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China’s state-run Global Times struggled to contain its editorial blood pressure on Sunday as it reported the leaders of South Korea and Japan will attend this week’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the second year in a row.

Communist North Korea threatened on Monday to shoot down U.S. Air Force planes in response to the docking of a nuclear-capable submarine in South Korea, the result of an agreement between leftist American President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk-yeol, in April.

MSNBC political commentator Chris Matthews said Monday on “Morning Joe” that President Joe Biden’s world leadership is “brilliant” at the level of former Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The UK and Spain have called upon President Joe Biden to not send cluster bombs to Ukraine amid concerns over danger to civilian populations.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for Ukraine joining NATO, saying the country deserves to join the alliance.

Zelensky declared that he will not participate in any peace negotiations until Russian forces have left the Donbas and the Crimean Peninsula.

Ukraine’s top general blamed the slow progress of the counteroffensive against Russia on a lack of Western supplied weaponry and fighter jets.

An Iraqi burned a copy of the Qur’an outside a mosque in Sweden, sparking another rift with Turkey amid its bid to join the NATO alliance.

France is reportedly set to back NATO membership for Ukraine, signalling a growing divide in the Western strategy towards Russia.

A former U.S. ambassador and Special Rep for Ukraine has said the country should send A-10 ‘Warthogs’, saying “we could be doing more”. 

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko announced on Wednesday that his country has begun receiving Russian tactical nuclear weapons and “everything is ready” for their deployment.

While Ukraine celebrates counteroffensive taking back territory from Russian occupation, Kremlin makes boast about ‘trophy’ tanks.

An air deployment exercise billed as the biggest in NATO’s history and hosted by Germany got underway on Monday.

During an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas called on NATO members to step up their defense spending and meet their commitments on the issue, especially because the U.S. has elections coming up and this means it’s

Belgium opened an investigation into whether NATO weapons have been used in attacks by pro-Ukraine paramilitary forces in Russian territory.

Country’s top priority is to gain full NATO membership before the allied leaders gather for their next summit.

Turkey announced it will be sending a battalion to northern Kosovo in response to a NATO request for troops to help quell violent unrest.

French President Emmanuel Macron has admitted that he should have previously listened to Eastern Europe regarding the threat Russia posed.

NATO must agree unanimously for countries to join. Turkey´s government accuses Sweden of being too lenient on Kurdish groups.

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have reportedly attacked a large number of NATO troops in the country, spray-painting pro-Russian ‘Z’ symbols on military vehicles.

President Joe Biden has told Turkey to aid the U.S. in expanding NATO if the country wants to buy American fighter jets.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is favored to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff, after coming up short in the first round.

Serbia condemned NATO-led peacekeepers for their alleged failure to stop “brutal actions” by Kosovo police against ethnic Serbs.

Multiple Japanese media outlets reported on Thursday that conservative Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is making arrangements to attend the scheduled NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, in July.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that Ukraine currently does not meet the requirements to join the NATO military alliance.

Russia-bordering Estonia and Latvia plan jointly to acquire German air defense systems for the protection of the two NATO nations’ airspace.

President Biden claimed that Ukrainian’s Zelensky vowed American-made F-16 fighter jets will not be used to attack the Russian mainland.

Ukraine claimed “another unbelievable success”, stating it had shot down six Russian ‘hypersonic’ missiles over Ukraine overnight.

Kyiv appears to have dropped its campaign to get British fighter jets, instead taking the UK’s assistance in getting American F-16s.

It is “obvious” why Russia is interested in European infrastructure and there is suspicion cables and pipes may already have been “mined”. 

A “new level” of attack may be imminent after an alleged drone strike on the Kremlin — “the symbol of Russian power,” according to retired Army Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis, who warned of a major escalation that could determine the war’s outcome.

Denmark wants to spend $5.6 billion over the next decade to modernize military facilities, recruit more soldiers and upgrade computer systems.

Chancellor Scholz said Ukraine must not use weapons supplied by Germany to attack Russian territory so as to avoid a broader war with Moscow.

Weapons provided to Ukraine from the NATO country of Italy are reportedly not battle ready, according to Kyiv defence sources.

“Much of the Russian military has not been affected negatively by this conflict”, army bigger now than last year, says General Cavoli.

NATO allies and partners have sent Ukraine some 1,550 armoured vehicles and 230 tanks to form new heavy battlefield formations in a little over 12 months, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, promising more to come as part of  a “multi-year programme of support.”