“Ukraine’s place is in the Euro-Atlantic family. Ukraine’s place is in NATO. And over time, our support will help make that possible.” This was stated by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during his surprise visit to Kiev. Stoltenberg stressed that the multi-year support initiative will help Ukraine move from Soviet-era equipment and doctrine to NATO standards and ensure full interoperability with the Alliance, calling it “a testament to the long-term commitment of the Born against Ukraine”.
“We don’t know when this war will end, but we do know that Russian aggression is a toxic model that must be stopped. We must therefore continue to strengthen the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And we need to ensure that solid and powerful arrangements for Ukraine’s security are in place,” Stoltenberg said during his visit to Kyiv. he also visited Bucha and paid tribute to the victims of Russian atrocities; he also laid a wreath at the Ukrainian War Memorial Wall, paying tribute to all those who lost their lives or suffered injuries defending their homeland. Stoltenberg concluded his visit by speaking at the International Summit of Communities and Regions together with President Zelensky. In his remarks, the Secretary-General praised Ukraine’s work for post-war reconstruction, saying: “Your determination to fight the aggressor, to liberate your land and to work towards a brighter future tells me very clearly that Ukraine will prevail”.
“I welcome NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Kyiv. This visit by Jens Stoltenberg is the first since full-scale war: we interpret it as a sign that the Alliance is ready to start a new chapter in relationships with Ukraine, a chapter of ambitious decisions”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr writes on Telegram Zelensky publishing a video of his meeting with the NATO secretary.
Day fThe Ukrainian peace formula “is very important also as an informational tool against the Russian narrative that they want peace. This is not true and for this reason we have asked many of Ukraine’s leaders, partners and allies at EU level to support this formula. Some have already signed the document supporting this formula, and even at EU-level members have officially expressed support. This is why I want to ask you, secretary general, to think about and support the peace formula for Ukraine at the level of NATO countries”. So Zelensky during the conversation with the NATO secretary in Kiev.
The Ukrainian president urged NATO to invite his country to join the Alliance during Stoltenberg’s visit to Kiev. “I am grateful for the invitation to attend the summit’ in Vilnius in July, “but it is important that Ukraine also receives a corresponding invitation. There is no objective barrier preventing the adoption of political decisions on Ukraine’s invitation to the Alliance,” he said. “It is time for appropriate decisions. It is no longer possible to imagine the security of the Euro-Atlantic area without Ukraine, and people understand this,” he said, quoted in a statement.
The Kremlin: Kiev’s entry into NATO is a serious threat
Preventing Ukraine from joining NATO remains one of the objectives of the Russian special military operation: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared it, as reported by Interfax. “Otherwise there will be a serious and substantial threat to our country and its security,” Peskov said, writes Interfax.
Lightning in the skies of Kiev
“A bright flash seen above the sky over Kiev was not due to a falling satellite or a Russian missile attack. What exactly it was, only experts can find out.” This is what the military administration of the city said after the air raid alarm sounded in the capital yesterday evening and initially attributed to the “fall of a NASA space satellite” about to return to earth.
The same US agency had denied, underlining through a spokesman that the Rhessi satellite “is still in orbit. NASA and the Department of Defense continue to monitor Rhessi. No other NASA satellite has returned to the atmosphere today”.
“Around 22:00 (21:00 in Italy), a bright flare of a flying object was observed in the sky over Kiev. According to preliminary information, this phenomenon was the result of the fall to Earth of a space satellite of the NASA. To prevent the debris from causing victims falling to the ground, an air warning was announced. The air defense did not go into operation, “said the head of the military administration of Kiev, Serhiy Popko quoted on Telegram.
Ukraine, the sky of Kiev lights up in the night. It’s probably a meteorite
The alarm over the capital and the homonymous region lasted almost an hour. After the sirens, the Kyiv regional administration said “an air target has been detected in the sky” with the air defense forces “on high alert”. Several videos later posted on social media captured the explosion of an object that authorities claim is the NASA satellite.
The phenomenon has also sparked some memes on Twitter with users who have joked about the possibility that it was a UFO. The head of the Ukrainian presidential office had initially reported on social media about him: “Don’t worry about UFOs. This is our anti-aircraft defense”, and then deleted the post a few minutes later. With the alarm over, Yermak then posted a message with emojis of an antenna and a UFO.
In the hours before reporting a satellite crash in Kiev, NASA had warned that its defunct satellite Rhessi, which traveled in space for more than 20 years and recorded more than 100,000 solar events, could crash to Earth on the night of Wednesday and Thursday, without however being able to provide a geographical location.
The US space agency had stressed that most of the satellite would go up in smoke on its journey back into the atmosphere, but warned that “some components” could withstand the impact.
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