a security package at its upcoming summit, which will serve as a "bridge" to possible membership, but does not guarantee immediate entry.

Admiral Tony Radakin says that russia does not want war with NATO, nor does it want nuclear war. He also said that Ukraine will win the ongoing war, despite russia's recent tactical achievements.

Estonia firmly supports Ukraine's right to join NATO, as Ukraine's membership is necessary for the Alliance, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhkni has said.