Russia-Ukraine war news: Biden in Finland; Russian general claims pushed out for criticizing army
President Biden is in Finland — NATO’s newest member state — for a summit with Nordic leaders. It follows a two-day NATO summit this week that “put to rest any doubts” about Ukraine’s future membership in NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address, despite the lack of a concrete timeline that Zelensky had earlier described as “absurd.” Kyiv instead received promises of long-term military support aimed at “defending Ukraine now and deterring Russian aggression in the future.”
In Russia, Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov claimed he was forced to retire after highlighting problems with the army fighting in Ukraine, according to a voice message published by a Russian lawmaker. “In the name of you and our fallen combat friends, I had no right to lie, so I outlined all the problems existing in the army,” Popov said. He cited a lack of artillery and “mass deaths and injuries” of soldiers. Senior officials “sensed danger in me and promptly, in one day, made up an order and got rid of me,” he said, suggesting divisions within the army over the conduct of its war effort. The Washington Post could not independently verify his claims.
Source: The Washington Post
