Hungary to Oppose Ukraine's Integration into NATO, EU at Key Summits: Orban

Hungary will seek to block Ukraine's integration into NATO and the European Union (EU) at key summits of the two Western blocs this week, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a social media post on Monday evening.

Politico named seven countries that do not want Ukraine to join NATO

In addition to Germany and the United States, Hungary, Slovakia, Belgium, Slovenia and Spain are opposed to inviting Ukraine into the North Atlantic Alliance. Politico writes about this, citing sources.

Fico called Ukraine's entry into NATO a guarantee of World War III

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Ukraine's potential membership in NATO guarantees World War III. Therefore, the politician assured that his party would not support Kyiv’s entry into the alliance.

Duda, Poland called for a quick start to the procedure for admitting Ukraine to NATO

Polish President Andrzej Duda calls for the official procedure for admitting Ukraine to NATO to begin as soon as possible.

‘It was a mistake’: NATO official U-turn from controversial Ukraine comments

NATO Chief of Staff, Stian Jenssen, admitted on Wednesday that his controversial comments suggesting that Ukraine may gain membership in the alliance in exchange for ceding some territory to Russia was a “mistake.”

Putin: Possible membership of Ukraine in NATO a threat to Russia's security. Biden: Ukraine’s accession to NATO during conflict would kick off WWIII

Ukraine's membership in NATO would pose a threat to Russia's security, and would not improve Kyiv's defenses either. This was announced on July 13 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Dmitry Medvedev called for the elimination of the Kyiv group because of the desire to join NATO

Commenting on the decisions of the NATO summit, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in his Telegram channel said that the special operation would be continued, its goals are the same, one of them is Kiev's refusal to join the alliance, if the refusal of the Kiev group from membership in NATO is impossible, it will have to liquidate.

Ukraine’s NATO membership poses serious threat to European security — Kremlin

Ukraine’s potential accession to NATO is very dangerous for European security and those who make such decisions should be aware of that, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Ukraine in NATO would be ‘very negative’ for global security: Kremlin

The Kremlin said Monday that Ukraine’s NATO membership would have “very negative” consequences for European security, ahead of the alliance’s summit in Lithuania this week.

Senator Paul Says Passing Measure Urging Ukraine Into NATO May Lead US To War With Russia

 Republican Senator Rand Paul said in a statement that a proposal from his congressional colleagues to potentially introduce and pass a resolution urging Ukraine's admission into NATO could lead the United States on a path to war with Russia.

Conditions for Ukraine’s NATO membership to be discussed after conflict over — Pistorius

 The preconditions for Ukraine’s accession to NATO could only be defined after the armed conflict in the country is over, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview for Poland’s Rzeczpospolita.

Swedish MPs say attack by Russia cannot be ruled out

Sweden's defense must focus on the threat posed by Russia and a military attack cannot be ruled out, a special parliamentary defense committee has said in a report.

Orban was surprised by the words of Stoltenberg that the entire Alliance is waiting for Kyiv in NATO

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was surprised at the statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that all members of the Alliance agree to make Ukraine part of a military bloc.

Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO, alliance chief says in rare visit to Kyiv

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on a visit to Kyiv Thursday that the alliance's priority was to ensure Ukraine "prevails" in the war against Russia and that a membership plan for Kyiv will be discussed at a summit in July.

Zelenskyy says it is time for NATO to invite Ukraine into alliance

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday it was time for NATO to take the political decision to invite Ukraine to join the military alliance, and that Kyiv wanted to know when it would become a member.

Prevention of Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains one of special op’s goals — Kremlin

Prevention of Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains one of the special military operation’s goals, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday.

Sweden blocks extradition of journalist sought by Turkish president Erdogan

Sweden’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of an exiled Turkish journalist, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm’s NATO membership.

Ex-Innenminister Schily empfiehlt "Modell Schweiz" für Ukraine | tagesschau.de

 Der ehemalige Bundesinnenminister Otto Schily (SPD) hat sich für die Ukraine für eine neutrale Perspektive nach dem Vorbild der Schweiz ausgesprochen. 

Russia Threatens Retaliation for Any Threats from Sweden, Finland as NATO Members | Farsnews Agency

 Moscow will inevitably retaliate against any hindrances Sweden or Finland might put up following their entry to NATO, a deputy spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry warned.

Turquía envía cartas a Suecia y a Finlandia para recordarles su compromiso de extraditar a decenas de "terroristas" - RT

El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Turquía ha enviado sendas cartas a los gobiernos de Suecia y Finlandia para recordarles su compromiso de extraditar a "terroristas" que viven en sus territorios, reveló este miércoles Bekir Bozdag, ministro de Justicia turco, durante una rueda de prensa transmitida por el canal TRT Haber.