Day 455 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Prigozhin prophesied a new October Revolution in Russia

Day 455 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Lavrov: NATO is involved in the conflict in Ukraine
• Peskov: There are no conditions for peace talks with Kyiv
• Borrell: 220,000 shells have been delivered to Ukraine by the EU in the last 2 months
• The Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office with criminal proceedings for the deported children
• Prigozhin prophesied a new October Revolution in Russia

Lavrov: NATO is involved in the conflict in Ukraine

Russia is against the freezing of the conflict in Ukraine and in this respect is in solidarity with the Western countries. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, adding that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to the Ukrainian army will not affect the so-called "special military operation".

According to Peskov, the discussion of the peace initiatives proposed by some countries is premature, because at the moment there are no prerequisites for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. According to him, Russia seeks to guarantee its interests and achieve its goals either through the so-called "special military operation" or through other available means.

At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov stated at a forum in Moscow that NATO is de jure involved in the conflict in Ukraine and thus increases the danger of a direct military confrontation between nuclear states. According to him, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends signals to Western governments that such a scenario is unacceptable, but they either ignore them or use them for propaganda purposes.

Peskov: There...