Russia Criticizes NATO Summit in Ankara

After the NATO summit in Ankara, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the meeting was humiliating for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. She also called his hopes for NATO assistance unrealistic. Russia stated that NATO remains focused on confrontation. One opinion piece described panic in the Kremlin over NATO's commitments to Ukraine. A Ukrainian arms manufacturer warned that the West would quickly forget about Kiev if a truce with Moscow is reached.