Ukraine plans to discuss with Europe, America and other countries to build an all-round air defense system. Russia says the anti-Russian nature of NATO summit is "obvious"
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 11th Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters reported that Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 10th that he planned to discuss with European countries, the United States, Canada, Japan and other countries to build an all-round air defense system for Ukraine during the NATO summit. Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said on the 11th that the Vilnius NATO Summit was "obvious and concentrated" in its anti-Russian nature, and Russia paid close attention to the relevant situation in order to take measures to ensure its own security.
— — According to a report on the website of the President of Ukraine on the 10th, Zelensky said in a video speech that night that during the Vilnius NATO Summit, he planned to hold bilateral meetings at different levels with European countries, the United States, Canada, Japan and other countries, and the priority of the meeting was to strive to build an all-round "sky shield" for Ukraine.
— — Peskov, press secretary of Russian President, told the media on 11th that Vilnius NATO Summit had an "obvious and concentrated" anti-Russian nature, and Russia was regarded as an enemy by NATO, which was reflected in various statements and statements of the members of the organization. The Russian side pays close attention to the relevant situation and will conduct an in-depth analysis of the relevant statements in order to take measures to ensure its own security.
— — Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 10th that Ukraine tried to attack ground targets in Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga with modified S-200 air defense missiles on the 9th. Two S-200 missiles were destroyed by Russian air defense system, and the other two S-200 missiles deviated from their targets due to the influence of Russian electronic warfare system. The attack did not cause casualties or property damage. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 10th, stressing that the Russian armed forces will respond to the above and other terrorist attacks and eliminate the security threat posed by Uzbekistan to Russia and Russian citizens under the framework of special military operations.
— — Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Malyar posted on social media on the 10th that the Ukrainian army recovered more than 14 square kilometers of territory in the past week, including 10.2 square kilometers in the south and 4 square kilometers in the east. Up to now, in the summer counterattack, the Ukrainian army recovered 168.6 square kilometers and 24 square kilometers in the south and east respectively.
— — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba posted on social media on the 10th that after intensive consultations, NATO countries reached a consensus on canceling Ukraine’s NATO "Action Plan of Member States". Kuleba welcomed "this long-awaited decision" and pointed out that this decision will shorten the process of Ukraine’s accession to NATO. He also called on NATO to send an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO. According to the "Action Plan for Member States", Ukraine needs to meet a series of political, economic and military reform requirements listed by NATO and wait for the official invitation of NATO and the unanimous approval of all member States before it can formally become a member of NATO.
— — On the 10th, the Russian Ministry of Defence posted on social media that Ukraine has stepped up the recruitment of foreign mercenaries in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to make up for the loss of frontline soldiers. (Participating in reporters: Li Dongxu, Liu Wei, Geng Pengyu)