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NATO prepared to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia — but not to extend membership

The NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, is poised to end with vague assurances of Ukraine's future membership in the alliance

The Independent UK

After being a 'welcome guest' at NATO, NZ now needs to consider what our partnership with the alliance really means

As a “welcomed guest” at the latest NATO summit in Lithuania, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins had a front-row seat for debates over Ukrainian membership, the role of countries outside NATO’s traditional geographic boundaries, the ongoing threat of China, military spending and an accelerating nuclear arms race.

The Conversation

Russia’s Medvedev says NATO’s Ukraine aid brings world war closer

The deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council said Western military aid would not stop Moscow’s victory in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 504

As the conflict enters its 504th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

What the papers say – July 12

The scandal surrounding a BBC presenter dominates the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers.

The Independent UK

Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it's time for Supreme Court justices to bring their conduct in line with the standards of other branches of government

The Independent UK

G7 allies set to announce security package for Ukraine at Vilnius Nato summit

The announcement comes after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky voiced his frustration that Nato has not offered a timeframe for Kyiv to join.

The Independent UK

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NATO stops short of Ukraine invitation, angering Zelenskyy

Military alliance says it will invite Ukraine to become a member only when ‘conditions are met’ but gives no timeline.

Al Jazeera

Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces amendment directing Biden to withdraw from Nato

President Biden expressed the US’s ‘ironclad commitment to NATO’

The Independent UK

Voice needed for change, Davis says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Closing the Gap report shows ‘why we need a voice’, robodebt raised in Fadden fight, EU trade talks stall

Latest report shows four key targets for Indigenous outcomes are missed, as Labor highlights Stuart Robert’s links to welfare scandal in lead-up to Saturday’s byelection

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine is the hot topic at the NATO summit – the most important work is all in the details happening behind the scenes

A summit is literally the highest point on the mountain. In diplomatic terms, summits like the NATO meeting, held on July 11 and 12, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania, mark important gatherings of world leaders.

The Conversation

'Mortgage costs are on a road to hell - who will stand up for ordinary people?'

The average 6.66 per cent rate is stinging in part because the Bank of England, with the backing of Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, is hiking interest rates to curb inflation

Daily Mirror

Biden blames busy schedule for skipping Nato leadership dinner

Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended the dinner in his place

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The Independent UK

Why are we so obsessed with world leaders’ heights?

Disparity between Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden noted at latest Downing Street encounter

Reason

NATO Made a Mistake by Promising Membership to Ukraine

The chance of open U.S.-Russia conflict really would increase if Ukraine were admitted to NATO.

France 24

Is NATO up to the challenge? Putin's war tests Alliance's resolve

NATO is no longer brain dead. Emmanuel Macron, who authored that quip back in 2019, can thank Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine for that. But now that it's back to its original mission of containing Russia, can the Alliance keep up?

The Independent UK

Turkey's pledge of support for Sweden's NATO entry is tied to goals on security and EU membership

Turkey made a surprise pledge to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO, paving the way for the Nordic country to become a member of the Western military alliance

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The Guardian - UK

Australian PM hands Sunak picture of Bairstow stumping at Nato meeting

Anthony Albanese tries to ambush UK counterpart, but Sunak was ready with image of England team at Headingley

The Independent UK

Ukraine still has conditions to meet before it can join Nato, leaders say

Volodymyr Zelensky said the delay was providing Russia with the ‘motivation to continue its terror’.

Newsroom.co.nz

Support Ukraine, but not with cluster bombs

As with cluster munitions, which the US is sending to Ukraine, the international community has prohibited the use of chemical weapons. There was an outcry over their use in Syria – why, asks Treasa Dunworth, is this situation different?

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak and Anthony Albanese return to Ashes ‘cheat’ row in meeting at Nato summit

Mr Sunak quipped ‘I’m sorry I didn’t bring my sandpaper with me’ in ‘friendly banter’ between two Prime Ministers

The Independent UK

The invasion of Ukraine spurred NATO to revamp its defense plans against Russian attack

U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts have endorsed the biggest shakeup of the way the military alliance would respond to any attack on its territory by Russia since the Cold War

Daily Mirror

'I flew on Rishi Sunak’s plane to the NATO summit and this is what it’s like'

Our Mirror reporter Ben Glaze takes us through his journey as he accompanied Rishi Sunak to the NATO summit in Lithuania

The Independent UK

Georgia’s imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashivili says Nato must not hesitate to admit Ukraine

The former leader – who is serving a prison sentence decried as politically motivated – says the alliance cannot show the same weakness it did in the wake of a 2008 declaration saying Kyiv and Tbilisi could join but offering no path. Russia invaded Georgia months later

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