Day 502 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Gerasimov appeared in public for the First Time since Wagner's Rebellion

Day 502 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• In a new council, NATO will make Ukraine an "equal partner" while it is not a member
• Days after the rebellion: Putin met Prigozhin in the Kremlin
• Russian Chief of General Staff appeared in public for the first time since Wagner's rebellion
• The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: The Ukrainian counteroffensive has liberated territories as large as Odesa
• Poland says it has detained a Russian spy
• Four dead, 11 injured after a Russian bombardment of Orikhiv
• Zelensky called for strengthening the northern border
• New heavy fighting near Bakhmut
• Biden: Ukraine is not yet ready to join NATO
• Putin dismissed the commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine, Gen. Valery Gerasimov
• Blinken and Kuleba spoke ahead of the NATO summit
• Zelensky: A new rebellion may begin in Russia, which will be supported by many people

In a new council, NATO will make Ukraine an "equal partner" while it is not a member

NATO countries may be debating how NATO's relationship with Ukraine should look so as not to go to war with Russia, but a day before the meeting in Vilnius there is already an agreement on at least one of the institutions that will develop it.

On Wednesday, on the second day of the summit of the alliance...