Joe Biden said Ukraine “can and will stop” Vladimir Putin as he pledged to forcefully defend the war-hit nation as the Nato summit began in Washington. “Putin wants nothing less, nothing less, than Ukraine’s total subjugation… and to wipe Ukraine off the map,” the US president said about his Russian counterpart in his welcome speech to Nato member states.
The summit, which will mark the 75th anniversary of the Western alliance, begin in Washington DC yesterday. Leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and support for Kyiv at the summit.
Last week, it was revealed Nato allies agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with €40bn ($43bn) over the next year.
Mr Zelensky, who arrived in Washington yesterday and is due to meet with Mr Biden tomorrow, has said Ukraine needed a minimum of seven Patriot systems, a goal met by the fresh deliveries announced last night. “We are fighting for additional security guarantees for Ukraine – and these are weapons and finances, political support,” he said on social media.
Death toll in Kyiv rises to 33
The death toll from Russia’s multiple attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday has risen to 33, the state emergency service has announced.
It comes after they found the body of a girl born in 2006 buried beneath the rubble of a destroyed building in the northwest Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv.
Two buildings were destroyed in that district, including the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital. The girl’s body was discovered in the second destroyed building.
Tom Watling10 July 2024 09:40
Russia attacks energy facility in Ukraine’s Rivne region, national grid operator says
Russia-launched drones attacked an energy facility in Ukraine‘s Rivne region, national grid operator Ukrenergo said on Wednesday.
Fire has been localized at the site and no casualties were reported, according to Rivne regional governor Oleksandr Koval.
The attack caused temporary power cuts for consumers in the region, Ukrenergo said.
Tom Watling10 July 2024 09:20
Russian attack on Odesa region kills two, damages port infrastructure, governor says
A Russian missile attack on the Odesa region killed two people and damaged port infrastructure on Wednesday, the region’s governor said.
The attack damaged warehouses, trucks and a civilian ship, the governor said. One person was also injured, he said.
Tom Watling10 July 2024 09:00
Here are the latest photos from Ukraine
Below are some of the latest photos coming out of Ukraine.
Tom Watling10 July 2024 08:40
‘The whole room was covered in blood’: Inside the Russian missile strike on a Kyiv children’s hospital
Tom Watling10 July 2024 08:20
A hospital interrupts a teen’s dialysis as Kyiv’s bombardment shows the cost of improved war tactics
The sky was crystal clear as Oksana Femeniuk took her daughter to Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital for routine dialysis.
Around 10 a.m, air-raid sirens blared. Sixteen-year old Solomiia was undergoing the treatment that required her to sit still for up to five hours and could not be interrupted. Her mother had to flee to the hospital’s basement shelter without her.
Hurtling toward them at 700-800 kilometers (435-497 miles) per hour was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, according to Ukraine’s security service, the United Nations and open-source investigators. Using painstaking trial and error, Russia has modified the weapon over the last year to defeat Ukraine’s air defense systems by flying at low altititude and hugging terrain, according to military analysts.
Arpan Rai10 July 2024 08:00
Biden seeks to quell domestic fears over his fitness with Nato address
75 years after 12 countries came together in Washington to sign a historic mutual defense pact in the wake of the Second World War, the president touted the alliance’s progress before leaders representing the 32 treaty signatories at the annual NATO leaders’ summit.
Speaking before an audience of NATO leaders, including newly-minted British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Biden said the North Atlantic Treaty, that the alliance birthed 75 years ago, is stronger and more vital than ever and promised it would continue to support Ukraine’s defense needs.
“We know Putin won’t stop at Ukraine, but make no mistake, Ukraine can and will stop Putin,” he said. The US and partner nations intend to provide Ukraine with five “strategic air defense systems” in the coming months and “dozens” of “tactical air defense systems”, Biden added.
Arpan Rai10 July 2024 07:29
Biden says Nato will send dozens of air defences to Ukraine
Joe Biden has announced another major air defence package for Ukraine, and said the war-hit nation’s allies will back Ukrainian forces for as long as needed.
“The United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Italy will provide Ukraine with… five additional strategic air defence systems,” Mr Biden said.
“In the coming months, the United States and our partners intend to provide Ukraine with dozens of additional tactical air defence systems. The United States will make sure that when we export critical air defence interceptors, Ukraine goes to the front of the line,” the US president said in Washington as Nato summit began.
The outgoing Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the alliance had signed the Stinger contract.
“There is no way to provide strong defence without a strong defense industry,” Mr Stoltenberg said while announcing the contract.
Arpan Rai10 July 2024 07:04
Why does it take Russia bombing a children’s hospital to make us care about Ukraine?
Alexander Butler10 July 2024 07:00
Football fan Starmer will have to rely on notes from officials to keep up with England game
The new prime minister, an avid Arsenal fan, will be unable to watch one of his favourite players Bukayo Saka and his team mates take on the Dutch on Wednesday for the right to play Spain in Sunday’s final.
Worse still, Sir Keir’s phone will be taken off him for security reasons as he joins other Nato leaders for talks on Ukraine at the Nato summit in Washington DC.
It means that he will not be able to quietly check the score in the middle of the talks on how to deal with Vladimir Putin.
Arpan Rai10 July 2024 06:39