Developments in Ukraine The West’s hesitation about continuing to support Kiev/ Europe’s failure to deter Russia
| Macron's invitation to Putin for peace talks, America's attempt to develop Ukraine without financial aid, the heavy price of Ukraine's accession to the European Union, Slovakia's opposition to Ukraine's admission to NATO, and the disclosure of increasing differences between Zelensky and Zalogny are some of the important events surrounding the war. |
The French president also admitted that the European Union was “very successful” in its efforts to deter Russia. ” and the efforts of Western countries to put pressure on Moscow have failed. At the same time, he emphasized that the European Union should continue to provide aid to Ukraine, even if Washington’s position on this matter changes. Emmanuel Macron also invited Russian President Vladimir Putin did not consider the possibility of going to France conditional on conducting peace talks regarding Ukraine unlikely, and noted that Putin can come to France to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the entry of the Allies into Normandy in 2024 if he agrees to peace talks. /p>
Macron had previously announced his readiness to resume contacts with Putin.
Some French political experts believe that it is necessary to conclude a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia as soon as possible, because the economy of Western countries is collapsing due to the continuation of this conflict.
Next, you can follow the developments related to the six hundred and sixty-sixth day of the Ukrainian war:
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Blinken agrees with Putin on the vital importance of US aid to Ukraine
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s view that Washington’s continued support for Kiev is critical. He said last night at the press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the results of 2023: “The continued support of the United States is vital to ensure the continuation of the war of the Ukrainian armed forces”.
Blinken He stressed that the United States will continue to support Ukraine militarily, economically and democratically. He claimed: “90 percent of the security assistance that Washington provided to Kiev was spent right here in the United States, benefiting American businesses, workers, communities, and strengthening the defense industrial base.”
Blinken also noted that the United States has a clear plan for the development of Ukraine without the financial support it currently has to provide. He explained about this: We have a very clear plan that guarantees that Ukraine can stand on its feet economically, militarily and democratically, and this means that there will be no need for more financial aid at the current level.
However, to implement this plan, Washington and its allies must help Kiev get through this winter, spring and summer next year, he added. According to him, this support will allow this country to stand on its own feet.
The problem of producing bullets needed by Ukraine and Israel in America >
The “Washington Post” newspaper has reported that the United States has faced the problem of producing bullets for Ukraine and Israel due to the lack of necessary capacity.
It said: “Even if the [U.S.] Congress acts quickly and authorizes the necessary support for [Kiev and Tel Aviv], the industries America’s defense will not be able to produce enough ammunition [for them]”. and Ukraine have suffered heavy losses”. p style=”text-a..”>Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democrats in the US Senate, last night in an interview with the newspaper Politico, expressed the opinion that Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, can influence the Republican representatives of Congress to prevent the allocation of new US aid to Ukraine.
He said: “Trump is a powerful political force in the Republican Party, and the question is whether they will do the right thing, even knowing that Donald Trump As Schumer explained, right now, about five Republicans in the Senate would certainly agree to a deal with Democrats to They will vote to tighten US immigration and border protection laws in exchange for support for new aid to Ukraine. Also, 15 Republican senators will vote against it anyway, and the rest may refuse to agree to it under the influence of the former president.
The White House expresses hope that Congress will agree to help Kiev in January
John Kirby, the coordinator of strategic communications of the White House, announced on Wednesday during a press conference. Kurd said that Washington officials hope that the US Congress will approve the allocation of additional funds to help Ukraine as soon as possible, because time is not on the US’s side.
Kirby expressed hope. Congress could agree on more funding for Kyiv in early January. According to him, the uninterrupted supply of equipment to Ukraine is very important as the conflict continues.
This White House official added: “Time is not in our favor, we want to receive this budget in the shortest possible time.” Obviously, this will most likely happen in January, but the sooner the better.”
Hungarian Prime Minister: Ukraine’s accession to the EU Economy It will break Europe
Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, expressed his opinion in a TV interview that the admission of Ukraine to the European Union, at least 150 to 190 It will cost the member states billions of euros. The prime minister explained: “If the European Union really wants to accept Ukraine as a member, it should collect an additional amount of 150 to 190 billion euros.
According to him, if If Ukraine were to join the EU, the EU economy would be crushed, as Ukraine would be eligible for aid at the level that Central European countries, including Hungary, currently receive.
In addition, he reminded that the extraordinary meeting of the European Union, which is scheduled to be held in late January or early February, and includes the discussion in The case of providing aid to Ukraine, it is expected that there will be a “huge thunderbolt”. It is against Russia
Daniel Sheridan Frey, the spokesperson of the European Commission, announced that the Commission intends to continue supporting the imposition of new sanctions against Russia.
In response to the question whether the 13th package is currently being developed in the European Union, he said: We are always ready to impose new sanctions against Russia, although We never comment on its possible content in advance.
Tomas Zedhovski, a member of the European Parliament from the Czech Republic, also revealed that the European Union is preparing the 13th and 14th packages. It is a sanction. According to him, the formulation of new measures does not take much time. The politician reminded: “They will be presented to the member states soon.”
Earlier, Igor Zhukova, the deputy of the office of the President of Ukraine, said that Kyiv will accept the proposals. has presented itself to the European Commission for the 13th sanctions package. The twelfth package was released this week.
The European Union has frozen 28 billion euros of Russian and Belarusian businessmen’s assets
An informed official in the European Commission told Novosti news agency that since the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine, EU member states have seized about 28 billion euros from the private assets of Russian and Belarusian businessmen and companies. have blocked According to him, the Brussels authorities have not hidden their intention that they would like to use these financial resources “to help Ukraine”. Between Zelensky and Zalogheny
One of the Ukrainian media reported that the discovery of a listening device in one of the offices of Valery Zalogheny, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, the confrontation between him and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will escalate.
According to this report, Zelenskyi’s office denies involvement in the installation of these bugs, at the same time, Ukrainian political experts believe that this issue will increase attention to Zalogeny and This is despite the fact that the position of the commander in chief of the army in this case is completely superior to Zelensky’s position. According to experts, this incident will intensify the differences between Zalogny and Zelenskiy.
Slovak Prime Minister will veto Ukraine’s membership in NATO
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that he would veto Ukraine’s NATO membership because it would lead to World War III.
He said: “I have said many times that we will not agree to the membership of Ukraine in NATO, because this action will start the third world war… I believe that This will never happen. As long as I personally have the opportunity to influence the Slovak political scene, I will use the right to veto such a decision. The European Union is not ready and it will take years to join the Union. In the end, he said: “If the European Union wants to accept Ukraine, we have no problem with this issue, but Kiev must meet all the conditions.” Blocking Russian properties
In this interview, the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic also emphasized that Bratislava will not follow those of its European partners who decided to blocking Russian properties.
Robert Fico said: “There are countries, if I’m not mistaken, for example, the Czech Republic, in my opinion, real estate owned by “Russia has expropriated either Russian representatives or Russian entrepreneurs on its territory. Although I don’t have detailed information about this. But I want to say that we in Slovakia certainly do not intend to do such a thing.”
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Czech President: Ukrainian army has suffered heavy losses without any success
In an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde, Czech President Petr Pavel admitted that the Ukrainian armed forces failed to fulfill their assigned tasks in the summer counter-offensive and instead suffered heavy casualties and damages.
He said: The counter-attack operation did not bring the expected results and due to the beginning of winter and because the balance of forces between Russia and Ukraine had practically reached a dead end. stoped. There is no longer any significant progress on the front line, and human casualties and equipment damage are very high. which, according to the plan, Kiev was supposed to receive during the preparations for the counterattack. He added that the countries supporting Kiev are to blame for excessively limiting the supply of weapons and equipment. According to Pavel, perhaps the Ukrainians should instead of continuing aggressive actions Focus on strengthening your defense lines. This allows them to maintain their strength in anticipation of the resumption of the operation in the spring.
Burrell’s refusal to answer a question about the victory Russia in Ukraine
Joseph Borrell, in charge of foreign and defense policy of the European Union, in a press conference, answered a question about the possible victory of Russia in the conflict Nizami refused with Ukraine and called this question incorrect.
Burrell said: It is wrong to pose this question… The right question is what we can do to prevent Russia from winning, what we are willing to do and Are we willing to do whatever it takes? These are the questions we have to ask ourselves.
Burrell also admitted that the Ukrainian army was not able to break the Russian defense lines during the counterattack. Afterwards, the diplomat concluded that the EU should help Kiev “even more”.
The US Treasury Department announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its list of sanctions against Russia. These restrictions include four oil shipping companies as well as a Russian-flagged tanker.
Earlier, on December 1, the Financial Times wrote that the authorities The Americans want to halve Russia’s income from the sale of oil, gas and other energy sources by 2030.
According to US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Geoffrey Piatt, the restrictions are aimed at “modifying Russian behavior” by reducing Russia’s ability to finance its military. . Of course, this American effort has not yielded results to date.
Ukraine added a Chinese construction company to the list of “war sponsors”. /p>
The press service of the National Anti-Corruption Agency of Ukraine announced yesterday that the Chinese railway construction company was included in the list of “war sponsors”.
According to this report, this company still continues to operate in Russia and builds subways, bridges and highways, and this is the basis for including this company in the list. became the international supporters of the war.
It should be noted that the China Railway Construction Company is the second largest state-owned construction company in the People’s Republic of China, which was added to this list. Is. This company has been operating in Russia since 2017.
More than 5 thousand trucks were stuck at the entrance of Ukraine from EU countries
Ukrainian mass media reported that more than 5,200 trucks were stuck in traffic at the entrance to Ukraine from EU countries, citing the state border guard service.
According to this information, “in Slovakia, there are 570 trucks at the border checkpoint. Another 250 trucks are waiting to go to Hungary, and movement across the border is underway. In Romania, 800 trucks are waiting to enter Ukraine through a border checkpoint.
Four checkpoints on Ukraine’s border with Poland remain blocked, the report said. Polish truckers announced that they will continue their protest action until February 1 next year.
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