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It's July 13, 2023, and this is your DSR Daily Brief. I'm Chris Cottonwork.

And I'm Riley Fessler.

Our top stories from international outlets this morning.

The negotiations for Ukraine's path to NATO membership reached a critical stage as the Biden administration sought to compromise.

However, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky criticized the draft offer disrupting President Biden's delicate balancing act between his conviction

to prevent a global conflict and Kiev's desire for swift NATO membership.

Zelensky's intervention angered the U.S. delegation and highlighted the challenge of maintaining unity within the transatlantic alliance while supporting Ukraine without provoking Russia.

Biden now faces the task of persuading NATO allies to endorse his strategy to assist Ukraine while avoiding actions that could escalate the conflict.

The United States refrains from officially linking NATO to lethal aid coordinating military support separately.

The summit in Lithuania saw tensions escalate with cautionary voices advocating against prematurely granting Ukraine membership.

Biden's administration defends its commitment to Ukraine citing significant aid in progress toward membership but also expresses frustration with perceived insufficient gratitude.

The differing perspectives reflect the complex dynamics between the U.S. NATO and Ukraine as they navigate the delicate situation and work toward Ukraine's eventual NATO membership.

Chinese hackers targeted the email accounts of Commerce Secretary Gina Romando and other officials from the state and commerce departments before Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's trip to Beijing and June, according to U.S. officials.

Although the investigation is ongoing, it is believed that no classified information was stolen.

The attack appears to have been focused on individual email accounts rather than our large-scale data exfiltration.

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