#Ukraine Summit

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Three days of NATO summit rallies in Washington, DC.

Source: Ukraine Rally DC

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"Today it is Ukraine, and tomorrow it may be East Asia," said Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister

The Peace Summit Declaration was supported by 80 countries and 4 organizations.

Earlier, Reuters published a draft declaration stating that Russia should hand over control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukraine, open access to ports in the Black and Azov Seas, release all Ukrainian prisoners of war, and return children deported from Ukraine.

Among those who did not sign the declaration are Saudi Arabia, Thailand, India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates.

The picture shows the countries and organizations that supported the declaration.

Important statements that were made: ▪️ "Putin has put forward proposals to resolve the war. But he's not talking about negotiations, he's talking about Ukraine's surrender," US Vice President Kamala Harris. For context, Putin was talking about the withdrawal of the Defense Forces from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, the lifting of sanctions, and Ukraine's refusal to join NATO.

▪️The president of Georgia confirmed that Russia plans to open a new naval base in Abkhazia. The Austrian chancellor called for pressure on Moscow to agree to a real peace process, while the Croatian prime minister added that his country is for peace where victims should not surrender.

▪️"Our efforts have led to the reunification of 34 Ukrainian children with their families. And we continue to work on the reunification of many others," the Prime Minister of Qatar.

▪️"The consequences of war are felt all over the world. Today, a farmer in Kenya knows about the war in Ukraine… This summit should not be a meeting of friends only, and both friends and enemies should be here," the President of Kenya. The need to involve Russia was also mentioned by a representative of Saudi Arabia, who said that "difficult compromises" are needed for the negotiations.

▪️"Today it is Ukraine, and tomorrow it may be East Asia… Peace in Ukraine should be based on international law and without changing borders," the Japanese prime minister said.

Zelensky responds to Putin's ultimatum

"This is a mistake that is useful for us. Here, behind the scenes, countries said that with this message, Putin conveyed to the whole world that everything he had said before about a real desire to end the war was multiplied by zero. All countries said this. Even those that have a different view, or had a different view. And this is also a success for us," the President said.

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Washington, D.C.: Resist NATO Countersummit & March

Saturday & Sunday, July 6-7

In early July, NATO will be coming to Washington, DC for a summit meeting and to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The antiwar movement will meet them with counter summits, meetings and protests. This year, our protest of NATO takes on an added importance because of the Genocide it is supporting in Palestine. Support of the Israeli colonial-settler state and its genocidal policies is not new for NATO. In a statement on the NATO website called, “NATO and Israel reaffirm strong partnership,” NATO lauded their “mutually beneficial partnership.” After all, it was the European and North American colonial powers that created the entity called Israel in the first place and have supported it ever since with military, financial and political aid. Today, we can see how this is helping Israel in their genocide against the Palestinian people. It is US and NATO weapons and money that are being used by Israel to kill the Palestinian people.

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🌱🌍 В Баку на Конференції COP29 відкрили Національний павільйон України.

Павільйон розповідає про всі прагнення та зусилля України від 8 пункту Формули миру Президента України до плану досягнення кліматичної нейтральності, варіанти розбудови відновлюваної енергетики, впроваджувані агроінновації, успішні українські екостартапи, десятки прикладів щоденного героїзму людей, ��кі попри всі загрози захищають довкілля.

“Сьогодні ми тут, аби вкотре заявити про себе світу. Ми єдині у своїй меті. Ми не відмовляємося від міжнародних зобов’язань і продовжуємо працювати у команді цивілізованих держав над спільною метою: подолати кліматичну кризу й досягти кліматичної нейтральності”, - зазначила Міністр захисту довкілля та природних ресурсів Світлана Гринчук.

📸: Міндовкілля

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New NATO chief Rutte makes support for Ukraine top priority

New NATO chief Mark Rutte pledged to boost support for war-torn Ukraine when he headed the alliance, according to The Independent.

We have to make sure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent, democratic nation.

The former Dutch prime minister officially succeeded Jens Stoltenberg as NATO secretary general on Tuesday. His appointment came at an important moment for NATO, with the US election just weeks away.

The secretary-general said during a press conference on Tuesday that he could work with either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris and appreciated that Ukraine would be his top priority.

“I will be able to work with both. Whatever is the outcome of the election.”

Rutte, 57, was prime minister of the Netherlands until he resigned earlier this year following the collapse of his coalition government in 2023. He was appointed to lead NATO in June.

The cost of supporting Ukraine is far, far lower than the cost we would face if we allow Putin to get his way.

One of Rutte’s key tasks will be to persuade NATO members to commit additional troops, weapons and spending to strengthen the alliance’s collective defence.

“We need to do more in terms of our collective defence and deterrence. We have to invest more and close the capability gaps and try to achieve all the targets NATO has set here.”

Military aid at risk

However, Ukraine’s allies are struggling financially, jeopardising further shipments of money and weapons, according to Bloomberg. People familiar with the matter said some even refused to increase funding to help Kyiv.

Much of Ukraine’s military aid for 2025 is tied to a G7 deal to provide $50 billion in loans from the profits of frozen Russian central bank assets. However, even if an agreement is reached, the $50 billion is still not enough to meet Ukraine’s needs for another year of war, military analysts warned.

Meanwhile, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz called Ukraine an ungrateful recipient of military aid.

There is no memory of this aid from Ukraine’s side.

Kosiniak-Kamysz argued that the first Ukrainian statements were very ambitious and the number of Ukrainians who were supposed to apply to join the special brigade in Poland was too small. Aid to Ukraine amounted to 3.3 per cent of Poland’s GDP or 100 billion zlotys ($26 billion). This included humanitarian aid and military supplies, which reached $5bn.

Read more HERE

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"Thank you, everyone, for joining this important rally yesterday in Washington, DC. Our chain of rallies dedicated to the NATO summit in DC will continue today." Rally in support of Ukraine in Washington, DC. (From Ukraine Rally DC)

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Western leaders reject Russia's peace offer

The premiers of Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom have dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s cease-fire terms. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called Putin’s terms for peace “propaganda,” as she wrapped up a Group of Seven summit in southern Italy. Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Sholz had a similarly negative reaction to Putin’s proposal. In an interview with German broadcaster ARD…