Developments in Ukraine Flying F-16s from NATO countries is Russia’s red line

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Moscow rose F-16 fighter jets with Ukrainian pilots from bases in Poland, Romania and Slovakia are equivalent to the participation of these countries in a military conflict with Russia.

Konstantin Gavrilov, the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, emphasized during his speech at the general meeting of the Security Cooperation Forum of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that the use of NATO air bases in Poland, Romania and Slovakia by Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots will be considered by Moscow authorities as the participation of these countries in the conflict in Ukraine.

The diplomat said: “Given the fact that Ukrainian airport structures have been destroyed, there have been recent comments that Ukrainian pilots will be allowed to use air bases in Poland, Romania and Slovakia for flights. do We strongly warn that the flight of these fighters from the territory of NATO member states will be perceived by Moscow as their participation in the conflict in Ukraine and will force Russia to take retaliatory measures.”

In this regard, Lobos Blaga, the Deputy Speaker of the Slovak Parliament, after meeting with the Russian Ambassador Igor Bratchikov, warned that the flight of F-16 fighters delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the air bases of NATO member states is the red line on the Russian side. and this will lead to an open conflict.

He said: The Russian ambassador informed me about an important issue. According to him, some Western countries plan to directly join the conflict in Ukraine and prepare their airports for the flight of F-16 fighters delivered to Ukraine to join the battle from the territory of these countries. Such an action is a red line for Moscow, and they warn that this decision will lead to an open confrontation and escalation of tensions could lead to World War III.

This parliamentary official emphasized that Slovakia should remain a side of peace and not contribute to the continuation of the conflict.

A few days ago, Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Air Force, said that Kiev plans to receive at least 150 warplanes from Western countries to replace Soviet-made equipment, most of which have been destroyed, and American F-16s will be the main warplanes received by Kiev.

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The West’s intention to convince Ukraine to negotiate with Russia

New York newspaper The Times reported that Western countries hope to convince Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, as they see this as the only way to bring peace back to the country.

This article states: “Many American and European officials, including strong supporters of Ukraine, believe that a negotiated political solution is the only final outcome of the current conflict.” It is”.

As ​​this newspaper pointed out, the support of Western countries for Kiev is decreasing. Thus, Donald Trump announced that if he wins the US presidential election, he will stop helping Ukraine. According to this politician, the lack of support forces the Kyiv government to consider negotiations to resolve the conflict.

In addition, according to this publication, European countries are also willing And they do not have the power to continue actively helping Ukraine. In addition, Hungary may veto the EU’s aid package to Kyiv. Joe Biden met with members of the US Congress to convince them to continue sending weapons, vehicles, ammunition and other equipment to his country. The president of Ukraine now understands the consequences of the possible termination of American support and knows that without the financial and military assistance of the West, Kiev will be forced to give up military efforts and start negotiations.”

Russian Foreign Ministry: Kiev is not ready for a constructive dialogue with Moscow

Rodion Miroshnik, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Ministry Regarding the crimes of Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry announced that there is currently no prerequisite for starting peace talks with Ukraine.

The diplomat said in an interview this morning: Currently, there is no basic requirement from Russia to start negotiations with Ukraine. It is now very difficult for the Kyiv authorities to show signs of at least some form of sovereignty and independence, and thus to consider options for reaching an agreement that can be implemented. Thus, the prospect of a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv is very remote due to the unwillingness of Kyiv as one of the parties to the negotiations.

This Foreign Ministry official He emphasized that Russia has repeatedly confirmed its readiness to negotiate with Kiev and seeks to achieve the goals set for special military operations through political and diplomatic efforts, which has been repeated by Vladimir Putin many times.

Democratic senator: after the defeat of Kiev, the conflict in Ukraine will be the responsibility of NATO

Sherrod Brown, a Democratic Senator from the state of Ohio, expressed the opinion that if Kiev loses Washington’s support, Ukraine will suffer a defeat in the conflict with Russia, thus dragging NATO into the conflict.

According to this politician, the armed forces of Ukraine will be defeated in a very short period of time without the help of the United States, and Kiev will lose many areas under its control. Brown predicted that in this case this conflict could spread to other countries and sooner or later NATO and certainly America will be drawn into this confrontation.

He said: “Without American support, Ukraine may lose many areas of its territory and then this conflict will become a problem for NATO.” While “no one wants such an escalation of the situation.” “text-align:justify”>Earlier, Marjorie Taylor Green, a member of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, said that the Pentagon has involved itself in a war between foreign countries, and thus the United States has once again intervened in foreign military conflicts.

Kremlin: Zelensky’s claim about the failure of the Russian army on the battlefield is nothing more than a lie

Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, in a televised interview last night, called Vladimir Zelensky’s remarks in Washington about the alleged lack of success on the battlefield among Russian soldiers during the year as a false claim. Zelensky on Tuesday in An interview with Fox News falsely stated that Russian armed forces “have not even been able to capture a single village over the past year.” Peskov noted: “Certainly, military intelligence agencies The powerful United States has observed the situation on the battle front and they know very well what happened in Ukraine and the results of the performance of the Russian military throughout the year, and their superiority on the battlefield is undeniable.

Change in Washington officials’ rhetoric on the Ukraine issue

The Kremlin spokesman also noted that “real changes” in the rhetoric between international concern has appeared on the issue of Ukraine, and even in Washington it is possible to talk about supporting Kiev only in a specific and small framework.

Dmitry Peskov said: before After all, Washington, whose comments are echoed by European countries, continues to actively repeat the slogan that they will always support Ukraine as long as necessary. But now there are words to the effect that they will do this only within the possible limits and the West’s ability in this regard has decreased.

Pskov reminded: “Kiev authorities had promised the Americans “victory on the battlefield” in exchange for receiving 100 billion dollars, but now in Washington they realized that they were deceived and that there is no victory on the battlefield. Moreover, the armed forces of Ukraine are rapidly and inevitably losing territory under their control. Because the military power of Russia and Ukraine is completely incomparable, despite the help of the West, and the economic power of the two sides is also incomparable. So, the situation here is obvious. In this situation, the Americans ask whether we should prepare the next tens of billions of dollars for Kiev. Where does this money go?”

Revelation of the EU’s “Plan B” for financial support for Ukraine

He said in an interview with Reuters: If based on the results of the upcoming summit in Brussels, Hungary, which hinders the initiative of allocating 50 billion euros to Kyiv is not to meet the rest of the European Union halfway, the members of the Union have prepared the so-called “Plan B”.

Of course, this European official did not specify what exactly is the alternative solution to support Ukraine. However, the politician believes that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will eventually agree to the terms of most EU members, as the aid package for Ukraine also includes a plan to protect Hungary from the influx of illegal immigration that Budapest has been waiting for for a year or two. The past suffers from it.

Han added: This package is not only intended for Ukraine, but also for immigration, border protection and support for countries like Turkey, which are good friends of Hungary today. It is.

Schultz: International support for Ukraine will decrease

Olaf Schultz, the chancellor of Germany, in his speech to the Bundestag yesterday, confirmed the possibility of a decrease in international support for Ukraine. He said: Everything shows that Putin (President of Russia) is determined to bring Ukraine to its knees militarily. However, international support for Ukraine will decrease. Unfortunately, we cannot ignore the danger that this calculation can have.” He pointed out the direction of the new budget to support Ukraine, as well as the refusal of the Hungarian government to allocate more financial aid to Ukraine from the general budget of the European Union.

In the German budget, 8 billion euros have been allocated to help Ukraine Olaf Schultz also announced that Germany’s federal budget for 2024 includes 8 billion euros in military and financial aid to Ukraine.

The German Prime Minister explained about this: We will support Ukraine through the regular budget that we have planned and most importantly until it is necessary. This support includes 8 billion euros for the supply of weapons, financial assistance for the Ukrainian budget and probably more than 6 billion euros for the support of Ukrainian refugees in Germany.

Macron’s emphasis on the decisive role of the European Union meeting for the possible admission of Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, yesterday in Paris after meeting with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golub, announced that the upcoming negotiations at the European Union summit in Brussels, where the prospects for accepting new members into the community are to be discussed, will be very decisive for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the countries of the Western Balkans.

He also added that France and Slovenia are committed to supporting Ukraine in the military, economic, diplomatic and humanitarian fields and will do so as long as necessary.

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