How Vilnius met his first NATO summit. See how the city was protected from the attack while Zelensky and Biden were there • Meduza • RIMA — Russian Independent Media Archive
How Vilnius met his first NATO summit. See how the city was protected from the attack while Zelensky and Biden were there
Photo report by Evgeny Feldman
In Vilnius, the NATO summit was held on July 11–12. One of his main topics was the support of Ukraine. On the first day of the NATO summit,they agreed to simplify the process of Ukraine’s entry into the alliance, but noted that Ukraine would be invited to the block when “all the allies agree and the conditions will be fulfilled” (what conditions are unclear). President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Vilnius on July 11, but at the NATO summit appeared the next day. On July 12, the first meeting of the Council of Ukraine - NATO, created on the basis of the Ukraine -NATO commission that has existed since 1997, was held. Zelensky said that the creation of the Council "gives us the feeling that we will be part of the alliance." At the same time, the G7 countries have accepted a security guarantee for Ukraine, in which they promised military and financial support.
Residents of Vilnius are waiting for the motorcade of US President Joe Biden, who came to the NATO summit In anticipation of the NATO summit in the center of Vilnius, a copy of the penalty isolate was installed, in which over the past year, Russian politician Alexei Navalny, who was in a colony in the Vladimir region, was sent 16 times over the past year. Shortly after installing a copy of the schizo in Vilnius, the installation was set on fire , and another day they wrapped a black film The inscription on the building - “Putin, Gaga is waiting for you” - appeared in the spring of 2022. Recently, the flags of Lithuania, Ukraine and NATO appeared near it President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauceda at a rally in the center of Vilnius. July 11, 2023 Buses for guests of the summit and journalists The summit takes place on the territory of the Litexpo business center, which during the event has passed under the control of NATO forces NATO leaders are going to take a group photo The guard at the summit leads a group of journalists on the territory The leadership of NATO in front of the summit in Lithuania turned Vilnius into "a fortress protected by the most advanced weapons of the Blok members." 16 NATO countries together sent about a thousand military men to protect the summit, Germany sent 12 Patriot anti -aircraft missile systems to Lithuania, Spain - NASAMS air defense systems, and France - Caesar self -propelled howitzers. During the summit, three helicopters constantly circled over the territory of the Expocenter Vladimir Zelensky arrived at the summit in the morning of the second day, July 12. He spoke briefly with reporters At the NATO summit on the afternoon of July 12, the first meeting of the Council of Ukraine - NATO was held. It was created on the basis of the Commission of Ukraine - NATO, which has existed since 1997. It is believed that this is an increase in the level of relations and one of the steps to the entry of Ukraine into the Alliance in the future. The Council reported that Ukraine will be a full -fledged participant in negotiations, and not the invited party for discussions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, Foreign Minister Denmark and former Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen and Finland President Sauli Ninisto before meeting the NATO Council-Ukraine The first meeting of the NATO Council is Ukraine Before the meeting, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky Orchestra of the Armed Forces of Lithuania in front of the queue that appeared for the rally of Joe Biden US President Joe Biden performed at a rally in Vilnius. July 12, 2023 Due to the coming motorcies of the leaders of the NATO countries in Vilnius, the streets were blocked
