Kremlin says will follow NATO summit closely

MOSCOW, July 9: A Kremlin spokesman on Tuesday said that Russia will follow closely a NATO summit about to open in Washington, attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other world leaders.
Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman, told journalists that Moscow would follow "with the greatest attention... the rhetoric at the talks and the decisions that will be taken and put on paper".
Arming Ukraines air defences is expected to top the agenda at the summit marking NATOs 75th anniversary, after missile strikes on Monday hit a childrens hospital in Kyiv and killed 38 people.
Peskov said NATO "is an alliance that considers Russia an enemy, an opponent".     —AFP