Military’s former top commander says Kyiv has no chance of joining Nato — Ukraine war briefing

Now UK envoy Valery Zaluzhnyi quoted as saying Ukraine can’t meet military standards needed to join alliance; Kyiv largely stalls Moscow’s advances, data suggests. What we know on day 1,623 Continue reading...

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