The Ukrainian leader failed to secure backing for his military and financial \u201cwish list,\u201d Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said<\/p>\n
The NATO summit held in T\u00fcrkiye this week proved \u201chumiliating\u201d for Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
\nZakharova noted that despite the Ukrainian leader once again pressing Western backers for more money and weapons as Russian forces continue advancing along the front line, there was \u201cno meaningful response\u201d to his latest \u201cwish list.\u201d
\nThe July 7-8 summit\u00a0in Ankara was marked by efforts to project NATO unity despite lingering disagreements over defense spending and the Ukraine and Iran conflicts. While bloc members reaffirmed support for Kiev, they announced no major new commitments, with a \u20ac70 billion ($80 billion) pledge largely repackaging existing funds.
\nThe summit\u2019s final declaration also omitted any mention of Ukraine\u2019s long-standing NATO membership bid, which Zakharova described as Zelensky\u2019s \u201cbiggest disappointment.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe NATO summit held in Ankara was humiliating for Vladimir Zelensky,\u201d Zakharova said. \u201cHe once again rolled out his usual wish list, begging for missile and air defense systems\u2026 while touting Ukrainian military\u2019s terrorist capabilities. NATO members offered no meaningful response to these appeals.\u201d
\nUS President Donald Trump said on the sidelines of the summit that while Washington could grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot air defense missiles, which Kiev has long demanded, it would not supply the systems directly. No other NATO member announced new military aid.
\nZakharova said Zelensky\u2019s only \u201cconsolation prize\u201d was Kiev signing \u201cDrone Deal\u201d agreements with Denmark, the Netherlands, and Estonia, which let them purchase what Kiev touts as combat-tested drone technology and launch joint production hubs.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe prospects for continued support for the Kiev regime look doubtful,\u201d Zakharova added, pointing to recent statements by several NATO members, including the Netherlands, Bulgaria, and Italy, that they have exhausted their ability to provide more weapons.
\nSeparately, Zakharova said Kiev has stepped up attacks on Russia\u2019s civilian population and infrastructure in an attempt to convince its \u201cWestern handlers\u201d to increase military aid. She warned, however, that by doing so Kiev is effectively shifting responsibility for its crimes onto its sponsors, noting that Russia considers anyone assisting Ukraine to be \u201ccomplicit in financing terrorism.\u201d
\nUkraine has stepped up long-range missile and drone strikes deep inside Russia, targeting energy facilities, civilian sites, and vehicles, as its forces face continued battlefield setbacks.<\/p>\n
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Last week, Russian troops liberated the key Ukrainian stronghold of Konstantinovka in northwestern Donbass, opening the way toward the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, the last two major Ukrainian-held cities in the region that voted to join Russia in 2022. Ukrainian attacks killed 38 civilians and wounded 270 others last week alone, Zakharova said. The escalation reinforces the need to eliminate threats from Ukrainian territory and achieve its \u201cdenazification\u201d and \u201cdemilitarization,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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