NATO expansion into Ukraine is an unacceptable threat to Russia's security, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated commenting on the NATO summit declaration.

Other statements by Peskov regarding the Washington summit:

◻️ NATO's military infrastructure is constantly moving towards Russia's borders.

◻️ NATO has once again confirmed its essence as an alliance created to maintain confrontation, and it is de facto fully involved in the conflict around Ukraine.

◻️ NATO's actions at the summit will require Russia to take measures to contain the alliance.

◻️ Russia's opponents in Europe and the US are not advocates of peace and dialogue on Ukraine, as evidenced by the declaration adopted at the summit.

◻️ There are leaders in the West who hold an objective view on Ukraine.

◻️ There is currently no concrete substance regarding the possibility of Kiev holding a second "peace conference."

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Poland refuses to shoot down Russian missiles in Ukraine without NATO's consent

Poland will not shoot down Russian missiles flying in the direction of Western Ukraine without receiving permission from NATO, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh told Polish Radio.

He appealed to the US position, which does not want an escalation of the conflict.

“Of course, there are other procedures regarding missiles on the territory of the Republic of Poland. Then it’s our decision,” he said.

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📊 More than 70 percent of Americans surveyed approve of Kamala Harris as a replacement for President Joe Biden, according to the poll conducted by YouGov for The Economist magazine.

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❗️Russian forces have liberated the settlement of Voskhod in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated.

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❗️ The Russian Battlegroup Zapad took more advantageous positions, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) losing up to 460 militants and an electronic warfare station.

🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

◻️ The Russian Battlegroup Sever struck the manpower of five UAF brigades, Territorial Defense, and National Guard in the Sumskaya and Kharkovskaya oblasts.

◻️ The UAF in the area of responsibility of the Russian Battlegroup Sever lost up to 355 militants.

◻️ Units of the Russian Battlegroup Vostok took more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two UAF brigades.

◻️ The UAF lost up to 155 militants in the area of responsibility of the Russian Battlegroup Vostok.

◻️ Russian air defense forces shot down 24 UAVs and 5 HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

◻️ The UAF losses in the area of the Russian Battlegroup Tsentr in the DPR included up to 335 militants, two IFVs, including one Bradley.

◻️ The UAF lost up to 700 militants, a tank, and a Grad MLRS as a result of actions by the Russian Battlegroup Yug in the DPR.

◻️ Russian forces struck UAF manpower and equipment in 127 areas.

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🎥 An unexploded rocket from US HIMARS multiple rocket launcher fell on the grounds of a hospital in Donetsk.

“It just fell like that, flat. But if it had stuck, it could have exploded,” a hospital employee told Sputnik.

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🎥🎥 Putin Speaks at 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg

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❗️Taking into account each other's interests and relying on democracy are the principles of interaction among BRICS countries, said Putin at the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg.

Putin also expressed confidence that BRICS parliamentarians will make a significant contribution to the development of the member countries and will do everything to reduce global tensions.

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The efforts of BRICS countries and other organizations face resistance from the "Golden Billion" states, said Putin.

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❗️Russia sees attempts to limit direct contacts between legislators, which contradicts the right of every state to defend its interests, said Putin.

The West resorts to force and blackmail to maintain its dominant position in the world, he stated.

The West writes rules for every situation to benefit those who consider themselves exceptional, in the best traditions of colonialism, said Putin.

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