Ukrainian President Zelenskyy:

Ukraine will never agree to any form of frozen conflict.

NATO countries agreed that Jens Stoltenberg to remain NATO Secretary General for another year.

Switzerland has rejected a bid to sell 96 Leopard-1 tanks to Ukraine .

The country's government justified its decision by the legislation on neutrality.

Now 96 tanks that are not in operation will remain idle in Italy.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy:

Russia itself should ask for Ukraine to be admitted to NATO.

Ukrainian column in full speed through the minefield.

Minefields have become one of the main obstacles to the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

English will become mandatory in Ukraine.

Zelensky has submitted a bill to the Rada that officially defines the status of English as one of the languages of international communication in Ukraine.

Heads of local administrations, officers, police officers and prosecutors are required to speak English.

SCMP:

The Chinese military, amid the risk of conflict with the United States, has begun modeling "total war" scenarios in which China is attacked by a hypothetical "blue alliance".

The potential enemy is not named in the documents, but the Arleigh Burke destroyers of the US Navy appear among its military equipment.

WSJ:

Wagner's chief planned to arrest Russian army leaders, including Shoigu.

Russian intelligence knew about the Wagner plan in advance.

Prigozhin had to improvise after the Russian intelligence revealed his plan.

Medvedev has been silent in Telegram for the fourth day, which is like something impossible.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson says police decision to allow Quran burning is "legal but inappropriate".

He couldn’t answer the question about the possible impact of the action on the prospects for Sweden's entry into NATO.

NATO's Stoltenberg:

Ukraine's victory is a condition for any discussion about its NATO membership.

Wagner PMC source:

Belarus has ratified an agreement with Russia on the establishment of combat training centers for joint training of military personnel of the two countries.

German Defense Minister Pistorious:

Germany needs to focus on ensuring the operation of weapons already delivered to Ukraine, including their repair, and not on the supply of new system.

Poland’s Defence24:

Ukraine is negotiating the purchase of the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) coastal defense system from Poland.

Ukraine is considering purchasing a battery of Polish missile systems or a division. The purchase is expected at Ukraine’s expense or with EU military assistance fund funding.

Putin met with Kadyrov.

The head of the Iranian General Staff discussed the latest developments in Russia with Sergei Shoigu by phone and also invited him to come for a visit.

Russian MoD reports issues of military-technical cooperation, regional security and the international situation were discussed.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

I condemn the despicable act committed in Sweden against our Holy Book, the Holy Quran, on the first day of the blessed Eid al-Adha.

Turning a blind eye to such heinous acts under the pretext of freedom of expression is complicity in crime.

Zelensky says the history of the Ukrainian state goes back a thousand years and that the future architecture of European security is impossible without Ukraine.