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The NATO summit (summit) was held in Lithuania on July 11-12, 2023 and discussed the war in Ukraine and cooperative relations with the Asia-Pacific region.
Just one day before the summit, the Turkish President finally approved Sweden’s NATO membership.
With regard to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, independent Russian media say that 50,000 men have died in the fighting.
Here’s a full roundup of popular international news for the last 24 hours.
1. NATO Summit on July 11-12, 2023, discussing the war in Ukraine and cooperative relations with the Asia-Pacific region
NATO leaders will meet for two days starting Tuesday to discuss support for Ukraine, Kyodo News reported.
The 2023 NATO summit will take place in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.
In addition to discussing the war situation in Ukraine, NATO members will also discuss efforts to expand their alliance to the Nordic countries and advance cooperation with Asia-Pacific partners.
While the war started by Russia lasts more than 500 days, NATO members continue to supply Ukraine with needed military equipment.
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said this was a pivotal moment to demonstrate the strength of the 31-member transatlantic alliance and bring unity to the fore.
As part of an effort to show that “Russian aggression will not pay off,” the NATO chief said leaders would discuss ways to strengthen Ukraine and present a roadmap for its future.
The goals of the summit include NATO agreeing to the first major overhaul of its defense plan since the Cold War, deepening its political ties with Ukraine through the establishment of an Advisory Council, and the group’s leadership reaffirming that they are close to Ukraine’s accession will support in the future.
2. Nepal evacuates 6 bodies of victims of helicopter crash near Mount Everest
Nepalese authorities evacuated six bodies of victims of a helicopter crash that crashed near Mount Everest today, Tuesday (11/07/2023).
Five of the six victims were Mexican and one was a Nepalese pilot.
“The body was crushed and difficult to identify,” said Sita Adhikari, a local official at the crash site in Solukhumbu district, quoted by SCMP.
All six bodies were flown to Kathmandu Teaching Hospital for autopsy.
The identities of the five Mexicans are Sifuentes G. Ferando, Gonzale Abric, Gonzales Olacio Luz, Sifuentes G. Maria Jose and Rincon Ismael, all belonging to the same family.
The now deceased pilot was Captain CB Gurung.
“Other police officers were dispatched to the scene. Only then will we know the details,” added Sita Adhikari.
A Teknath Sitoula Airport spokesman said the cause of the crash was still unknown.
3. Turkish President Erdogan approves Sweden’s entry into NATO under the terms of the agreement
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg announced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to refer Sweden’s request to the Turkish parliament.
Turkish President Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Turkey had agreed to move forward after talks in Vilnius, Lithuania.
“I am pleased to announce this. “President Erdogan has agreed to forward the protocol on Sweden’s accession to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible and to work with the assembly to ensure its ratification,” Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference at the NATO summit on Tuesday (07/11/2023). . ).
“This is a historic day,” he continued, quoted by Al Jazeera.
Jens Stoltenberg did not say when Erdogan would forward the document to the Turkish parliament, which would then have to vote on approval.
Meanwhile, Hungary has yet to vote for Sweden to join NATO.
Jens Stoltenberg declined a concrete answer to the fact that Sweden could officially become a member of NATO.
He said it was up to Turkey to make the announcement and would rather focus on the benefits of a “historic day”.
“I think we have to respect that each parliament has its own integrity and its own timetable. So I welcome the fact that the President has made it clear that he will work with Parliament to ensure ratification, but exactly when this should be announced by Parliament. Turkish Parliament,” said Jens Stoltenberg.
4. Independent media Moscow reports 50,000 Russian men killed during war in Ukraine
The first independent statistical analysis to reveal Ukraine war casualty figures puts nearly 50,000 Russian men dead.
According to The Guardian, two independent Russian media outlets, Mediazona and Meduza, collaborated with a data scientist from the German University of Tübingen.
They mapped the death toll during the war by drawing on a statistical concept commonly used during the Covid-19 pandemic, excess deaths.
In compiling the data, they used Russian government data to determine the number of people involved in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Based on inheritance records and official death dates, they estimate how many men under the age of 50 will die between February 2022 and May 2023.
Neither Moscow nor Kiev provided timely data on military losses.
Each competes to increase the other side’s losses.
Activists and independent journalists report that military casualties during the war are widely reported in the Russian media.
