• 11:21 a.m .: NATO does not rule out separate memberships for Sweden and Finland

The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, assured "to work hard" to obtain "as quickly as possible" the last ratifications of the accessions of Sweden and Finland to NATO by Turkey and Hungary, without dismissing separate memberships.

"The main question is not whether the accessions of Finland and Sweden are ratified together, but whether they are both ratified as soon as possible," he told a meeting of ministers. Defense of the Alliance in Brussels.

  • 10:49 am: "NATO is hostile to us and proves it every day", denounces the Kremlin

The Kremlin has said that the military alliance between the United States and NATO is becoming increasingly involved in the conflict in Ukraine and is demonstrating its hostility towards Russia every day.

"NATO is an organization which is hostile to us and which proves it every day," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Moscow said arms deliveries to Ukraine from NATO countries to Ukraine are dragging out the conflict and increasing the possibility of further escalation.

  • 10:01 a.m .: NATO engaged in a logistics race on ammunition

The members of NATO are seeking, on Tuesday, the means to accelerate their deliveries of armaments and ammunition to Ukraine during a meeting in Brussels where the sensitive question of the supply of combat aircraft for allow him to resist Russia.

"The priority, the urgency, is to provide the Ukrainians with the armaments that have been promised to them to maintain their ability to defend themselves," insisted Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, before a meeting of the "group of Ramstein".

The allied countries have pledged to provide Ukraine with artillery, armored vehicles and tanks, anti-aircraft defense systems, and "other commitments will be made", said Jens Stoltenberg.

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  • 8 a.m.: New advances by the Wagner group in the outskirts of Bakhmout, according to London

Over the past three days, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner has made further short advances into Ukraine around the northern outskirts of the Donbas town of Bakhmout, the UK Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

However, the Russian tactical advance south of Bakhmout has probably made little progress, the UK said in its daily Twitter account.

"Russia is likely aiming to resume some advances made by Ukrainian forces between September and November 2022."

  • 7:28 am: Russia denies any plan to destabilize Moldova

Russia on Tuesday rejected the accusations of the President of Moldova, who suspects Moscow of preparing a coup in her country.

Maia Sandu said on Monday that Russia planned to use foreign agents to overthrow the Moldovan authorities, prevent Moldova from joining the European Union and drag it into the war in Ukraine, which it borders.

“Such claims are completely devoid of foundation and substance,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Maia Sandu regularly expresses her fears about Russia's intentions towards her country, in particular because of the presence of Russian troops in the separatist region of Transnistria.

With AFP and Reuters

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