Monday media review; NATO will not knock down Russian rockets; K2 and highest idleness

**Victoria Bieliaszyn:Gazeta Wyborcza: "As the war with Russia continues, no 1 will accept us to NATO"- Conversation with Nikolai Capitolist Politologist**
"For years I have heard from Ukrainian politicians that Ukraine is getting closer to joining NATO. And for years I have been saying that these are dreams - says Ukrainian political scientist Nikolaj Kapitonenko. * Oh, my God * The Ukrainian authorities did not hide that they had advanced hopes for the NATO summit in Washington. To what degree they have been fulfilled and what they lacked* ♪ Nobody's a Capitonian ♪ I think this time the hopes were smaller than usual. So far before the NATO summit, we have always hoped to receive an invitation to join the Alliance. This year no 1 expected this, so disappointment is surely little than after last year's Vilnius summit. This year Ukraine's hopes were linked to guaranteeing her greater military aid, which would not be heavy dependent on the results of the U.S. presidential election. In this respect, the objectives have been broadly met, although this is inactive not enough: I am talking about the financial issue and the quantity and kind of military equipment to scope Ukraine. Isn't NATO's aid adequate to win the war on Russia? - Depends on how we specify "win". If we consider that the "win" will mean that Ukraine will survive, that it will be a democratic and developing state, and Russia will not attack it again, I think that NATO and Western aid in general can suffice if there is more. The situation is different if the “win” is for us what Volodymyr Żeleński says in the peace formula, namely restoring the borders of 1991, bringing Russia to criminal responsibility, winning contributions, etc. I am afraid that even with the aid of the West, these objectives will be highly hard to achieve. Especially since everyone understands that the intent of the West is primarily to guarantee that Ukraine does not lose.”