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Reuters: Russia launched an overnight air strike on Kyiv in early hours on Tuesday, Ukraine's military said, just hours before the start of the NATO summit in Lithuania that is to tackle security threats from Moscow.
AP News: NATO's summit will begin Tuesday with fresh momentum after Turkey withdrew its objections to Sweden joining the alliance, a step toward the unity that Western leaders have been eager to demonstrate in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Reuters: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed support for Turkey's military modernization during a call with his Turkish counterpart, according to a U.S. readout released late on Monday after Turkey said it would back Sweden's NATO accession.
Reuters: The summit in the Lithuanian capital will be dominated by the repercussions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with leaders set to approve NATO's first comprehensive plans since the end of the Cold War to defend against any attack from Moscow.
AFP: NATO will lay out a path of reforms for Ukraine so that it can eventually join the alliance, but without giving a "timetable," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday.
ISW: Ukrainian officials stated on July 10 that Ukrainian forces have fire control over Bakhmut and Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) around the city.
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Yahoo News: Russia’s grip on Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine appears to be loosening as Ukrainian forces continue their push to encircle and liberate the beleaguered city.
AP News: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to the Turkish Parliament “as soon as possible.”
Reuters Exclusive: As rebellious Wagner forces drove north toward Moscow on June 24, a contingent of military vehicles diverted east on a highway in the direction of a fortified Russian army base that holds nuclear weapons, according to videos posted online and interviews with local residents.
Reuters: NATO allies on Monday reached agreement on defence plans detailing how the alliance would respond to a Russian attack, overcoming a Turkish hurdle one day before leaders meet for a summit in Vilnius, five diplomats told Reuters.
Bloomberg: Wagner mercenary group will be permitted to hold onto its operations in the Central African Republic as the Kremlin scrambles to maintain its influence in Africa.
Reuters: Poland wants NATO to discuss extending its Cold War era oil pipeline system further east, President Andrzej Duda said on Monday before leaving for Vilnius for a NATO summit that will start on Tuesday.
Bloomberg: Lithuania’s president called on NATO members to deploy more troops to the Baltic region, citing a “very bad cocktail” of new threats from Belarus.
Reuters: A Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point in southeastern Ukraine killed seven people, emergency services said on Monday, and two people were killed by Russian shelling in the east.
Pew Research Centre: Russia and its president Vladimir Putin continue to be viewed negatively by people around the world.
AFP: Kyiv said on Monday that Ukrainian troops had captured key heights around the eastern city of Bakhmut, as the Western-backed country pushes ahead with its counteroffensive. Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Malyar said that Kyiv's troops had over the past few days established fire control over "entrances, exits and movement of the enemy around the city".
CNN: South Korea has provided more non-lethal aid to Ukraine, the country's Ministry of National Defense told CNN on Monday, without providing further details.
AFP: Ambiguity over Georgia's prospects of joining NATO is playing into Russia's hands, the long-time aspirant country said Monday, a day before the alliance's summit in Lithuania. NATO leaders agreed at a 2008 summit in Romania that Georgia and Ukraine would join the alliance once they meet membership criteria but refused the put the countries on a formal membership path.
CNN: Germany will announce new support packages for Ukraine during the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Monday.
The Guardian: The Australian government will send a surveillance aircraft to Germany to help monitor the flow of military and humanitarian supplies into Ukraine.
Reuters: Canada pledged on Monday to deploy up to 1,200 more troops in Latvia as part of a NATO plan to reinforce its battalions deterring Russian aggression in the Baltic region to combat-ready brigade level.
CNN: Rheinmetall will open an armored vehicle plant in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks, shrugging off concerns other Western defense companies reportedly have about building a presence in the country while it is at war with Russia.
Ukrainska Pravda: The Turkish company Baykar has begun building a plant to produce Bayraktar attack drones in Ukraine.
AP News: Mercenary chief Prigozhin ‘s commanders pledged loyalty to the Russian government in a Kremlin meeting with Putin five days after they staged a short-lived rebellion, a senior government spokesman said Monday, the latest twist in a baffling episode that has raised questions about the power and influence both men wield.
POLITICO: Poland’s intelligence services have detained a man accused of spying for Russia, Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński said Monday. “The suspect conducted surveillance of military facilities and seaports,” Kamiński said. “He was systematically paid by the Russians.”
CNN: Leaked details of Putin's secret luxury train expose Russian leader's "paranoia".
worth mentioning
General Gerasimov, Russia's top soldier, appears for first time since Wagner mutiny
Belarusian journalist faces up to 6 years in prison for opposition reporting
Leica continues to deny presence in Russia despite ongoing availability of its dual-use products
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