Updates from NATO Summit, French long-range missiles, sales of seized Russian assets
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
● NATO drops MAP requirement for Ukraine, introduces ‘conditions’ for entry
NATO member states have settled on a unified communique concerning Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance, making no timeframe commitments as to when Kyiv might receive the invitation. The document was published on July 11, as the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, opens.
● Ukraine would make NATO stronger – Zelenskyy in Vilnius
Having arrived in Vilnius to participate in the NATO summit on July 11, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Lithuanians at a concert in the city, highlighting the mutual benefits of Ukraine joining the Alliance.
● White House confirms Biden-Zelenskyy meeting in Vilnius
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security advisor, said at a briefing on July 11.
● France to transfer long-range SCALP-EG missiles to Ukraine - Le Monde
France is to transfer SCALP-EG long-range missiles to Ukraine, the French version of the UK’s Storm Shadow cruise missile, Le Monde reported on July 11.
● Putin-Prigozhin meeting after coup attempt ‘a new development,’ Washington says
A reported meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Wagner mercenary company chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is “a new development,” U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a press briefing on July 10.
● Kyiv working to extend US Lend-Lease Act for another year – ambassador Markarova
Ukrainian diplomats are working hard to persuade Washington to extend the U.S. Ukraine Lend-Lease Act for another year, Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on July 10.
● Russian sub enters Black Sea armed with Kalibr missiles, escalating striking power — Ukrainian military
Russia has deployed a submarine armed with four Kalibr missiles to the Black Sea, the press service of Ukraine’s South Operational Command reported on Facebook on July 11.
● Ukraine begins to sell off seized Russian assets
Ukraine's State Property Fund (SPF) has initiated the privatization of assets seized from Russian oligarchs, according to a July 11 statement by the Fund's press service.
● Ukrainian battlefield awareness software compatible with F-16 jets – minister
Ukrainian battlefield control and information processing system, Delta, has successfully passed NATO equipment compatibility tests, including the ability to interface with F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in a Telegram post on July 11.
● NABU charges ruling party MP over accepting a bribe
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has charged Lyudmila Marchenko, an MP of the ruling Servant of the People party, and her assistant with abusing their influence for illicit monetary gains, NABU said in a Telegram post on July 11.
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