For the CIA, it is a “occasion” exceptional. The war in Ukraine has an effect “destructive” on Vladimir Putin, said Saturday, July 1, the director of the intelligence agency. From the Ditchley Foundation, UK, William Burns called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “the most immediate and acute geopolitical challenge to the international order today”. According to him, war is a “strategic failure” for Moscow, which exposed Russia’s military weaknesses, dealt a blow to its economy and encouraged the enlargement and strengthening of NATO. Follow our live.
Spanish Prime Minister reaffirms EU support in Kyiv. Pedro Sanchez reiterated, Saturday, in Kiev, on the first day of the Spanish presidency of the European Union, the support of the European Union to Ukraine, which however deplores the slowness of the military aid promised by the West. This visit also precedes an important NATO summit scheduled for July 11 and 12 in Vilnius.
Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes the “extremely symbolic” visit by the Spanish Prime Minister. Ukraine’s president on Saturday thanked Pedro Sanchez for his visit to kyiv, as Spain begins its presidency of the European Union. “Thank you for your important visit and your support of our people!”, Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media. “It is extremely symbolic that this visit takes place on the very first day of Spain’s presidency of the EU”, he added.
The Ukrainian president accuses “some” Western partners of dragging their feet on pilot training. Volodymyr Zelensky accused on Saturday “some” Western partners to drag their feet on plans to train Ukrainian pilots to fly combat aircraft. “Do they have any idea when Ukraine will be able to get F-16s?”he told reporters alongside the Spanish Prime Minister. “There is no training mission schedule. I think some partners are dragging their feet. Why are they doing it? I don’t know.”