Developments in Ukraine The West is running out of money and weapons to help Kiev

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, the Western governments that have provided weapons and money to the Kiev authorities Supporters have, almost simultaneously, in recent weeks repeatedly acknowledged the challenge of domestic politics and other mounting problems, warning that further monetary “feeding” into Ukraine could be severely curtailed, delayed or even halted. In Ukraine, such news is received with hidden horror, and the danger is perceived that without foreign financial aid, they will lose more positions on the battlefront. The endless flow of aid to Ukraine, limited arms production capacity and other factors in Western “donor” countries could affect Kiev’s ability to continue minimal efforts to counter Russian armed forces. And with the start of the bitter cold of winter, the Ukrainian authorities are beginning to feel a different and more serious cold.

The reality is that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s most devoted supporters abroad have no encouraging words, and this is a cause for concern. He has become Both European and North American partners have made it clear almost simultaneously that financial and military support for Ukraine’s armed forces may end in the near future.

One of Kiev’s main donors in terms of arms and direct aid Mali is the United States. However, the flow of US aid has now essentially stalled due to differences between the Joe Biden administration and Congress, whose House of Representatives is now controlled by Republicans opposed to the president. As of mid-November, the Pentagon had received 97 percent of the $62.3 billion it had spent supporting Kiev. Funds allocated to finance the Zelenskyi government through the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development are now fully exhausted. Western countries that financially support Ukraine are not at all as good as they were in the first months of the military conflict. And now, due to the differences between the EU member states, Ukraine may be left without the aid promised by the Union in the amount of more than 54 billion dollars. Their unity in this regard has been weakened by right-wing governments in some EU countries, including the Netherlands and Hungary. And while we are getting closer to the summit of the 27 member countries of this community, which is scheduled to be held on December 14, they are still far from reaching an agreement in this regard. Budapest has already threatened to disrupt the meeting, which, in particular, is supposed to discuss the issue of new payments to Kiev.

Of course, many experts do not believe that foreign support for Zelensky, without which The armed forces of Ukraine simply cannot do anything, it will be completely stopped, the support without which the work of Ukraine will end quickly. And follow the sixth day of the war in Ukraine:

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Half of American voters believe that aid to Ukraine is too much

The “Financial Times” newspaper reported that almost half of American voters (48 percent of them) believe that the United States spends too much money on military and financial aid to Ukraine.

The publication wrote: “A new poll … shows that 48 percent of the public [American voters] believe that the United States is spending too much on military and financial aid to support Kiev’s war effort.” he does. And about half of the respondents do not support the policy of the Joe Biden administration regarding aid to Kiev. What is the appropriate amount of this aid? Meanwhile, another 11 percent consider the aid to be insufficient.

Furthermore, Republicans are the most likely to believe that the United States is giving too much aid to Ukraine: 65 percent of them say that the aid is too much. It is too much for Ukraine and this work should be stopped and only 30% consider this expenditure to be sufficient.

Biden invited Zelensky to the White House

U.S. President Joe Biden invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to hold a meeting at the White House in history He has invited on December 12 (Azar 21). This issue was announced last night in a written statement by White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre. According to her, the agenda of this meeting was determined by the “vital needs” for the continued support of Ukraine by the United States and The leaders of the two countries will discuss the urgent needs of Kiev.

Zelensky’s previous visit to the United States was made on September 21. During this trip, he met with members of Congress and also visited the Pentagon, where he discussed military needs. Finally, he had a conversation with Joe Biden, the President of the United States. The American media at that time noted the fact that Zelensky was received “coldly” in Congress.

The representative of Congress asked Biden to push Zelensky towards a peaceful solution

Republican US Congressman Matt Gatz announced last night that US officials should convince Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the need to begin a peaceful resolution of the military conflict in the country. .

He wrote on the X social network (former Twitter): “America has sent enough money to Ukraine and it is enough and we should think about a peaceful solution.”

American Senator: Ukraine should cede some areas to Russia

James David Vance, American Senator from Ohio State, has expressed his opinion that Ukraine will be forced to end the military conflict. to hand over part of this country’s territory to Russia. In an interview with CNN, he said: “It is in the interest of the United States to accept that Ukraine should cede part of its territory to Russia, and we [the United States] should try to end this conflict every time.” The sooner it ends, the sooner we help it continue.” In addition, Vance noted that the continuation of Western aid to the Ukrainian armed forces will not help them overcome the positions of the Russian army.

In this regard, John Mearsheimer, a professor at the University of Chicago, also said that the Russian army continues to advance in Ukraine, which means that the situation on the front line has not reached a stalemate, but the balance of power has changed in favor of the Russians. has done. According to him, the reports received from the conflict zone indicate the difficult situation of the Ukrainian soldiers who can hardly maintain their positions. Ukrainian Army General: The attack of the Russian army has intensified across the front. /strong>

Alexander Sirsky, the commander of the ground forces of the Ukrainian armed forces, announced on his Telegram channel that Russian units continue their offensive operations on all fronts. According to him, together with the military commanders of the forces in the eastern region, they analyzed the situation in detail and considered options for further actions.

This Ukrainian general pointed out that the operational situation in The East is still difficult, emphasized that the arrival of winter has not prevented the Russian armed forces from stopping offensive operations against Ukrainian positions on the entire front line.

Yesterday, Daniel Hannan, a member of the British House of Lords, also He said that Russia was closing in on victory in the military conflict in Ukraine and that the foundations of Europe were “shaking”. According to him, the Kiev counterattack “did not achieve the desired results, and the situation on the front is now in favor of the Russians.”

Previously, some American media reported that the Ukrainian armed forces had suffered heavy casualties. They are forced to hire foreign mercenaries on the front.

Russian diplomat: the conflict in Ukraine will end with negotiations with the West and not with their puppets

Rodion Miroshnik, the plenipotentiary representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia on the crimes of the Kiev authorities, expressed confidence that the current military conflict in Ukraine will end only if negotiations are held with the Western masters of their vassals in Kiev.

He said in a TV interview last night: “It is clear that there is a need to negotiate with the people who the Kiev authorities themselves admit that Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister at the time, came [to Kiev] in 2022 and said that “you should not agree with Russia about anything”. So far, the West has shown no desire to negotiate. They have not yet said that they are ready to sit at the negotiating table. The conflict will only end if, according to the diplomat, the conditions for starting negotiations are “when the sponsors disappear, when political ambitions subside and when the Ukrainian people finally understand It will be ensured that the government that is in power in Ukraine today is not the Ukrainian government.

He added: “All wars will definitely lead to peace one day, everything will definitely end. But unfortunately , right now everything will go bloody. Of course, right now, we are making progress and liberating the land of Ukraine. Because so far, there really is no option for coexistence with Kiev.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Their conversation took place at the inauguration ceremony of Javier Maile, the new president of Argentina. It is noted that the conversation was short.

The images released show Orban literally taking Zelensky by surprise and constantly telling him something. During the conversation, the leader of Ukraine keeps shaking his head.

Britain will transfer two minesweepers to Ukraine

The British Ministry of Defense reported that this The country plans to transfer two Sandown minesweepers to Ukraine to improve traffic safety in the Black Sea. It was recalled that these ships will be purchased by Ukraine with the help of the British Export Credit Agency.

The ministry added that in addition to the transfer of minesweepers, the UK and Norway will create a new maritime alliance that is willing to provide some assistance. are sea to Ukraine.

Ukraine is willing to receive 150 warplanes from western countries

Yuri Ignat, spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a TV program announced that the country would like to receive 150 warplanes from Western countries to replace Soviet-made equipment in the country’s armed forces.

He said: In general, it has already been announced how many planes of this [Western] type Ukraine needs. We are talking about 150 aircraft, along with a number of training aircraft – this is the end result, when we completely replace the fleet of Soviet-made equipment with modern Western ones. To be provided to Ukraine, it will be the American fighter F-16. According to him, Kyiv is also negotiating with Stockholm for the transfer of Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters.

Former French Foreign Minister: The West made a mistake by ignoring Russia’s interests

Pierre Lelouch, The Minister of European Union Affairs in the former French government and diplomatic advisor Jacques Chirac expressed his opinion in an interview that the West made a big mistake by ignoring Russia’s security interests, and this action led to the start of the military conflict in Ukraine. Lelouch believes that the neutral status of Ukraine is an existential question for Russia that has been ignored.

The French politician said: “The mistake that most strategists have recognized for decades is to ignore the security interests of Russia, which is a member “Ukraine considers NATO unacceptable”. Lelouch noted that militarily, Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which began in June, did not bring acceptable results, despite extensive assistance from Western allies. The former French foreign minister added: “The United States and the European Union have decided to provide Ukraine with all the military tools to break Russia’s defense and achieve a military victory.” “We are now witnessing the crushing failure of this strategy.” .

This politician continued: Now the situation for Ukraine and in general for the strategy of the West has a serious problem in this regard: Ukraine is tired. Its GDP fell by 30 percent, while 8 million Ukrainians were forced to leave their country. In this situation, it is not clear how the Ukrainian army can hope to win this long war.

Lelouch stressed that in Europe after the end of the conflict, it is necessary to create a new security structure that will take the position of all sides. including Russia. He also discussed the possibility of a diplomatic solution to the conflict, and disagreed with concerns that after a victory in Ukraine, Russia would claim it could attack Europe. According to him, Moscow certainly has no such intention and desire.

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