Developments in Ukraine Zelensky’s warning: without the support of the West, the army will fail / the need to abandon the illusion of Russia’s defeat

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, Vladimir Zelensky On Friday, the president of Ukraine, in a conversation with the Bloomberg news agency, admitted that the Western countries have focused on the current conflict in the Middle East and without their support, the armed forces of Ukraine will be forced to retreat and even fail. According to him, changing the focus of the West on Israel’s war with Hamas has reduced the sending of artillery shells to Kiev and weakened the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian military forces.

Zelensky added. : “Now I am focused on receiving military aid from the West <...> The focus of Western countries is changing due to the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East and other issues, and it is a fact that without their support, we will fail.”

Bloomberg, in turn, pointed to the fact that the escalation of conflicts between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas has called into question the ability of the West to continue supporting Kiev, and this is while that the counter-attack operation of the Ukrainian army has not brought any results even after the passage of several months and has caused the disappointment of Kiev’s western partners. According to some military experts, Ukraine did not have a chance to win against Russia from the very beginning and President Zelensky killed 500,000 young Ukrainians for no reason.

In the middle of the month In October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine would not last a week if the supply of Western weapons stopped. He estimated the losses of Ukraine in the counterattack eight times more than the Russian army and pointed out that the Russian military forces are improving their position along the entire line of contact in the conflict zone.

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Zelensky: Russia plans to create a “third square” in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his opinion on Friday that it is possible that the “Third Square” (the coup that took place in the Independence Square of Kiev, known as the “Maidan Revolution”) by Russia in This country will be destroyed. In a conversation with Bloomberg news agency, he claimed: “Our intelligence services have obtained information in this field and now it has been sent to foreign partners.”

According to him , the so-called “Maidan 3” operation was apparently prepared by Russia and recalled that the purpose of this operation was to create chaos in Ukraine and remove the president. Zelensky said: “Third square for them means launching a coup, so the purpose of this operation is clear.” “Maidan” occurred in 2004 and 2013-2014, during which the country’s leadership was forcibly changed. Russia’s plan for the “Third Square” in Ukraine

Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, reminded with a sarcastic tone last night that the President of Ukraine Having said that Moscow is apparently preparing a “Maidan 3” plan to oust him from the post of head of state, Russia has played “all its cards”, so Moscow must now change its plans.

Medovev jokingly wrote on his Telegram channel: “Zelensky announced that Russia is preparing a third field operation in Kiev to remove him.” what nonsense What should be done now, all our cards have been revealed and the plan has been revealed. Everything was prepared in advance: the right people, thousands of weapons, and, as we joke, the Russians even called Noland’s snarky grandmother (Victoria Noland, US Deputy Secretary of State) to fight for the rebels on Independence Square. Prepare cakes and cookies.”

The Russian security official also added ironically that now Moscow authorities must immediately change their “operational plan.”

At the same time, Medvedev drew attention to the fact that the phrase used by Zelensky itself is an admission that they themselves put the previous “fields” in a coup. They know.

Zelensky dismissed the deputy head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

The series of dismissals of Ukrainian officials from senior positions continues. According to Western media, the country’s leadership is trying to show that the fight against corruption is going on in Ukraine so that the country can meet the potential conditions for membership in the European Union.

Ukraine hopes to receive 1.1 billion dollars from the World Bank

Denis Shmigal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine announced last night that 1.1 billion dollars – This is exactly the amount that Kyiv authorities expect to receive from the World Bank as a loan for social payments. According to him, Ukraine continues to attract money from partners.

He wrote in a message on his Telegram channel: “A loan of approximately 1.1 billion dollars from the World Bank, It is exactly the amount we expect and we will use this loan for social payments, education, medical and other priority needs.”

Shemigal also reminded Ukraine can receive about 162 million euros from the European Investment Bank as a participant in the country’s reconstruction program. According to him, Kyiv also counts on receiving 190 million dollars and 70 million dollars, which can be transferred by Norway and Switzerland, respectively.

Destruction of 8 boats Ukrainian army in the Black Sea

The Russian Defense Ministry reported last night that in the southwestern regions of the Black Sea eight Ukrainian boats are moving towards the peninsula Crimea was identified, all of which were destroyed by Black Sea Fleet aircraft.

On the destroyed targets, the ministry explained that seven drones and one speedboat from “Willard” carrying a group of Ukrainian soldiers was destroyed.

Early on Friday, it was also reported that Russian air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles in the sky of the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea.

Recognition of the inability of the old F-16 aircraft to deal with the Russian Sukhoi-35

Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Air Force, pointed out in a TV program the fact that obsolete examples of American F-16 fighters are capable of effectively countering the Russian Sukhoi-35 aircraft and creating an air advantage for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. will not be

create the air power of the Russian army.

This military official added, the old examples of the F-16 fighter will be able to protect against drones, but to achieve Superiority in the air, we need planes that are not inferior to Su-30, Su-34 and Su-35 fighters in terms of tactics and technical specifications.

Expressing doubts about the start of negotiations regarding the accession of Ukraine to the European Union

The issue is due to be discussed at the EU summit in Brussels in December, according to a senior EU official, but there is no certainty that All leaders agree to this. He told Reuters: “I think some European leaders will use the phrase: ‘Now wait and let’s come back to this in March.'”

The Netherlands will send a new package of military aid worth 2 billion euros to Ukraine. Ministry The Netherlands will continue to provide ongoing support to Ukraine, the country’s defense announced on Friday. The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated more than 2 billion euros for 2024. This amount is mainly intended for military support to Kiev.

As ​​indicated by the Dutch Ministry of Defense, this amount should cover Ukraine’s needs in the field of ammunition and maintenance of combat systems already supplied, the ministry added, thus The Netherlands wants to help strengthen Ukraine’s air defense so that the country can continue to defend against attacks on critical infrastructure. Ukraine’s cyber security will be improved. In addition, the Netherlands will continue to train Ukrainian soldiers in 2024.

Finland plans to allocate additional military equipment to Ukraine

Finland plans to send more military equipment to Ukraine. In a statement published on Friday by the government’s press office, it was mentioned that the relevant decision was taken by Finnish President Sauli Niinistä. : The security prospects of Europe and Finland in the current decade are at risk in the defense battle of Ukraine. Together with our allies, we remain steadfast in our commitment to support Ukrainians.

The next package, the 20th military aid, is estimated at 100 million euros, the total cost of The equipment will reach 1.5 billion euros. The contents of the new package have not been disclosed for security reasons.

In this regard, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Niinisto and the Finnish government for military assistance and said: this support It will strengthen the security of not only Ukraine, but also Finland and the rest of Europe.

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine: The possibility of bankruptcy of Kiev is quite real

Nikolai Azarov, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, expressed his opinion on the Facebook social network on Friday that the country is in a deep economic crisis and the bankruptcy of the country is a very real threat. .

He wrote: “The current authorities in Kyiv have come to the point where the salaries of government employees in October depend on whether the European Union delivers the promised aid of 1.5 billion euros. Azarov also emphasized that the Ukrainian authorities are just “running around and clapping their hands happily” after receiving massive foreign aid. But without them, they are not able to provide independent government funding.

The Pentagon is running out of money to help Ukraine

The “Wall Street Journal” newspaper reported on Friday, citing American officials, that the budget of the US Department of Defense to buy weapons for Kiev and replenish its stockpile is running low.

According to news sources, the Pentagon currently has about 5 billion dollars to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine, but another fund is planned to replenish its stockpile of weapons. has been reduced to 1.1 billion dollars. The publication added: “This means that the budget of the US Department of Defense is running out.” to fund the government of this country without allocating funds for aid to Ukraine in order to prevent a federal government shutdown. The illusion of Russia’s failure

The Wall Street Journal yesterday also wrote in an analysis that Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, against all the efforts of the West to Reversing his intentions regarding the military conflict in Ukraine has resisted and now the United States and its allies need a new strategy.

This publication writes: Putin has reasons for this He believes that time is on his side. There are no signs on the front line that Russia’s military power is weakening, let alone that it is losing the war. Russia’s economy is damaged, but not destroyed, and is recovering.

The Wall Street Journal noted that promises by Western officials to revive their defense industry have been met with bureaucratic problems and bottlenecks. The supply chain has been challenged, while Russian defense factories are successfully ramping up their production and meeting the needs of the military. Foreign policy notes and highlights relations with China and India, which have provided important support to the Russian economy by increasing imports of Russian oil and other goods.

In Instead of worrying about lost markets in Western Europe or Beijing’s unwillingness to ignore US and EU sanctions, Putin decided that in the short term Russia would simply become China’s more profitable small business partner, the analysis said. Goods from China account for almost 50% of Russia’s imports, and leading Russian energy companies are now focused on increasing exports to China.

Russia has sent ships with grain to poor African countries

Dmitry Patrushev, the Minister of Agriculture of Russia, announced to reporters on Friday that Russian ships carrying grain have been sent to several African countries. He said: “The government has made all the necessary decisions to make this delivery. The first two ships – 25,000 tons each – bound for Somalia and Burkina Faso have just left Russian ports and we expect to arrive at their destination in late November – early December this year.”

The Minister of Agriculture said: In the near future, other ships are going to be loaded with wheat to Central African countries, Zimbabwe, Mali and Eritrea and will be sent to these countries by the end of this year. According to him, a total of 200,000 tons of Russian wheat will be sent to needy African countries for free in the next few months.

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia A few months ago, he promised that Russia would help African countries as a reliable grain supplier.

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